More than three decades after the accident at Three Mile Island cast a shadow on the atomic dream, is America again ready to give nuclear energy a chance? What is the future of nuclear energy in America? New reactors “have been proposed, encouraged by President Obama, who has described nuclear energy as necessary — along […]
The controversy over Terri Schiavo’s case elevated a family matter into a political battle that continues to frame end-of-life issues today. As the New York Times reports, “For 15 years, Terri Schiavo was effectively a slave — slave to an atrophied brain that made her a prisoner in her body, slave to bitter fighting between […]
A photojournalist who covered last year’s deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh draws connections to New York from clothing labels he found in the rubble. As reported by the New York Times, on April 24, 2013, “Ismail Ferdous photographed the deadliest disaster in garment industry history: the collapse of Rana Plaza in […]
This short documentary follows the lawyer Steven Wise’s effort to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. As the New York Times reports, “In December 2013, the lawyer Steven Wise showed the world how, with a little legal jujitsu, an animal can transition from a thing without rights to a person with […]
When Oprah heard there was a morning show in Chicago that needed a new host, she stayed up all night long with an editor to prepare her audition tape. Watch her original audition tape, circa 1983! Oprah’s Original Audition Tape – The Oprah Winfrey Show – OWN See more memorable clips from The Oprah Winfrey […]