On Thursday, September 11, 2008, Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain attended the ServiceNation Summit at Columbia University. The candidates spoke about the role of service in contemporary American society. Watch an audio slideshow with students’ reactions to the event.
The documentary “Where We Stand: America’s Schools in the 21st Century” consists of five reports about the challenges and successes of education in America through the stories of real schools, teachers, parents, students and administrators. NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff hosts. Watch now.
Psychologist and Democratic political consultant Drew Westen, the author of “The Political Brain,” talks to NOW’s David Brancaccio about how appealing to voters’ emotions reaps bigger electoral rewards than hammering …
On Sept. 11, from 8:00 to 10:00 pm, Thirteen will air the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum live from Columbia University, where John McCain and Barack Obama will discuss volunteerism in America. Submit a question HERE; read more about the discussion HERE. Moderators: NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff and Time Magazine’s Richard Stengel.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson helps the JOURNAL make sense of the volatile election season. She’s analyzed gender and politics, life after the early primaries, and how the Internet has changed the …
A live audience joins David Broder (Wash. Post), Peter Baker (NY Times), Jeanne Cummings (POLITICO), Todd Purdum (Vanity Fair), and host Gwen Ifill to discuss:
* Race in High Gear After Conventions
* McCain, Obama Set Themes
* Palin Slams Media for Bias
Watch here.
David Brancaccio sits down with former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman to discuss the political tolerance of the modern Republican Party, and her perspective on the …
Here’s a schedule of upcoming election-related programming on PBS, September to October. PBS is the source for *all* of the Presidential and VP debates and discussions. Some coverage will be watchable online.
NBR’s Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh asks the experts about Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s take on corporate taxes. Watch. (Originally aired: 9/4/2008).
The 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver began as no previous convention ever has — with a prayer and worship service. The first official event at the convention was an …











