Nation Sep 21 Watch 6:27 Why we believe what we read on the internet In the digital age, we have access to all the information that we could ever want. But that means there’s also a lot of misinformation out there. How do we know what’s true and what isn’t? That’s what Daniel Levitin… By PBS News Hour
Arts Sep 19 Watch The new librarian of Congress on the value of ‘free information’ The Library of Congress has a new chief: Carla Hayden. Most of her predecessors in the role have come from scholarly institutions, but Hayden is a librarian through and through. She is also the first woman and the first African… By PBS News Hour
Nation Sep 25 What contemporary capitalism needs to learn from fairy tales Six years ago, during the fall of 2008, the financial world was unraveling. But the origins of the Great Recession weren't simply monetary; they were moral, argues University of Washington professor David Bosworth. And yet, virtual America continues to miss… By David Bosworth
Nation Jul 06 Watch What do data brokers really know about us? What types of information are companies gathering about you? How can they use this information, or even trade it? And what rights do consumers have to learn how they're being tracked? Julia Angwin, senior reporter at ProPublica and the author… By PBS News Hour