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PBS’ “Makers Women Who Make America” a strong introduction to modern women’s movement

February 21, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Makers Women Who Make America “In my textbook, in college, it had one sentence [about women’s history] that said, ‘Women were given the vote.’” In our interview, legendary social justice activist and key figure in the women’s movement Gloria Steinem recalls the early days of that movement, when she and others, perhaps naively, thought that changes to a gender inequality that had existed for centuries — and even been written into law, in some cases — were going to be easy and quick. “If you don’t know how change is made,” says Steinem, “you assume that freedom or privileges or […]

Rachel Maddow hosts MSNBC documentary “Hubris: Selling the Iraq War”

February 15, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated March 19, 2013, 11:18am CT As we approach the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, journalist Rachel Maddow looks at the key government decisions that led the United States into the war, through a new documentary called Hubris: Selling the Iraq War, premiering Feb. 18 at 9pm ET on MSNBC. UPDATE 3/19/13: MSNBC will be re-airing Hubris: Selling the Iraq War Friday, March 22, at 9pm ET, followed by Talking Hubris at 10pm ET, hosted by Chris Hayes. Hubris: Selling the Iraq War is based on the book Hubris, co-written by NBC News National Investigative Correspondent […]

Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to the screen

February 14, 2013 Channel Guide Contributor

Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s controversial book to the screen on National Geographic Channel Sunday, Feb. 17. By Kate O’Hare On a sultry summer day in Richmond, Va. — the Confederate capital during the Civil War — a film crew has gathered at a historic building refitted to look like a telegraph office. The scene being shot features Abraham Lincoln (Billy Campbell) receiving a message and then discussing it with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Graham Beckel). Despite the sweltering heat, the bearded men wear waistcoats and jackets, and the women are decked out in period dresses with corsets. […]

2013 State of the Union: Date, time, channels for President Obama address

February 9, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 12, 2013, 12:03pm CT President Barack Obama will be delivering the 2013 State of the Union address — the fourth of his time in office, and the first of his second term as president — to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Following the president’s address, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will deliver the Republican response. The Obama address to Congress and the nation is expected to begin around 9pm ET, and, naturally, there will be plenty of television coverage. Here are some places you can watch the Obama speech and the Republican response. […]

President Obama inauguration TV coverage

January 17, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Jan. 20, 2013, 1:29pm CT On Monday, Jan. 21 (officially on Jan. 20), Barack Obama will be sworn in to begin his second term as president of the United States, along with Joe Biden as vice president. The oath of office will formally be administered at around 11:55am ET on Sunday, and, according to NBC News, this oath-taking fulfills the constitutional requirement that the president take the oath of office prior to the start of his second term at noon on Sunday, Jan. 20. Because the constitutionally mandated date falls on a Sunday, the public inauguration ceremony will take […]

Telemundo offers live coverage of Mexico presidential inauguration

November 30, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor

Noticias Telemundo and its award-winning team of journalists will cover all aspects of President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto’s oath of office when he is sworn in as the new president of Mexico, in their news special entitled “Toma de Posesión.” Coverage airs live in the United States this Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 11am ET. Hosted by anchor José Díaz-Balart, the special coverage of the Mexico presidential inauguration will offer analysis of the potential impact of Peña Nieto’s administration on the U.S. Hispanic community, with an emphasis on such issues as U.S. immigration policy, the war on drugs, and economic […]

VOD Spotlight: “The Campaign” brings out the worst in its candidates

November 16, 2012 StayTuned Staff

The election is over, but people are still reeling from this year’s contest. With a hard-fought campaign like the one we just had, it might be perfect timing for a film like The Campaign. Starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, The Campaign tells a story of a congressional race that should sound pretty familiar to anyone who’s survived a presidential campaign in the modern media age: The charismatic Cam Brady (Ferrell) and his supremely unlikely challenger Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) are locked in a dead heat, thanks to a gaffe on Brady’s part and a whole lot of money and influence […]

Election Day 2012 TV coverage

November 5, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Nov. 6, 2012, 1:04pm CT It all comes down to this. After over a year of campaigning, Nov. 6 is Election Day in America, when citizens will finally (hopefully) know who will be the President of the United States for the next four years, as well as the results of various other Senate, House and local races and ballot initiatives. While other third-party presidential candidates are on some ballots, the result in the presidential race will either be the re-election of incumbent Democrat Barack Obama, or the election of his Republican challenger, Gov. Mitt Romney. Naturally, with a huge […]

Link TV, C-SPAN, Free Speech TV to air third party presidential debate Oct. 23

October 23, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Oct. 23, 2012, 7:48pm CT Last night, the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney aired. Over the course of the three debates these two men had, along with the one vice-presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, some voters were disappointed that the other presidential candidates whose names will appear on a number of ballots on Nov. 6 were not involved in any of the nationally televised debates. These third party candidates and their supporters have expressed frustration with the two-party, Republican and Democratic, domination of political discourse […]

Cuban Missile Crisis 50th anniversary TV specials

October 18, 2012 Ryan Berenz

Cuban Missile Crisis 50th anniversary TV specials shed new light on the events of October 1962 that put the U.S. and Soviet Union on the brink of nuclear war. Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office “Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis” Re-airs Sunday, Oct. 21, at 12pm ET/PT on Military Channel (from Military Channel press release): COMMANDER IN CHIEF: INSIDE THE OVAL OFFICE is a gripping television mini-series that reveals the untold stories behind the critical military decisions in different presidencies. Produced by Stephen David Entertainment, known for its acclaimed History Channel specials THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA and […]