This month Rwanda became the first country to elect a female Parliament. Wide Angle traveled to this fractured nation to make a film that profiles women lawmakers on the forefront of change. Watch. (Originally aired: 7/22/04).
* 20,000 soldiers needed in Afghanistan
* Congo refugees threatened by conflict
* How the world perceives the upcoming election
* Series: “How they see us” — Argentina
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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…
In this 5-minute clip, from 1974, Mr. Rogers demonstrates how to use a (now old-fashioned) 1970s manual voting machine. From season 7 of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Watch now!
The Nov. 1 episode of Theater Talk features an interview with Radcliffe and Griffiths of the popular revival of Equus. Watch them warble in an excerpt from the interview, or watch full episode.
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This entire program is devoted to an interview with Dick Zimmer, the Republican candidate for the United State Senate in New Jersey. Zimmer is running against the Democratic incumbent, Senator Frank Lautenberg.(originally aired: 11/1/2008)
R & E and the UN Foundation released a new survey about religion and America’s role in the world. They found that nearly 80 percent of Americans agree that sometimes US involvement in world affairs causes more harm than good. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/24/08).
PBS and Youtube are encouraging voters, especially if they’re in unusual circumstances or contested districts, to video their voting process on or before Election Day and submit it to Youtube. A few videos will be selected to air on NewsHour. See site for more details.
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…
