Sep 13 Jim Lehrer on 'Tension' of Candidates, Moderators in Presidential Debates In his new book out Tuesday, NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer, known as "the dean of moderators," looks at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America and draws on his own presidential moderating experience since 1988. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Chuck Brown Performs "Wind Me Up!" Chuck Brown performs at the 9:30 Club… Continue watching
Sep 13 Why Hasn't Technology Created More American Jobs? A woman from Argonne National Laboratory discusses science and technology careers with 350 Chicago-area high schoolers. Photo by Argonne National Laboratory via Flickr Creative Commons. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic… Continue reading
Sep 13 Around the Nation A round-up of recent arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Simmering Unrest Lingers on Cairo's Streets After Revolution An angry mob broke into the Israeli Embassy last week in Cairo,ripping down the neighboring country's flag and ransacking offices. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Margaret Warner, who is reporting from Cairo, about the anti-Israel demonstrations, simmering unrest in Egypt and… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Duration' by Valerie Nieman Valerie Nieman reads "Duration" from her poetry collection, "Wake Wake Wake."… Continue watching
Sep 12 Weekly Poem: 'Duration' Valerie Nieman is the author of the poetry collection, "Wake Wake Wake" (Press 53, 2006); three novels, "Blood Clay" (Press 53, 2011), "Survivors" (Van Neste Books, 2000) and "Neena Gathering" (Pageant Books, 1988); and a collection of short fiction, "Fidelities"… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Live: President Obama on Jobs Free live streaming by Ustream President Obama speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House about… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 3:09 Poet Billy Collins Reflects on 9/11 Victims in 'The Names' Billy Collins was the U.S. poet laureate at the time of the 9/11 attacks. A year later, he wrote "The Names" in honor of the victims. He read the poem before a special joint session of Congress held in New… Continue watching