Arts Jan 20 Chast, Piketty, Rankine among 2014 National Book Critics Circle nominees On Monday, 30 finalists were named for the National Book Critics Circle awards. The NewsHour has talked to many of the authors whose works are being considered, including Roz Chast, Hector Tobar, Thomas Piketty and Claudia Rankine. By Victoria Fleischer
Nation Dec 31 Watch 10:58 What does 2014 promise for the year to come? What will history say about 2014? As the year comes to a close, Hari Sreenivasan gets insight from Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, Helena Andrews of The Washington Post and Evan McMorris-Santoro of Buzzfeed, who take stock of 2014 and… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Dec 29 Facebook’s inability to be ‘human’ results in messy ‘Year in Review’ It’s had its criticism over the years, and most recently has been chastised for Facebook users’ Year in Review summary that weaves together your most popular posts from 2014. Popularity, however, is based not on circumstance, but engagement. By Colleen Shalby
Arts Dec 26 The musicians we listened to in 2014 Before we ring in 2015, we want to reflect on some of the great Art Beat stories from this past year. So who did we listen to in 2014?… By Victoria Fleischer
Dec 02 New report finds China has grown more corrupt By Laura Santhanam Despite China’s public vows to prosecute bribery and shore up government accountability, the nation falls short in its efforts to fight institutionalized corruption, according to Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index released today. For one thing, bribery in China… Continue reading
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Jun 04 Five big takeaways from California’s primary elections By John Myers, KQED 1. The Brown Bomber: No one received more votes on Tuesday than Gov. Jerry Brown, and it’s hard to see the veteran Democrat biting his fingernails about the fall contest to come. Neither of his main GOP challengers came… Continue reading
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Jan 01 Watch News Wrap: Celebrations around the world usher in 2014 In our news wrap Wednesday, the first day of 2014 was marked by a papal address, mayoral inaugurations and a series of bowl games for football fans. Also, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked a health care law mandate… Continue watching