Nov 24 Watch Mozambique Looks to Battle Illnesses to Boost Kids’ IQs, Economy In the final report of his series on health issues in Mozambique, Ray Suarez reports on the country's high levels of childhood mortality and the connections between kids' illnesses and intelligence levels. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Obama’s Indonesia Visit Stirs Memories for Boyhood Acquaintances President Obama made good on an earlier promise to return to Indonesia, revisiting the country where he spent several years as a child. GlobalPost visited his old neighborhood and spoke with some of his grade-school classmates and acquaintances about the… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Back in Indonesia, Obama Looks to Strengthen U.S. Ties With Muslim World President Obama returned to Indonesia, where he spent a portion of his childhood, encouraging the U.S. to build stronger ties with the most populous Muslim nation in the world without focusing solely on security. Margret Warner has more. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Classic Poems Turn Lyrical on Natalie Merchant’s New Album Singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant sets poetry to music in her newest studio album, looking at childhood through the works of poets such as E.E. Cummings, Robert Graves and even Mother Goose. Jeffrey Brown reports on the unusual melding of… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Kay Ryan Reflects on Role as Nation’s Poet Laureate Known for compact writing and for leading a quiet life, Kay Ryan has taken on a very public role as the nation's poet laureate. For more than 30 years, she has taught remedial English in Marin County, Calif. Her poems… Continue watching
Apr 04 New Program Seeks to Curb Childhood Obesity By Admin, PBS News Hour One of the country's largest foundations devoted to public health concerns has taken up the cause of ending the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States. Continue reading