NOW on PBS takes a look at the “10 Most Challenged Books of 2007″ during Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 -Oct. 4. See the previous lists and more on book censorship on the Banned Books site of the American Library Association.
We interviewed a number of novice teachers, and asked them to recount the realities of a special education classroom. Below is a glimpse into the Teaching Fellows program and the problems with the program’s crash-course training. Read more…
This year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, the 15-month operation that flew food and coal into Berlin during the Soviet blockade in 1948. Worldfocus.org reported from Teterboro, New Jersey during one of the celebrations–the German gov’t saluted the veterans who flew in 2.3 million tons of supplies. Watch.
Authorities in India blame homegrown terrorists for bombings that have killed more than 150 people in that nation in recent months; A young activist from Hiroshima revives the memory of The Bomb; And will Israel elect a woman Prime Minister? Watch now.
For some veterans it takes years before they choose to speak about their war experiences. And some veterans never do. What happens when veterans finally share their stories? How does it feel to be heard? And how are we, as listeners, affected?
This Saturday, Reel 13 will air Conventioneers, the story of a Republican man who falls into a forbidden relationship with a Democratic woman. The stars — Matthew Mabe and Woodwyn Koons — discuss the film in a behind the scenes interview.
Despite losses in the 2006 elections, the Republican right remains a powerful force in American politics. In his book The Conservative Ascendancy, Donald Critchlow explores the anomaly of the Republican right’s anti-statist ideology. In Critchlow’s view, though today’s intensified partisanship can be unsettling, it reflects the vibrancy of a mature democracy and deepening political participation.
Most telling in the Vice-Presidential candidates’ debate were the responses to the questions concerning vice presidential power. These questions neither candidate anticipated (or, it was very low on their list of prepared talking points), and neither candidate got it exactly right. Read more…
This Saturday night at 9:00 pm, Reel 13: Classics presents Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. In light of our nation’s current economic crisis we invite you to share the wisdom of a great, albeit fictional, financial wizard — Gordon Gekko. See contest…
Thirteen will air the VP debate, with Sen. Joseph Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin, tonight at 9pm EST. Washington Week’s Gwen Ifill has been accused of holding bias in her role as moderator, due to the upcoming publication of her book on Barack Obama (among other politicians) in January. Read more of the story at [...]
