Feb 10 Conversation: Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti, Part 1 of 2 By Tom LeGro We've asked three authors -- Andrew Altschul, Joshua Ferris and Hannah Tinti -- attending the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington to come in and talk about their world. Continue reading
Feb 10 Census Data Start to Show Katrina’s Long-Term Impact on New Orleans New Orleans as seen From space on Jan. 26; Creative Commons photo courtesy NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Long before last year's Census, it was clear that New Orleans was a changed city. A drive past the vacant… Continue reading
Feb 10 Making Sen$e: ‘Degrowth’?! By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Paul Solman: The last post began to answer Jane Maier's epic email by… Continue reading
Feb 09 Drawing and Hustling in Washington, D.C. By Kurtis Lee, Tom LeGro, Mike Fritz Nikita Z. Murray sees dollar signs -- not faces -- when he sits down to draw a portrait. It's a Friday afternoon in Arlington, Va., and Murray is working the shopping mall food court. Continue reading
Feb 09 Two Artists. Two Continents. One Creative Conversation. Artists in Dialogue 2, a new exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, unites the styles and techniques of two artists from different continents in a visual call and response. Continue reading
Feb 09 Holy E-mail, Batwoman! Is Economics Stuck in the Mud? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name: Jean Maier Question: Hello Mr. Solman, I enjoy your economic reports… Continue reading
Feb 09 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, reviewers break their silence on "Spider-Man."… Continue reading
Feb 08 Republicans Rekindle Abortion Debate on Capitol Hill Throughout the 2010 midterm election cycle, one of the most familiar, and accurate, narratives was that social issues had played a very diminished role in the fight for control of Congress. Cultural battles that have divided America since the 1960s,… Continue reading
Feb 08 On Tuesday’s NewsHour: Egypt Unrest, ‘Dirty Bombs,’ Toyota Investigation GOOGLE EXEC RELEASE BOOSTS CAIRO PROTESTS | An estimated 250,000 people gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square after a Google executive, who was released Monday after being detained for organizing recent protests via Facebook, re-energized anti-government demonstrations. Margaret Warner speaks with… Continue reading