Sep 06 Watch How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11? The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O'Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers… Continue watching
Sep 06 Is Unemployment Caused by a Skills Mismatch? EmbedVideo(1406, 482, 304); Editor's Note: Friday's story, "Can America's Jobless Fill American Jobs?" looked at the extent to which high unemployment is structural, and the extent to which it is cyclical. Zachary Karabell of economic research… Continue reading
Sep 06 Moby Reflects on 9/11 In the days that followed 9/11, musician and DJ Moby wrote about the experience of living just a mile from Ground Zero on his blog, which was one of the first by a musician at the time. It was an… Continue reading
Sep 06 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, archaeologists discover a pristine, ancient Chinese tomb. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Amy Waldman reads from her novel ‘The Submission’ Amy Waldman reads from her novel 'The Submission'… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Conversation: Amy Waldman, Author of ‘The Submission’ For more on this story go to www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch ‘The Class of 9/11’ Remembers WTC Attacks Through the Eyes of First Graders Students, teachers and parents of New York's P.S. 150's, located just blocks away from ground zero, recount their powerful memories of the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. This is an extended excerpt from the film "The Class of 9/11," produced… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Journalist Reflects on Covering 3 Decades of War in Afghanistan Jeffrey Brown talks to Edward Girardet about his new book, "Killing the Cranes," which details his personal experiences in Afghanistan -- including a debate with Osama bin Laden -- and the history of a country at war for nearly 30… Continue watching
Sep 02 The Art of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi By Tom LeGro As we speak, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and would-be heir to Moammar Gadhafi, is on the run and still vowing not to surrender to the rebels in Libya. Under very different circumstances in 2002, he staged an exhibition of… Continue reading