Apr 13 Watch PBS Special Looks at Life for Young Muslims in America A new 11-part PBS series, "America at a Crossroads," premiered over the weekend. The NewsHour provides an excerpt of an upcoming episode that looks at what life is like for young Muslims in America. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Former Electricity Minister of Iraq Flees Country Iraq's former electricity minister, Aiham Alsammarae, fled to the United States after escaping a Baghdad police station where he was being held under charges of corruption. Alsammarae describes the charges, which he says were politically motivated, and the jailbreak. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Program Trains Unemployed to Become Chefs Programs around the country are combatting joblessness by employing new tactics. NewsHour reports on a program in Chicago that helps train unemployed people in the culinary field. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Essayist Julia Kellar Reflects on Labor Day Guest essayist Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune reflects on the changing definition of labor in the modern age. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Chicago City Council Proposes Anti-Trans Fats Ordinance A report looks at Chicago City Council's anti-fat diet plan, which includes keeping trans fats off of menus and would make Chicago the first major city in the country to limit trans fats. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Lebanese-Americans Disagree with U.S. and Israeli Policy Toward Lebanon As fighting continues in the Middle East, Lebanese-Americans and other Arab groups in the United States worry for relatives stuck in the war zone. They also protest Israel's offensive in southern Lebanon -- and the U.S. policy supporting a military… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Seven Charged in al-Qaida Plot to Blow up the Sears Tower Seven men were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for planning to bomb a number of buildings including the Sears Tower in Chicago and a federal building in Miami. Two experts discuss the arrests and what is known about… Continue watching
May 10 Watch List Highlights America’s Most Endangered Places The National Historic Trust for Historic Preservation released Wednesday its annual list of endangered sites, including buildings and neighborhoods. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Trust President Richard Moe. Continue watching
Aug 18 Airlines Agree to Reduce Flights to Chicago O’Hare Airport U.S. airlines agreed Wednesday to limit flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in an effort to alleviate congestion that has plagued the airport with delays. Continue reading