Sep 18 Jennifer Michael Hecht Reads ‘Split’ By Margaret Myers Jennifer Michael Hecht is a poet, historian, philosopher and author. She is the author of several books of nonfiction including "Doubt: A History" and "The Happiness Myth." Her latest collection of poetry is titled "Who Said." She teaches at The… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Free Syrian Army Chief: Foreign Weapon Donations Will Go Into the ‘Right Hands’ Free Syrian Army Chief: Foreign Weapon Donations Will Go Into the 'Right Hands'… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Chemical Weapons Declaration May Offer ‘First, Key Tipoff’ of Assad’s Intentions Chemical Weapons Declaration May Offer 'First, Key Tipoff' of Assad's Intentions… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch U.S. and Russia Disagree on Consequences if Syria Doesn’t Comply With Arms Deal The United Nations confirmed that chemical weapons were used against Syrian civilians, but did not assign responsibility. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Paris to rally support for a U.S.-Russia agreement that would force Syria to remove or destroy… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Verifying the Extent of Syria’s Chemical Arsenal Could Be Big Challenge Verifying the Extent of Syria's Chemical Arsenal Could Be Big Challenge… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Poetry Project Helps Dementia Patients Live in the Moment In our new series, "Where Poetry Lives," Natasha Trethewey, poet laureate of the United States, and Jeffrey Brown spends time at the Alzheimer's Poetry Project in Brooklyn. The international program works with people with dementia to try to trigger memory by… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch What Issues Have Stopped the U.S. and Russia From Seeing Eye to Eye on Syria? What Issues Have Stopped the U.S. and Russia From Seeing Eye to Eye on Syria?… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Syria Pledges to Give Up Chemical Arms if U.S. Drops Military Force Threat President Bashar al-Assad announced the Syrian government is applying to join the Chemical Weapons Convention and is willing to hand over the country's chemical arsenal, but wants the U.S. to drop their threat of force. Judy Woodruff reports on talks… Continue watching
Sep 11 NewsHour goes on the road with the Poet Laureate .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } PBS NewsHour kicks off a… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch What Syria Strategy Should U.S. Pursue if Diplomatic Efforts Don’t Bear Fruit? What Syria Strategy Should U.S. Pursue if Diplomatic Efforts Don't Bear Fruit?… Continue watching