In Washington State, there are 26 Native American tribes–all of them trading in fireworks. Boomtown follows the Suquamish Tribe during the hectic firework season, while exploring the politics of Indian Sovereignty in the US. Watch online through January 5, 2009. (originally aired 2002)
A day after Democrat Barack Obama’s decisive presidential win, world leaders expressed their congratulations, calling the results “historic”, and laying out their hopes for resolutions of problems around the globe. Read.
* After the election, America’s image overseas
* Deadly attack on American soldiers in Afghanistan
* Series: “Blueprint America” - Brazil’s roadshow
* Israeli soldiers protect Palestinian farmers
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* Fighting in Congo continues
* World view on election outcome tomorrow
* Brazil’s road to energy independence
* Independent booksellers of Beirut
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Journalist and historian Louis “Studs” Terkel, who is credited with popularizing oral histories, which he called “guerrilla journalism,” died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his Chicago home at age 96. See interviews with Terkel from around PBS; read more…
Last week, NewsHour aired five special reports on the state of infrastructure in America. You can now watch them online:
* The Price of Decay: Bridges in PA
* Return to Sender: America’s Clogged Ports
* Nowhere to Grow: Buckeye, AZ stresses the system
* Flying Blind: America’s airports in need
* Solutions: Update on Boston’s Big Dig
Cynthia Ozick, born in 1928, has written prize winning novels, essays, and poetry; her work has even been translated into 14 languages. Her latest book is Dictation, a quartet of novellas. In this profile she speaks about Jewish writers, New York, and Henry James. Watch…
Research from Yale and the University of Colorado suggests that physical warmth and emotional warmth are linked. In fact, the temperature of the drink you’re holding could influence your feelings of trust and tenderness toward toward the people around you. Awww. Read more…
Theater legend Charles Busch premieres his film Psycho Beach Party, a hilarious spoof of 1960s surfer movies based on his popular Off-Broadway play on Reel 13 this weekend (Sat, …
It took approx. 30 years for the NYC Subway to go from concept to opening. In 1904, Mayor McClellan drove the train on the first subway line, which went from City Hall to 145th and Broadway. Read more about the system and watch a 1905 film of the subway.
