Jul 02 The 1-Dress Sustainability Solution How will the future of fashion -- one predicated on continual consumption -- survive in a world of limited resources? Can fashion -- the cultural apex of illimitable desire -- ever be sustainable?… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Seattle Coffee Company Uses Profits to Aid Bean Growers Seattle-based coffee company Pura Vida's core mission is to help its bean growers in Central America improve their lives. NewsHour special correspondent Lee Hochberg reports. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Foundation Invites Disadvantaged to Attend Inauguration 'The People's Inaugural Project,' a faith-based charity program founded by Earl Stafford, will bring 400 disadvantaged people to Washington D.C. for Inauguration Day to stay in a hotel and participate in meals, balls, and parties. Mr. Stafford discusses the $1.5… Continue watching
Jan 15 Obama Visits Washington Sites for MLK Day of Service By PBS NewsHour President-elect Barack Obama began the day before his inauguration with an unscheduled visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit with injured troops. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Charities Feel the Pinch During Economic Crisis Charitable groups across the country are feeling the pinch as the economic crisis has frozen people's pocketbooks and slowed rates of charitable giving. Philanthropy executives give an update. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Food Banks Face Shortages in Economic Downturn Food banks and charities around the country are experiencing shortages as the economy continues to slide. In a two-part report, Tom Bearden examines how food banks are faring and Ray Suarez talks to analysts about the rising number of Americans… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Amid Financial Crisis, WaMu Collapse Hits Hard in Seattle The banking crisis has been hitting all parts of the American economy, including the local banking sector of Seattle, where Washington Mutual went from a solid industry to a nonexistent entity. Lee Hochberg reports. Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Google Extends Its Reach Into World of Charitable Giving Google.org, the philanthropic division of Internet giant Google, Inc., announced plans Thursday to distribute $26 million in grants to support initiatives in a variety of fields, ranging from disaster prevention to renewable energy. Larry Brilliant, head of DotOrg, discusses the… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Harvard Theologian Discusses “Scandalous” New Take on Jesus Harvard professor and pastor Peter Gomes recently published a book re-evaluating Jesus's life and teachings. The NewsHour talks to Gomes about his different take on the founder of Christianity. Continue watching