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…
World Mar 01 Germany continues to grapple with Nazi-era legacy Nearly seventy years after the end of World War II, the German government is intensifying its efforts to educate young Germans about Nazi war crimes and continues to pursue prosecution for those who committed them. William Brangham reports from Ludwigsburg,…
Economy Feb 28 Will Mt. Gox's missing money prompt regulation on Bitcoin? Mt. Gox, an early player in the virtual currency Bitcoins, became a major online exchange until the disappearance of a significant sum and the subsequent bankruptcy of the company. Kashmir Hill of Forbes joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the potential…
Episode Feb 28 Friday, February 28, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the situation in Ukraine as President Obama warns against Russian intervention. Also: Miles O'Brien takes a look inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy and Shields and Brooks analyze…
World Feb 28 Obama warns against 'profound interference' in Ukraine Ukraine’s new interior minister accused Moscow of an “armed invasion,” after armed gunmen took over two airports, a coast guard station and a border post in the pro-Russian Crimea region. President Obama meanwhile warned that any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty…