Selected Notes on Beauty

H.C. Palmer Feet of the Messenger
On this Veterans Day weekend, Kansas poet H.C. Palmer, a combat surgeon during the Vietnam war, offers the wisdom of a peacetime soldier.

Historic 10-Point Jump in Turnout Among Young People

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg The Conversation
Voting by young people hit historic highs. And the proportion of young people who joined protests and marches tripled since the fall of 2016, from 5 percent to 15 percent.

Biggest Midterm Blowout in 40 Years

In a Special Report, Ari Melber breaks down how Democrats had a decisive victory in the 2018 midterm elections, winning more House seats than they have in 40 years.

Itzhak | Indie Movie

A look at the life, work and religious heritage of violinist Itzhak Perlman.

Congo to the Mississippi | Playing For Change

Starting under the hot African sun in the village of Lukala in the Congo, we added musicians wherever we traveled for the past few years until we finally added the piece with Grandpa Elliott playing the harmonica solo in New Orleans.