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.
President Obama announced a $75 billion three-part plan to aid struggling homeowners that would go into effect March 4. What do you think will help fix the mortgage crisis? Please take our poll, and tell us what you think in the comments.
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.
Learn about the multifaceted perspectives on the role of Caliban from director Jacque Trussel and singer/actor Eric Barry of Purchase College’s production of The Tempest. Watch now, part of SundayArts’ Young Opera series. (pictured: Eric Barry as Caliban)
In this 1968 segment, singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte talks to the Bed-Stuy community in a local Brooklyn park, and takes a Q&A from Bed-Stuy residents. Watch now.
Merce Cunningham is widely recognized as one of the greatest living choreographers. In this SundayArts profile meet this modern dance legend and learn about his inspirations. Watch now. (courtesy Bloomberg Muse)
