Arts Oct 14 Architect Moshe Safdie Uplifts the Skyline and Spirit of Kansas City Jeffrey Brown speaks to Moshe Safdie, architect of the Kauffman Center in Kansas, about the moral purpose of architecture and the need for a building to reflect the cultural essence of its location.
World Jan 07 U.S. Ambassador to Haiti: The Emergency Is Not Over Yet The emergency response phase in Haiti is not yet over, but the process of reconstruction is moving forward, Ambassador Kenneth Merten told Jeffrey Brown this week in Port-au-Prince. "We are at the one year point now, and things have been…
Health Jan 06 Video Dispatch: Battling Cholera in Rural Haiti Jeffrey Brown is in Haiti this week reporting on reconstruction efforts after last year's earthquake. He's also following up on the country's ongoing cholera outbreak, which has killed more than 3,300 Haitians. He filed this dispatch on the…
World Jan 03 Video Dispatch: Haiti, a Year Later Jan. 12 will mark one year since a powerful earthquake rocked Haiti. The NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown is reporting in Port-au-Prince and beyond this week on life in the country a year later, the recent cholera outbreak and more. Brown…
Politics Oct 07 Justice Breyer on Weight of Decisions Such as Bush v. Gore, Gitmo Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Thursday afternoon about his new book "Democracy at Work" and life on the court -- and he asked the high court judge a few additional questions for our…
Nation Apr 30 A Downbeat Derby Weekend: Writer Trots Out Horse Racing’s Money Woes This annual running of the Kentucky Derby -- this weekend marks the 136th running -- is meant to mark a joyous time of the year, with its frilly hats, mint juleps, betting slips, and of course, the horses.
World Apr 12 Egypt’s Foreign Minister Discusses a Nuclear-Free Middle East The two-day nuclear security summit that President Obama is hosting in Washington this week is grand in terms of the number of countries attending, but tightly focused in its stated agenda: Finding ways to secure the materials — highly…
Economy Mar 24 Michael Lewis Explores the Financial Meltdown in ‘The Big Short’ The author of several well-known bestsellers including "Moneyball" and "The Blind Side," Michael Lewis has written about a wide variety of subjects, ranging from how the Oakland A's baseball team picks its players to the Silicon Valley tech…
Arts Jan 15 Forum: Rocco Landesman Will Answer Your Comments and Questions I recently had the chance to talk with new NEA chairman Rocco Landesman for an interview we aired earlier this month. Landesman was an interesting choice for the position, coming from the commercial…
Arts Apr 29 Novelist Junot Diaz Weaves Cultures and Languages From the 'Fuku' of the Dominican Republic to Klingon from Star Trek, the world of author Junot Diaz is a vibrant mix of cultures and languages. He discusses his influences and winning the Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for his…