Poetry Oct 07 Poet Lorna Goodison reads ‘To Make Various Sorts of Black’ Painting by Lorna Goodison, from the private collection of Dan Kelly, photographed by Hugh Wright For a long time, poet Lorna Goodison thought her creative talents would lead to a profession in the visual arts. But "one day the painting…
Politics Oct 03 Obama calls on Boehner: ‘End this shutdown right now’ EmbedVideo(7615); President Barack Obama warned Americans that the economy will suffer if a "reckless Republican shutdown" continues. At a construction company in Rockville, Md., Thursday, the president held his first press event outside the White House that focused…
Nation Oct 02 Judy Woodruff featured in new ‘Women Rule’ series PBS NewsHour has long known women rule. After all, our co-anchors and our executive producer are all women. Still, it's nice to see others recognizing the sentiment. POLITICO, in partnership with Google and The Tory Burch Foundation, recently began a…
Nation Oct 02 The role of men in a ‘Wonder Women’ world In a web exclusive interview, Jeffrey Brown talks to Debora L. Spar, who explains why women and men must invite each other to have conversations about uncomfortable subjects in order to improve workplace relations between the sexes. From professor at…
Nation Oct 01 10,000 walruses, lacking ice, storm Alaska’s shores Creative image of bull walrus group. Photo by Peter Orr via Getty Creative Images. NOAA imagery of the event unavailable due to the government shutdown. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- An estimated 10,000 walrus unable to find sea ice over…
Health Oct 01 Do you know the difference between Obamacare and the ACA? What's the difference between the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare? Well, if you knew that was a trick question, you might have walked away with a little more pride than these Hollywood pedestrians. When approached by a Jimmy Kimmel…
Arts Sep 30 Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the "beloved," the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. "It can make you crazy by ... shifting from…
Politics Sep 30 Justice Dept. to sue NC for alleged racial discrimination at the voting booth .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Attorney General Eric Holder announced…
Politics Sep 28 House Republicans presenting new bill, set up showdown with Senate NewsHour Political Editor Christina Bellantoni reports that chances of a government shutdown are increasing this weekend, with House Republican leaders setting up yet another face-off with the Democratic-controlled Senate. Here's the short version of what's happening in a…
Nation Sep 27 #ROUHANI .@MargaretWarner Just asked @HassanRouhani why he claimed in his book that he was able to buy time for nuke program while negotiating... — P.J. Tobia (@PJTobia) September 27, 2013 To which he replied: We've…