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One Photographers Experience of the Mentally Ill in Prisons
Minneapolis photographer Jenn Ackerman spent months in the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit (CPTU) of the Kentucky State Reformatory to learn about the experiences of the mentally ill confined in the prison system."Trapped," a project by...
Rick Atkinson on Understanding the 'Morally Indefensible' Actions of WWII
Watch Video In a web exclusive interview, author Rick Atkinson talks with PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez about what went into writing his latest book, "The Guns at Last Light." Watch the full interview on Thursday's broadcast of the...
Paul Krugman on Why David Stockman Is a Crank
By Diane Lincoln Estes Watch Video Paul Solman's recently sat down with with Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman. Earlier we posted an excerpt from our interview with David Stockman, the former politician and businessman who's out...
Eight Things on President Obama's Mind as He Meets With China's Leader
Photo of President Xi Jinping by Carlos Barria/ReutersChinese President Xi Jinping, who just took office in March, and President Barack Obama meet in California on Friday and Saturday to discuss in a casual setting some issues the White House deems...
Why David Stockman Yearns for 19th Century America
By Diane Lincoln Estes Watch Video David Stockman, budget director under President Reagan, spoke to Paul Solman on The PBS NewsHour Tuesday. As regular readers already know, we recently aired an interview with David Stockman, the...
Obama Calls for High Speed Broadband at Schools Throughout U.S.
Watch Video President Obama called for expanding broadband access in schools nationwide Thursday, so that teachers can use technology to better educate their students. Learning Matters' John Tulenko reported in 2011 on one North Carolina school...