Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, a Republican who has been in office for 2 years, has been tapped to run as VP with presidential candidate John McCain. Palin’s platforms in Alaska have centered on government reform and routing out corruption within her own party. Read more…
Here’s a schedule of upcoming election-related programming on PBS, August to October. PBS is the source for full coverage of both conventions and *all* of the Presidential and VP debates. Some coverage will be watchable online.
The documentary “The Judge and the General” follows the investigation into the brutal murders of thousands of Chileans during the 1970s-80s. You can watch the film online on P.O.V. until September 2nd. The producers also did a Q&A on NewsHour’s Insider Forum.
In May 2008, the U.S. Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. But now the state of Alaska – led by Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain’s new running mate – has sued to reverse the decision in order to open the possibility of offshore drilling.
A couple of days ago the Human Spark team was in Oregon, peering with both an MRI and a brain wave monitor into Alan Alda’s brain to find out how he employs it for two of the most distinctively human traits, language and tool use. Read more…
This week’s Reel 13 shorts capture distinct senses of time and place. You voted for your favorite. Now find out which film won.
Established in 2001, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Lucelia Award — a cash prize of $25,000 — recognizes an American artist younger than 50 who has produced a significant body of work and consistently demonstrates exceptional creativity. Here are the 2008 nominees.
Ninety years after the 1918 flu pandemic claimed the last of its approximately 50 million victims, antibodies to the virus live on in people exposed to it as children — and the pandemic itself is still inspiring research and debate among scientists. Read more…
Most of us don’t have the opportunity to be in Beijing for the Olympics, but Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s new work – The Copier, by Jill Johnson – might satisfy the interests of at least a few fans. The company’s dancers are essentially world-class athletes, capable of doing things most of us can’t even dream of. Read more…
Wide Angle reports from the frontlines of the staggering refugee crisis that is unfolding in the Middle East as Iraqis flee their war-torn country at the rate of up to 50,000 people per month. Watch entire episode online.
