Sep 20 Watch News Wrap: Recession Officially Over, But U.S. Economy Still Struggling According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the U.S. recession ended in June 2009 and was the longest downturn since World War II. But President Obama and others made sure to acknowledge Americans' ongoing economic struggles. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Documentary Examines ‘Righteous’ Arab Actions During Holocaust Robert Satloff, director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, talks to Jeffrey Brown about "Among the Righteous," his eight-year project to document the stories of Arabs helping Jews during the Holocaust and the forthcoming PBS documentary based on… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Military’s First Flying Women Honored for WWII Service Former Women Air Force Service Pilots, or WASPs, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II. Kwame Holman reports from Wednesday's ceremony. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Journalist Kati Marton Examines Human Cost of War Margaret Warner chats with author Kati Marton about her book "Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America," which looks at the human cost of the Cold War. Continue watching
Dec 10 President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech President Barack Obama traveled to Oslo, Norway, Thursday morning to accept the Nobel Peace Prize and speak before the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Watch the full video and find the transcript of the speech below:… Continue reading
Nov 11 Conversation: Robert Edsel, Author of ‘The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History’ By Arts Desk Robert Edsel's "The Monuments Men" tells the drama that largely took place behind the scenes of the great sweep of destruction, violence and final triumph of the second world war: the systematic looting of art by the Nazis, and the… Continue reading
Oct 02 Francine Prose Unlocks the Life and Diary of Anne Frank By Arts Desk A new book by writer Francine Prose called "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife" asks how much we really know about Frank and her famous work, and wonders what more the talented young writer could have produced if… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Other News: Stocks Slide on Bank Fears In other news, stocks in the U.S. were hit by fears about additional bank failures, and Iran signaled it may be ready to restart talks over its disputed nuclear program. Continue watching
Jul 06 Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat, Holocaust Era Assets Conference By Arts Desk Delegates from 50 countries just gathered in Prague to discuss the status of property looted by the Nazis during World War II, including hundreds of thousands of art works. Continue reading