Sep 07 ‘Aftermath’: Photos of Ground Zero by Joel Meyerowitz By Tom LeGro In first days after 9/11, one photographer was allowed into Ground Zero in New York. Joel Meyerowitz spent months amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic efforts at the site of the World Trade Center. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 10 Years After 9/11, a Reading and Conversation with Poet Nancy Mercado Nancy Mercado reads her poem, "Going to Work," and talks to Jeffrey Brown. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 10 Years After 9/11, a Reading and Conversation with Poet Billy Collins Billy Collins reads his poem, "The Names," and talks to Jeffrey Brown about 9/11. Continue watching
Sep 07 Conversation: Amy Waldman, Author of ‘The Submission’ By Tom LeGro What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? Ten years after the terrorist attack, the actual memorial is just about to open. But an alternative history is… Continue reading
Sep 07 Making Sense: Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for the White House Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he… Continue reading
Sep 07 ‘Engineering Ground Zero’ Explores Architectural Challenges of Honoring 9/11 By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks with Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker and Professor at the Parsons New School of Design, about the architecture and construction of the memorial. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch ‘Engineering Ground Zero’ Explores Challenges of Rebuilding Historic Site For more on this story go to www.pbs.org/newshour… Continue watching
Sep 07 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Iran bans another filmmaker from leaving the country. Continue reading
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