With a town-hall format, the second Presidential Candidate debate will be aired on Thirteen on October 7, 2008. The Commission on Presidential Debates has opened this particular debate up to optional questions from voters all over the country, via the internet. Read more….
A proposed list for an update to the H.S. required reading list, (See the 1993 top ten list)–this list attempts to strike a balance between accessible stories speak to a student’s high school experience, while maintaining high literary quality. See list…
Charlie Rose discusses the economy and the 700 billion bailout of Wall Street with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Chair, House Financial Services Committee. Watch now.
The students are mostly women. Some are grandmothers and illiterate. Hundreds have come here from villages across India and a dozen other countries to learn how to solar-electrify a village. Watch.
Worldfocus is a half-hour nightly news show, hosted by Martin Savidge, that will start up the week of October 6th. This explains some of the features the site will have outside of broadcast. Site is online now, check it out and let us know what you think.
On September 24, 1789, the Judiciary Act is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the first Supreme Court of the United States. Watch video from the 2007 PBS series, The Supreme Court.
NOW’s Maria Hinojosa talks to women leaders around the world and here in the United States for an intimate look at the high-stakes risks, triumphs, and setbacks for women leaders of today and tomorrow. Watch. (Originally aired: 9/19/08).
Veteran filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, George Clooney and others sat down with American Masters in anticipation of the 3-part series You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (airing Sept. 23-25 at 9pm ET). Watch the interviews…
The 2008 News and Documentary Emmys took place last night, Sept. 22. (Whole list of winners here). But more than half of the winners are watchable online, anytime. See full list …
History Detectives meets with U.S. Army archivists and historians to find out if a recording for a soldier musical called “Hi Yank” was connected to the American war effort. Could the disk be a piece of forgotten history? Listen to the full recording of the Hi Yank soldier musical. (Originally aired: Season 6, Episode 10). [...]
