Sep 07 Pentagon Attack Widower: ‘We Need to Go on’ in Spite of Needless Suffering EmbedVideo(1414, 482, 304); For Thomas Heidenberger, the emotional scars are still fresh. His wife, Michele, was the lead flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 77, which flew into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. During a recent… Continue reading
Sep 02 Obama Drops Proposed Clean Air Rules President Obama has reversed course on proposed smog standards, a victory for business interests that had decried the smog restrictions on the grounds that they should be postponed -- until at least 2013 -- due to the recession. The… Continue reading
Aug 25 Huntsman: I Wouldn’t Hesitate to Call on Rich to Sacrifice By News Desk In an interview Thursday morning with The PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said Americans of all income levels -- including the wealthy -- will need to share sacrifices to revive the American… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch Sam Gilliam’s ‘From a Model to a Rainbow’ Sam Gilliam discusses his recent work, "From a Model to a Rainbow."… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings Play ‘Hard Times’ Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings Play 'Hard Times'… Continue watching
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Aug 12 Watch Conversation: Esmeralda Santiago, Author of ‘Conquistadora’ Jeffrey Brown talks to Esmeralda Santiago, author of "Conquistadora."… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Poet Philip Levine Reads His Work Poet Philip Levine reads some of his work. Continue watching
Aug 05 S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating From AAA for First Time Hours after U.S. markets closed Friday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's announced it downgraded the credit rating of the United States for the first time in the ratings' history. S&P said it's cutting the No. 1 economy's top AAA… Continue reading