Mar 01 Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester By Hari Sreenivasan The Doubleheader is back with the politics of sports and the sport of politics. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I tackle March Madness allegiances, the Oscar picks from last week (that… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester… Continue watching
Mar 01 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: The deadline to reach an alternative to mandatory budget cuts has come without a deal -- we'll look at the immediate impacts and those to come Unrest still seethes in Egypt, putting the economy… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Bradley Manning Leaked Classified Documents to Spark 'Debate' on Foreign Policy Bradley Manning Leaked Classified Documents to Spark 'Debate' on Wars… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Looking Ahead to Papal Conclave as Benedict XVI Lifts 'Weight of the Office' Looking Ahead to Papal Conclave as Benedict XVI Lifts 'Weight of the Office'… Continue watching
Feb 28 Step-by-Step Guide to Electing a Pope By Larisa Epatko Cardinals from all over the world are converging on Rome to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church's 1.1 billion followers. The College of Cardinals is expected to meet Monday to decide when the conclave will begin to… Continue reading
Feb 28 Moments of Benedict XVI's Papacy By Larisa Epatko After nearly eight years as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI told a gathering of cardinals in Rome that he would resign, citing poor health. Continue reading
Feb 27 How Can Media Move Millions Toward Action? I'm playing a small role in what I think will be an interesting one-day conference co-hosted by our PBS colleagues at ITVS (the folks who bring documentaries to PBS through Independent Lens) and the United States… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Remembering Van Cliburn, 78, Classical Pianist Van Cliburn first gained worldwide attention when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at 23. Cliburn died at home at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer. In 2008, Jeffrey Brown profiled the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill… Continue watching