Aug 19 Watch Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later Twenty years ago, the stunning overthrow of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev by a Communist coup dominated the news. The coup eventually backfired and led to the end of the Soviet Union. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the last… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Homeland Security to Focus on Deporting Criminals Under New Immigration Rules The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new immigration rules, which will allow the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on deporting criminals. Ray Suarez discusses the new rules with Dan Stein of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and… Continue watching
Aug 19 Is Economic Inequality a Big Deal? EmbedVideo(1290, 482, 304); With our inequality coverage (watch Land of the Free, Home of the Poor and Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble?) topping the "Most Watched" chart here at… Continue reading
Aug 19 Philip Glass Composes New Arts Festival By Molly Finnegan The Days and Nights Festival of the Arts, led by composer Philip Glass, begins its inaugural season this weekend. Continue reading
Aug 19 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, five people are dead after the stage collapses at an outdoor music festival. Continue reading
Aug 18 America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What’s Changed in 10 Years As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks draws closer, The PBS NewsHour and our public media colleagues have been seeking out your views on what's changed in the United States over the past decade. Some of you have… Continue reading
Aug 18 In a Station of the Metro, an Apparition of Color From Sam Gilliam Sam Gilliam's studio has the airy feel of a warehouse, but it boasts densities of colors and shapes. Sculptural paintings hang like scarves over the walls, and slabs of plywood are thick with hardened acrylics. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch Sam Gilliam’s ‘From a Model to a Rainbow’ Sam Gilliam discusses his recent work, "From a Model to a Rainbow."… Continue watching
Aug 18 Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns By Paul Solman Black tar heroin. Photo via the City of Wichita police department. Note: We've been exploring economic inequality in America this week, and thought it an opportune moment to share something we had hoped to post the last time… Continue reading
Aug 18 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Venice considers how to handle a disintegrating landmark. Continue reading