Nation Aug 18 Gloria Steinem on the role of women of color in the suffrage movement Feminist writer, author and activist Gloria Steinem said that Black, indigenous and other American women of color were essential to the suffrage movement even though their efforts have not historically always been recognized.
Arts Aug 14 Why this novel about a Beijing crime syndicate starts in a California suburb Our August 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback.”…
Health Aug 13 Fauci says despite upcoming election, science will not be politicized The United States has reported its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 since mid-May, with nearly 1,500 lives lost Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the lag…
Arts Aug 10 How this writer and translator tapped into the ‘language of sports’ for his thriller In writing that character who would eventually become the protagonist of his debut novel, “Beijing Payback,” author Daniel Nieh said that he imagined someone who "lived within that poetic language of sports."…
Arts Aug 10 Discussion questions for ‘Beijing Payback’ Our August 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback.”…
Arts Jul 31 ‘Beijing Payback’ is our August book club pick Our August book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback."…
Health Jul 30 How dual threats of heat and COVID-19 exacerbate threats to vulnerable communities As temperatures soared throughout the country in July, local and state officials had to adjust their crisis response plans to account for the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
Politics Jul 30 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks to American Federation of Teachers members Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will deliver remarks July 30 at the American Federation of Teachers' virtual convention.
Arts Jul 29 Author Claudia Rankine answers your questions about ‘Citizen’ Claudia Rankine, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Citizen: An American Lyric.”…
Arts Jul 29 How this poet shows the way ‘racism hits the body’ In her book “Citizen,” the poet Claudia Rankine aims to show readers how Black people experience racism in their everyday lives. And to help tell that story, she reached out to visual artists.