Oct 26 Watch Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side? A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades. As part of his Making Sen$e series on economic inequality, Paul Solman talks to libertarian law professor Richard Epstein, who… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Home Brew’ by Tony Barnstone Tony Barnstone is the author of several books, including "Tongue of War."… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch National Book Award-Winning Poet Hayes Reads From ‘Lighthead’ Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the National Book Award earlier this week. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume called "Lighthead."… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch Professor’s Arrest Puts Racial Profiling in the Spotlight The arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates at his own home in Cambridge, Mass., made headlines again Thursday, after President Obama commented on the controversy during Wednesday's news conference. Ray Suarez talks to analysts about the larger issues at… Continue watching
May 05 Watch As First American Dies From Flu, Mexico’s Economy Reels As word emerged Tuesday that the first American has died of the H1N1 flu, the virus appeared to be waning in Mexico. After the latest U.S. news, Ray Suarez reports from Mexico City. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Poet Hicok Reflects on Economic Hardships in Mich. Bob Hicok was born and raised in Michigan, worked in factories and once owned an automotive die design business there before becoming a professor at Virginia Tech. His poetry reflects on the economic hardships suffered in his home state. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Poetry Program Gives Prisoners Unexpected Voice For more than 30 years, poet and professor Richard Shelton has traveled to a high security prison in Arizona to run a program that encourages prisoners to write and read poetry. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Claudia Emerson Wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Claudia Emerson, a professor at the University of Mary Washington, discuses winning the Pulitzer for her book "Late Wife," a compilation of poems about loves lost, marriage and divorce. Continue watching