WIDE ANGLE explores the often misunderstood role of midwives in the U.S. We learn about who they are, what they do and where they practice. While midwives attend births in most of the world, physician-attended births are the norm in the U.S. Watch story…
In the July 21 issue of The New Yorker, a cover illustration of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama and his wife satirizes some of the rumors that have …
Rising energy prices have stalled growth in the auto industry, placing additional pressure on struggling U.S. automakers, including General Motors. As NBR Chicago bureau chief Diane Eastabrook reports, GM’s …
Want to ask Kim about recent stories? Eager to know how she feels about the media’s coverage of religion? Curious about what it’s like to ask public figures about a topic as personal as their faith? Should religion be off-limits in politics? Go to PBS’ ‘5 Good Questions’ feature before July 18.
Shares of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) continue to sink despite government moves to rescue the mortgage giants. While shares of the stocks spiked in early trading, Fannie …
Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat discuss why they believe their movement has gone off track during the last eight years and what it means for the Republican Party. Watch episode (originally aired Friday July 11) online.
For Catholics, it’s the most popular pilgrimage site in the world, after the Holy Land. Sick people go to Lourdes hoping for miraculous cures. But the attraction goes beyond physical healing. All those we talked with — the sick and the well — said they had a profound spiritual experience. Watch story…
Put your own words to the all-new July election cartoon– “What the Flag Said” on NOW on PBS. You may win a NOW DVD. See the official rules. If …
This interview took place and was aired on Viva Voz on July 10, 2008. Jorge Gestoso – award-winning journalist/host of V-me’s original nightly interview series - conducted the interview in-person in Paris.
An unemployment epidemic in the Middle East: what does it mean for America?
NOW travels to Jordan to explore the implications of - and possible solutions to - having millions of …
