Sep 29 Art of Contemporary Pakistan Comes to U.S. A new show at the Asia Society entitled Hanging Fire -- which refers to an idiom meaning "to delay decision" -- is the first U.S. museum exhibit to focus on contemporary art in Pakistan, and an attempt to alter the… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Terror Suspect Zazi Pleads Not Guilty in N.Y. Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan immigrant arrested Sept. 20 in connection to a plot to bomb targets in New York City, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to terrorism conspiracy charges. Dina Temple-Raston of NPR details the case against Zazi. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Three Terrorism Suspects Jailed in Weekend Raid Judy Woodruff speaks with journalists about the arrests of three terrorism suspects over the weekend related to an alleged plot to bomb American targets. Continue watching
Sep 15 Jamming With the Philharmonic at Carnegie For Trey Anastasio, a member of Phish, it's taken more than 25 years to get to play with the New York Philharmonic at the legendary venue. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Few Glimmers of Hope for Unemployed Americans With the long-term unemployment rate at its highest level since 1948, the nation's jobless are taking little solace in recent data suggesting the recession is winding down. In the latest installment of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman explores the… Continue watching
Aug 27 Jessye Norman, the Roots Team Up for Langston Hughes' 'Ask Your Mama' Five years ago, Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman stumbled across a copy of Hughes"Ask Your Mama." She was instantly struck by the power and potential of the piece, believing it cried out to be realized as a 21st century multimedia… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Kennedy's Cadence Ran in the Family Judy Woodruff explores the legendary Kennedy cadence that made the family so famous and persuasive. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Other News: Taliban Threat Looms on Eve of Afghan Vote In other news, a wave of fresh attacks struck Afghanistan one day before the nation's second presidential election, and Saudi Arabia announced the arrests of 44 suspected Islamist militants. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Congress Considers Plan to Influence Executive Pay Congress might give the government some say in how much Wall Street executives are paid. A former SEC accountant and a law professor give their take on the plan. Continue watching
Jul 24 Open For Business at 'The Work Office' Think your paycheck is small? Try getting a gig at The Work Office, where New York City artists have contributed to a WPA-style collaborative art project for Depression-era wages. Continue reading