Changes in Pakistan’s leadership have been marked by assignations, plane crashes, military coups — and the occasional democratic election. But even these are sometimes marred by corruption. Focal Point takes us inside two different elections to show the power of two shadow forces shaping political outcomes in rural Pakistan — feudalism, and money. Watch now. [...]

Meet the local heroes profiled in the Now on PBS book Your America and watch video of their inspiring stories. 7 of the 12 are women, engaged in everything from ending domestic abuse, forcing chemical companies to stop dumping, and whistleblowing on Halliburton. See all stories…

In between his Oscar-nominated role as Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope, and as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, James Earl Jones hosted a 1973 television series called Black Omnibus. Combining both interview and performance segments, the series, which only lasted 12 episodes, featured an eclectic range of prominent African-American musicians, [...]

March is Women’s History Month–but we’d like to shine a light on women of immense accomplishment, fortitude and inspiration, though not an equal amount of recognition. From Bill Moyers, Maria Hinojosa, Judy Woodruff, Lidia Bastianich, Martin Savidge, Tom Stewart and Paula Zahn: their personal unsung heroines.

For this week’s signature series, Worldfocus ventures to Cuba to take the temperature of a country now helmed by a different Castro: Raul. How has Cuba changed, a year after Fidel stepped down? See stories: they’ll be added through March 13, 2009.

The federal government has extended the deadline for the transition to digital TV to June 12, 2009. THIRTEEN and WLIW will continue to broadcast both analog and digital signals until then. If you already have the digital box and are not seeing our signal, read what to do here, and see our new FAQ.

Watch full-length episodes and clips from PBS’ kid’s programs any time you want, online, on the PBS Kids Go! video player. New shows and clips are added weekly!

Now you can watch several full docs originally aired as part of Independent Lens, online! Topics range from Shaolin monks in America to the controversial issue of stem cell research — 10 docs from the 2003-2008 seasons have recently been made available: Watch all.

Use Cyberchase characters, photos, your drawings and more to create cool stories! You can also see other kids’ stories in the PlaySpace Gallery. Go now!

Planet Forward is a new PBS special, hosted by Frank Sesno. The television show, airing April 15, will feature the best online submissions on the topic of ‘moving away from fossil fuels’–discussed on the show by a panel of experts. Submission deadline for broadcast: March 31.