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For decades, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. were locked in a checkmate that brought the countries to the brink of nuclear war. Now, a new multipolar landscape exists where at least nine countries have nuclear weapons and China is projected to become the world's largest economy.

Airs Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

The folk singer, environmentalist and activist remains active and busy. He splits the firewood that heats his home overlooking the Hudson River, and he's just published a book of his collected writings and released two new albums.

In A.M. Homes' suburbia, yawning sinkholes will suddenly open up in front lawns, swallowing cliched plotlines and opening portals to other dimensions. In her latest novel, she serves up an old-fashioned American story that's more Norman Bates than Norman Rockwell.

I was surprised by swastika tattoos and Nazi salutes at a progressive punk concert. It was a complete departure from the band's message, and I was left wondering -- did these people realize where they were?

A Tea Party group compared the president to Hitler and Lenin, saying he's another socialist. Some members criticized the sign, which only went up last week, and the group's co-founder acknowledged that the pictures overwhelmed the intended message of anti-socialism.

Airs Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV