Jul 28 Watch Amid Quake Recovery, Can Haiti Build a Different Port-au-Prince? Eighteen months after the massive and devastating earthquake, Haiti is still reeling from the wreckage and a cholera epidemic. Ray Suarez and Dr. Paul Farmer discuss his new book, "Haiti After the Earthquake."… Continue watching
Jul 28 Conversation: Michael Rapaport, Director of 'Beats, Rhymes & Life' 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,' is a documentary film about one of the most creative, influential and innovative musical groups in hip-hop history. Continue reading
Jul 28 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the book world prepares for a mysterious release. Continue reading
Jul 27 Around the Nation Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Jul 27 China's Communism and Capitalism: The New Yin Yang? By Paul Solman The short third installment of Yoram Bauman's vlog from China is well worth the watching, highlighting the tension between the "official" China and what's really going on there. Communist Party founder Mao AND $300,000 Porsches? Yoram asks. "Do… Continue reading
Jul 27 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, scientists start a search for Cervantes. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Live: Rep. King Hearings on Terror Recruitment On Wednesday the House Homeland Security Committee is holding hearings on the threat of al-Shabab, the militant group based in Somalia, recruiting within the United States. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., who is chairman of the committee, has said that more… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch Reggae Artists Team Up to Raise Famine Awareness The Wailers and Jamaican singer Duane Stephenson collaborate with the World Food Program… Continue watching
Jul 26 Reggae Artists Team Up to Spread Famine Awareness Through Song To spread awareness of the famine in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Program recruited reggae artists Duane Stephenson and the legendary band The Wailers to write an anthem. Continue reading
Jul 26 The 'Bond Vigilantes' and the Debt Ceiling Crisis: No Need to Panic or Lying in Wait? By Paul Solman Harvard's eminent trade economist, Robert Lawrence, gave a talk in Greece this month. Among his slides was this image with the headline: "The Vigilantes are Asleep!" Slide image courtesy of Robert Lawrence. That would be the so-called "bond vigilantes"… Continue reading