Mar 21 Watch In Egypt, ‘Vibrant’ Political Culture Budding After Voters Approve Reforms An overwhelming majority of Egyptian voters approved a referendum on constitutional amendments that paves the way for presidential and parliamentary elections. Jeffrey Brown talks to Georgetown University's Samer Shehata about what's next for Egypt after Sunday's record turnout at the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Weekly Poem: ‘The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence’ Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of three collections of poetry: "Lucky Fish" (2011), "At the Drive-in Volcano (2007); and "Miracel Fruit" (2003). She is an associate professor of English at State University of New York-Fredonia. Continue reading
Mar 21 Why Weaken the Japanese Yen? The Conflicting Claims of Economics By Paul Solman Business correspondent Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and readers on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: From Thursday's NewsHour: "The Japanese yen settled near record highs against the… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence’ Aimee Nezhukumatathil reads "The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence" at AWP. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Where Does Syria Stand Amid Wave of Arab World Protests? Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the view of Arab world unrest from Syria, a country that until recently remained silent in the wave of uprisings challenging governments and demanding reforms across the Middle East and North Africa. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Photographer Documents Wisconsin’s Disappearing Taverns as a ‘Cultural Identity’ Photographer Documents Wisconsin's Disappearing Taverns as 'Cultural Identity'… Continue watching
Mar 18 Conversation: Teju Cole’s ‘Open City’ By Molly Finnegan "Open City," a new novel by Teju Cole, follows a Nigerian-born medical student as he walks the streets of New York City. Continue reading
Mar 18 Deflation: Inflation’s Evil Twin By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Name: Doug Shoaf Question: Given the harm that inflation does to the personal finances… Continue reading
Mar 18 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the House votes to cut funding for NPR. Continue reading