Apr 15 ‘Sin Nombre’: Strangers on a Train While all independent filmmaking could be considered dangerous in these economic times, what young American director Cary Joji Fukunaga did to make "Sin Nombre" is a more literal interpretation. Continue reading
Apr 15 Napolitano Names New U.S. ‘Border Czar’ By PBS News Hour Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano named former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as the next "border czar" to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection during a Wednesday news conference in El Paso, Texas. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Global Economic Downturn Slams Ireland, Spares Poland The economic slump is affecting European Union member countries very differently. In Ireland, companies are laying off workers, while the Polish economy is growing. Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Boehner Outlines GOP Views on Obama’s Stimulus Plan House Minority Leader John Boehner outlined his views of President-elect Barack Obama's stimulus plan Thursday, criticizing the size of the spending packages and saying the focus should be on providing quick relief to families and small businesses. Continue watching
Sep 16 Tribe Divided Over Providing Water to Illegal Migrants Crossing Indian Land By PBS News Hour On Aug. 31, Tohono O'odham tribal members Mike Wilson and David Garcia were ordered by tribal official Veronica Harvey to take down water stations for migrants passing through Tohono O'odham reservation on the Arizona-Mexico border. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Virginia’s Fast Growth Brings Shifting Political Landscape Once a GOP stronghold, Virginia is a battleground state in the 2008 race. Jeffrey Brown examines changes in northern Virginia in the first of two reports on the tossup state. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch Debate Looks at Immigration Laws and Citizenship A recent debate sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia and moderated by Robert MacNeil examined the current laws dealing with immigration and the possible plans to address the twelve million illegal immigrants currently… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Rising Violence Pushes Immigrants to Flee South Africa Political fear and uncertainty in Zimbabwe have driven many people to neighboring South Africa, prompting a violent backlash from South Africans who claim that jobs are being lost to immigrants. Analysts examine the dynamics that have led to this rise… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Iraqis Seek Refuge in U.S. After Working With American Forces Facing the threat of kidnapping, torture, and beheadings, Iraqi interpreters who have worked for U.S. forces are seeking refuge for themselves and their families in the United States. Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on their search for safety. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Pittsburgh Voters Weigh Real-life Concerns in ’08 Nominating Choices Voters in Pennsylvania took to the polls Tuesday to have their say in the tight Democratic primary contest. In a new Big Picture report, a panel of Pittsburgh voters discusses how their real-life concerns are impacting their vote choices. Continue watching