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
Mar 17 Watch Satellites Offer New Window Into Documenting, Preventing Genocide Tom Bearden reports on the push to use private satellites to document genocide from space. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Actress, Playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil on Her Global, Local Influences Minneapolis playwright, director and actor Aditi Brennan Kapil talks about the global elements and role of immigration in her work. The story was produced by Angie Prindle of "MN Original" on Twin Cities Public Television. Continue watching
Mar 17 Stories from SXSW: Art Is Key for Interactive Award Winners The winners of the 14th Annual SXSW Interactive competition were announced at an award ceremony Tuesday night in Austin, Texas. More than 20 designers of websites and mobile projects were recognized for work in categories that included activism, installation, mobile,… Continue reading