Sep 02 Watch As President Bush’s Term Closes, His Legacy Takes Shape Before President George W. Bush speaks at the Republican Convention, Christine Todd Whitman and Michael Gerson, former members of his administration, provide insight on the legacy President Bush will leave behind. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch McCain and Obama Seek to Reach Out to Evangelical Voters Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama addressed evangelical Christians at pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback church this weekend. Experts examine how the evangelical movement has changed since the last election and how the candidates are reaching out to the group. Continue watching
Aug 08 AIDS Conference Highlights Successes in Treatment, Struggles in Prevention By PBS News Hour Researchers and activists focused on the search for an HIV vaccine and other prevention methods, as well as broadening access to HIV care across the globe, at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, which concluded Friday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Study: HIV Mortality Rates Continue to Drop as Treatments Improve By PBS News Hour More than a decade after antiretroviral treatments for HIV first debuted, HIV mortality rates have declined dramatically and they continue to drop in countries where patients have access to the drugs. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Zimbabwe’s Government Defies International Pressure on Run-off Vote Zimbabwe's ambassador to the United Nations, Boniface Chidyausiku, explains his country's plan to host a run-off presidential election Friday, despite the U.N. Security Council's declaration that a fair election is not possible during the present political crisis. Continue watching
Apr 08 After 25 Years, AIDS Vaccine Research Makes Mid-course Correction By PBS News Hour It took 47 years to develop a polio vaccine, 42 to develop a measles vaccine and 105 for typhoid. So historically speaking, at 24 years in, research on the AIDS vaccine is still young. Continue reading
Mar 31 Vote Rigging Fears Cloud Zimbabwe Election By PBS News Hour As officials began to release election results Monday, showing a split between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition, accusations of President Robert Mugabe's government rigging returns to hide a loss threatened to throw the country into chaos. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch Election Draws Attention to Race, Religion in U.S. The issues of race and religion have come to the forefront of Americans' minds during this election season, most recently after Sen. Barack Obama's speech last week on racial divisions in the U.S. A panel discusses how race, religion and… Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. Seeks AIDS Vaccine Research Overhaul By Admin, PBS News Hour The head of the federal government's AIDS vaccine research program said Tuesday that the focus should shift from large-scale human vaccine trials back to basic research. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Bush’s Visit Renews Focus on State of U.S.-Africa Relations President Bush concluded a five day visit to Africa Thursday, making a final stop in Liberia where he pledged that the United States would help the country rebuild after a decade of civil war. Experts evaluate the state of U.S.-Africa… Continue watching