Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 6m 52s
Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers
We have lost something in our reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is the argument of Danielle Allen’s new book, “Our Declaration,” where she explores the document through a careful look at the words themselves. Jeffrey Brown talks to Allen about her findings, and why the Declaration is actually a coherent argument of equality.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...
Support provided by:
Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 6m 52s
We have lost something in our reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is the argument of Danielle Allen’s new book, “Our Declaration,” where she explores the document through a careful look at the words themselves. Jeffrey Brown talks to Allen about her findings, and why the Declaration is actually a coherent argument of equality.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Consumerism stirs age-old beauty biases to rural Bangladesh
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 8m 8s | Consumerism stirs age-old beauty biases to rural Bangladesh (8m 8s)
Consumerism stirs age-old beauty biases to rural Bangladesh
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 8m 8s | Consumerism stirs age-old beauty biases to rural Bangladesh (8m 8s)
A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 8m 28s | A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan (8m 28s)
What’s driving the good jobs news for the month of June?
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 4m 46s | What’s driving the good jobs news for the month of June? (4m 46s)
Why more states are backing off Common Core
Clip: 7/3/2014 | 8m 8s | Why more states are backing off Common Core (8m 8s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
- News and Public Affairs
Amanpour and Company features conversations with leaders and decision makers.
Support for PBS provided by:
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by...