This week, NOW collaborates with the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis U. to bring you an unprecedented broadcast investigation of teen sexual harassment in the workplace. Watch investigation now.
This week Andrew Sorkin speaks with Sen. Charles Schumer on what the stimulus package means for New York, and Developer Jonathan Rose on the greening of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Watch now.
Temple Grandin, an animal expert, author, and leading speaker on autism, will give one of the keynote speeches at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in March 2009. Diagnosed with autism herself, she offers comments on autism, creativity, and our school systems, here.
Forty years ago, 400,000 people made their home within Bedford-Stuyvesant’s three square miles. But Bed-Stuy became synonymous with crime and poverty when the mainstream media focused on urban unrest during the ’60s. One television show decided to change all that. Read more….
As a web extra to Make ‘Em Laugh, comedians nostalgically pay some tributes… Highlights include George Carlin watching Danny Kaye in the movies as a kid; Rose Marie describing former co-star Mary Tyler Moore’s ambitions; and Jack Klugman explaining The Odd Couple’s appeal. Plus Cheech Marin, and more. Watch the videos.
Strapped for cash, cities and states are cutting back on mass transit funding, even as Obama calls for mass transit as a step toward energy independence. Will the government’s investment dramatically revitalize our national travel infrastructure, or will states spend the money according to ‘business as usual’? Watch.
NBR recently marked its 30th anniversary on the air. To celebrate, NBR and Knowledge@Wharton teamed up to present the “Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years” that changed our lives and how business is done. See if what you voted made the list!
Art design doesn’t always please the eye–it can provoke and challenge. The exhibition “Rough Cut” presents a selection of bold designs from the Museum of Modern Art’s collection that depart from tradition and express new ideas. SundayArts visits. Watch now.
Part I of Masterpiece’s new version of Dickens’ Oliver Twist (starring William Miller as Oliver and Timothy Spall as Fagin) is online from Feb. 16, 2009 until March 1, 2009. Watch now!
Part II will be watchable online from Feb. 23 to March 1, 2009.
Some people are cat people, some are dog people. What makes these creatures such key members of our families? Watch Why We Love Cats and Dogs, a portrait of some of the remarkable bonds between humans and pets. (Also submit a picture for our flickr photo contest by March 2!)
