Oct 19 Watch Calls grow for Syrian conflict talks in Geneva Andrew Tabler of the Program for Arab Politics at the Washington Institute on Syria. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Tight immigration rules divert high tech brains from Seattle to Santiago While U.S. immigration policy makes it difficult for immigrant entrepreneurs to get visas to set up shop in the United States, Chile is welcoming them with open arms. Through an initiative called Start-Up Chile, the country is aiming to be… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 4:18 Would a third major party ease Congressional gridlock? Do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job representing the American people or is a third major party needed? According to Gallup, the percentage of people saying a third party is needed has hit an all-time high. Nathan… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch How will the debt ceiling deadline play out? By PBS News Hour For more on the shutdown and looming debt ceiling deadline, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Can doulas make a difference? A doula -- ancient Greek for 'a woman who serves' -- isn't a doctor or midwife, but gives support to expectant mothers before, during and after childbirth. In New York, By My Side Birth Support provides free doula services to… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Freed from Guantánamo, but stuck in limbo By PBS News Hour After 9/11, six ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They spent eight years in prison before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts, and now find themselves stranded in a legal and… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Will Congress allow a government default? By PBS News Hour The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major issues thwarting negotiations and… Continue watching
Oct 12 Art in exile: Nicky Nodjoumi from Tehran to Brooklyn By Kristin Miller Nicky Nodjoumi’s artwork walks a fine line between art and politics. After the ousting of the Shah in 1979, the new Khomeini regime began strictly regulating artistic expression. Nodjoumi was exiled after a Tehrab exhibition in 1980."They saw the show… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Nobel Prize alternative celebrates the funny and unusual Every year the Ig Nobel prizes are awarded for achievements in science that first make people laugh, then think. Actual Nobel laureates are drafted to present awards to research into research on topics like the effects of opera on mouse… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Enstitute: The entrepreneurial alternative to college As the cost of higher education mounts, debt-laden students, cash-strapped parents and members of the media are asking: is traditional college still the answer? Correspondent Mona Iskander reports on Enstitute, a two-year apprenticeship program that matches 18- to 24-year-olds with… Continue watching