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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. PBS headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia. PBS was founded in 1969, at which time it took over many of the functions of its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET). PBS commenced broadcasting in October 1970. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Obama's War
(Video) Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander and armed with a counterinsurgency plan that builds on the lessons of ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
In Netherlands, Insurers Compete Over Quality of Care
(Video) By world standards, the Dutch are wealthy and healthy, but the country's changing. With each year, it's home to more Dutch elderly and more young immigrants from the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Reforming American Health Care
(Video) Advocate Donna Smith on how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans. Then, policy analysts and physicians Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen and David Himmelstein of ...Posted by Phillip Wilson -
Is University of Missouri's iPod Touch 'Requirement' Fair?
But the "requirement" wasn't really a "requirement," if you read further into the Missourian article: The requirement will not be enforced, however, and there will not be a ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Interview: Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan has a reputation for being one of the leading reformers of low-performing schools during his seven years as chief executive of Chicago's public school system. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
In Your State: Stimulus Spending on Education
(Interactive) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama in February includes $100 billion of federal spending devoted to reforming the U.S. public ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Work Hard. Be Nice.
Many people in the United States believe that low-income children can no more be expected to do well in school than ballerinas can be counted on to excel in football. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
A Radical Fix for Schools?
(Video) How is Secretary of Education Arne Duncan going to spend $100 billion in stimulus money—almost twice the education budget—to fix our nation's schools? During his seven ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Poisoned Waters
(Video) More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways—the great coastal estuaries Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay—are in perilous condition. With ...Posted by VCNAA -
An unprecedented abyss of economic and social turmoil
Once a meat cutter and a long haul truck driver, nowadays, Mike Davis teaches creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. This recipient of a MacArthur ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Our Free Market Makes Economic Collapse Inevitable
The headlines are trumpeting recovery — some are even proclaiming an end to the recession in the United States (unofficially, that is). The US economy grew in the third ...via NewsRack -
Preventive Healthcare
(Video) President Obama mentioned it in his healthcare reform address. Employers are increasingly encouraging their workers to join their corporate-sponsored wellness programs. And ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Lord's Children | Wide Angle | PBS Video
got to educate yourself on this one. not for the weary or weak-at-heart.Posted by Cooki Inglove -
The Importance of Free Speech Online in Iran, China, Kenya
In a crisis, governments will often curtail freedom of the press, censoring or shutting broadcasts and newspapers. But blocking websites, slowing the Internet or cutting off ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Pakistan: Children of the Taliban
The city of Peshawar is on high alert. The Taliban are closing in, regularly attacking police convoys, kidnapping diplomats, and shooting foreigners... Correspondent ...Posted by Meemo S. Eldin -
On the Ground in Pakistan
(Video) As the world follows the violence and unrest in Pakistan, Bill Moyers speaks with historian Juan Cole and journalist Shahan Mufti about how the US's relationship with the ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Issue Clash: Merit Pay
(Interactive) Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association and Gary Ritter, associate professor of Education and Public Policy and holder of the Endowed Chair in ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Where Citizens Gather
(MediaShift Idea Lab) Professionally produced content is central to public media 2.0--right now, more people than ever are consuming and linking to newspapers and broadcast ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
We Shall Remain ~ Video
From the award-winning PBS series American Experience comes We Shall Remain, a provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of ...Posted by VCNAA -
Tavis' Behind-the-Scenes Video Blog
Tavis celebrates Black History Month, talks about the upcoming State of the Black Union, and partnering with NewsTrust.net.Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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