Health Dec 16 How to support grieving loved ones at the holidays By J. Kim Penberthy, The Conversation
Health May 25 Watch 6:38 How COVID-19 reshapes our views of life, and of loss Many Western societies have not had to face death at the scale of COVID-19 since World War II, nearly 75 years ago. Could the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic change the way we deal with life and loss? Special… By Malcolm Brabant
Nation Dec 04 Watch 7:41 How President George H.W. Bush ‘saw things differently’ As Americans pay their respects to former President George H.W. Bush, we speak with some of the political colleagues who knew him best. Andy Card, his former deputy chief of staff, and former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, join Judy Woodruff…
Nation Oct 30 Watch 3:28 Remembering the lives lost in the Tree of Life massacre A doctor known for compassionate care of HIV patients early in the AIDS crisis. A “vivacious” 97-year-old. Brothers who “looked out for one another.” A new grandfather. A youth baseball coach. A dentist who volunteered at free clinics. For Pittsburgh’s…
Poetry Oct 01 Poet Edward Hirsch grieves his late son with an elegy for ‘Gabriel’ In 2011, Gabriel Hirsch, the 22-year-old son of acclaimed poet Edward Hirsch, died from a drug overdose. His father was beside himself with grief, and for a long time could not bring himself to work (since 2003 Hirsch has been… By Frank Carlson
Oct 01 Watch Edward Hirsch reads an excerpt from “Gabriel: A Poem” By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Friday, December 6, 2013 We continue to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, as the world celebrates his legacy. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: At Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Not Negotiable In other news Friday, representatives from six world powers met in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Iranian delegates said they were off to a positive start but would not consider a freeze on uranium enrichment,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch In Times of Tragedy, Presidents Often Called on as ‘Comforters-In-Chief’ President Obama's address in Tucson will echo a broader role presidents must play as leaders of national mourning. Jim Lehrer looks back on presidential responses to national crises with historian Michael Beschloss and Ellen Fitzpatrick, professor of history at the… Continue watching