Arts Nov 06 In ‘Whitman’s Descendants,’ photographing some of America’s greatest living poets Photographer B.A. Van Sise, himself a descendant of Walt Whitman, has set out to create a portrait of his legacy. By Corinne Segal
Arts Aug 16 Watch 5:57 The origin of ‘white trash,’ and why class is still an issue in the U.S. In “White Trash,” Nancy Isenberg delves into the history of class in America, starting with British colonization. At that time, America was seen as a wasteland -- a place to discard the idle poor. The agrarian communities they subsequently formed… By PBS NewsHour
Poetry Nov 30 Poet Franny Choi pictures a world without police What world a world without police look like? Poet Franny Choi’s work attempts to answer that question. By Corinne Segal
Economy Mar 19 Watch 8:37 What’s splitting a new generation of haves and have-nots Political scientist Robert Putnam grew up in Port Clinton, Ohio, a town where, he says, both rich and poor children grew up together and had bright opportunities. But in the past few decades, social mobility has declined and the haves… By PBS NewsHour
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