Apr 26 ‘Where Soldiers Come From’ Tells Wartime Coming of Age Story When filmmaker Heather Courtney returned to her hometown in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she was hoping to make a film about rural America. But over the next four years she instead discovered a coming of age story that took… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Upheaval, Uncertainty in Yemen as Saleh Weighs Exit Margaret Warner discusses the political upheaval and what's next for Yemenis with guests. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Protesters Pour Into Yemen’s Streets Again Amid New Calls for Saleh to Leave As thousands of Yemeni protesters crowded streets Monday calling for President Saleh to step down, at least two more protesters were killed -- bringing the death toll to at least 140 in two months. Meanwhile, Saleh signaled that he could… Continue watching
Apr 25 Weekly Poem: ‘Miracle Blanket’ Erika Meitner is an assistant professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she teaches in the MFA program. She has published three books of poems: "Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore," "Ideal Cities" and "Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls."… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Miracle Blanket’ by Erika Meitner Erika Meitner reads "Miracle Blanket," a poem from her book, "Ideal Cities."… Continue watching
Apr 25 Should Banks Modify Home Loans to Today’s Home Values? By Paul Solman Photo: Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and readers on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Charles Robertson Question: The media estimate 5 to 8 million houses… Continue reading
Apr 25 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, scientists are calling for the Smithsonian Institution to cancel an exhibition of Chinese artifacts salvaged from a shipwreck. Continue reading
Apr 22 Conversation: Denis Villeneuve, Director of ‘Incendies’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, director of "Incendies," which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was released in theaters Friday. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Conversation: Denis Villeneuve, Director of ‘Incendies’ Jeffrey Brown talks to filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, director of "Incendies.'… Continue watching
Apr 22 Our National Debt: Political Gamesmanship or a Game of Chicken? By Paul Solman A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn't seem like either 'political gamesmanship' or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national… Continue reading