Jeremy Freed writes for Tavis Smiley: “The veteran comedian and actor was only 50, … it is tragic to consider that he will no longer be around to inspire us, entertain us and make us laugh.” Read more…or watch an interview with Mac from 2007.
As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the “poverty business” is booming. Moyers Journal and EXPOSÉ follow a team of BusinessWeek reporters as they track new corporate practices that some say exploit the working poor. Watch online.
Legendary 1970s soul singer Isaac Hayes passed August 10, 2008 at his home in Memphis. His career is a testament to perseverance. Read or listen to an interview with Hayes from November 3, 2004.
“Lord’s Children” follows three former child soldiers in Uganda who escape from the bush and try to put their lives back together. Watch entire episode online.
For the fourth consecutive quarter, the struggling mortgage giant posts a big loss. Read the latest news on Freddie and watch the extended version of Darren Gersh’s interview with the company’s chief executive Richard Syron.
Aging: the “longevity gene”
Space Elevator: 22,000-miles-high
Mayan Ruins: pinpointed by satellite
Profile: Bonnie Bassler – how bacteria “talk”
This is your chance to ask Maria about her career and the stories she’s covered. PBS Engage will ask Maria 5 questions from the ones submitted by you. They’ll post the Q&A within a few weeks. Ask here…
The Christian Science Church teaches that physical affliction can be healed through spiritual means rather than medical procedures. Some Christian Science practitioners, as they are known (rather than doctors), still treat large numbers of people. Watch the report here.
In the spring of 1943, Allied forces to begin preparations for a top secret Allied raid. Each aircraft carried a top-secret weapon — a newly-invented bouncing bomb — designed to shatter Germany’s major dams. Watch episode online.
“‘The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer’s” weaves together the history and biology of the disease, the intense real-world experiences of Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers, and the race to find a cure, and is watchable in it’s entirety online, or on the air tonight, Wed. 8/6 at 8pm.
