Episode Mar 02 Sunday, March 2, 2014 On Sunday’s program, the international crisis surrounding Ukraine intensified again today, with many experts now describing the situation as the greatest threat to East-West relations since the end of the Cold War.
World Mar 02 Ukrainians brace for conflict as prospect of war looms Tension continued to build in Ukraine on Sunday as the government prepared for the possibility of war, putting the country’s military on high alert. In the eastern region of Crimea, Russian forces surrounded Ukrainian military buildings and engaged in a…
World Mar 02 As tensions build, U.S. has 'zero options' in Ukraine As tension between the United States and Russia escalates, and Secretary of State John Kerry announced plans to visit Kiev on Tuesday, analysts are looking to history for clues for what may happen next. Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian…
Arts Mar 02 Spiderman stages a special performance for autistic fans Ivette Feliciano visits a Theater Development Fund project that stages special performances for children with autism. On the set of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, producers and actors work with specialists to make the shows as close to the regular…
Episode Mar 01 Saturday, March 1, 2014 On tonight’s program we look at U.S. and EU response to the Russian parliament’s vote authorizing President Putin to send troops to Ukraine. Nearly 70 years after the end of World War II, Germany is still going after former Nazis.
Mar 01 U.S. and EU react to Russian vote on military force After a week of heightened tension in Ukraine, the Russian parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to use military force in Ukraine’s eastern region of Crimea. How will this development affect the ongoing crisis in Ukraine? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Charles…
Mar 01 Greenhouse labs spur student learning on Manhattan rooftops At P.S. 333 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, students are studying science in their very own rooftop greenhouse -- one of 12 built as part of an initiative to put 100 greenhouse labs in New York City schools…