Feb 09 Watch 7:40 New series explores how to fight gender oppression at home and abroad By PBS News Hour Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have exposed widespread problems of abuse, sex trafficking and violence against women in Africa and Asia. Now they also bring their focus home, shining a light on the ways American women are commonly hurt,… Continue watching
Feb 07 What a 1925 novel by Sinclair Lewis can teach us about health care today By Dr. Howard Markel Feb. 7 marks the 130th birthday of Sinclair Lewis, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. At first glance, one might ask what does an American novelist have to do with a column devoted to medical discoveries and… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 7:13 How John Cleese got his accidental start in comedy By PBS News Hour Known for his work in Monty Python, on “Fawlty Towers” and in various movies, comedian and writer John Cleese was originally on a path to becoming a lawyer before finding himself “accidentally” in a comedy troupe. Jeffrey Brown talks with… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 8:23 How can Washington bridge its ‘Partisan Divide’? By PBS News Hour Former congressmen Martin Frost, a Democrat, and Tom Davis, a Republican, say that money, media and gerrymandering are at the root of American political polarization. They join Judy Woodruff to discuss their new book, “The Partisan Divide,” and some suggestions… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:34 Why journalists face greater harm in an age of abundant and accessible media By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Journalist given exclusive access shares stories of trapped Chilean miners By PBS News Hour The 2010 Chilean mine collapse attracted attention far beyond South America, but only one journalist was given exclusive rights to their story. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Hector Tobar, author of “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 8:24 Bestselling authors share their favorite books of 2014 By PBS News Hour What did our favorite authors read this year? Jeffrey Brown asks novelist Ann Patchett and business writer Daniel Pink for their top recommendations of 2014, including a young adult novel written in verse and a book about humanity’s place in… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Bestselling authors share their favorite books of 2014 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 12 Handwritten lyrics and unpublished photos expose new side of Nick Drake By Victoria Fleischer Forty years ago, musician Nick Drake died at age 26, and is often remembered today as a "solitary, misunderstood lonely poet." Now his sister wants to set the record straight, to provide a fuller picture of the artist. The result… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:01 How the Kremlin uses TV to shape Russian political ‘reality’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching