Apr 15 Watch Foster families find and share support with elders at Oregon housing community By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Examining the campaign of pro-Russian fervor in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Papyrus referencing Jesus’ wife dates back to ancient times By News Desk Experts at Columbia, MIT and Harvard have concluded through scientific testing that a small papyrus fragment that quotes Jesus making references to “my wife,” is in fact from ancient times. What do these new findings reveal? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Without funds to pay fines, minor incidents can mean jail time By PBS News Hour Cities across the country are increasingly turning to what are known as private probation companies to collect unpaid fines. But are indigent people ending up in jail because they can't afford to pay? Special correspondent John Carlos Frey takes an… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Remembering civil rights history, when ‘words meant everything’ By PBS News Hour U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown recently traveled from Mississippi to Alabama on a pilgrimage to witness the historical struggles and sorrows people faced during the civil rights movement. On their 100-mile journey, they examine the role of… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch How the Civil Rights Act pioneered anti-discrimination laws in America By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Marian Anderson’s inspiring performance in the face of intolerance echoes 75 years later By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch How should colleges address conflicts between academics, athletics and money? By PBS News Hour Players and fans celebrated the March Madness victory by the University of Connecticut, but the game against the University of Kentucky also highlighted one of the major debates facing NCAA basketball. Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Patrick Harker, president of… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Easing the burden of long-term medical demands for family caregivers By PBS News Hour For the 42 million Americans who take care of loved ones at home, the responsibilities of care -- once the purview of trained nurses -- have become increasingly complex. AARP has begun to advocate for greater caregiver support through public… Continue watching
Apr 08 Haunting photos of World War I reveal how little Europe has changed in 100 years By Travis Daub Photographer Peter Macdiarmid collected modern photos from around Europe and overlaid World War I-era images, giving a sense of how much--and how little--has changed since the War to end all Wars. Continue reading