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The pursuit of terrorists in Afghanistan -- and possibly other countries -- renews the age-old debate over whether the conflict is a "just war" under traditional religious teachings. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports on the moral debate for Morning Edition. (4:54) ((This piece is part of a NPR-PBS collaboration. NOW with Bill Moyers airs tonight and every Friday at 9pm. Read more about Now with Bill Moyers and check www.pbs.org for local listin

Despite his widespread success with "The Raven," Edgar Allan Poe died a poor man. The mystery behind the haunting poem is the focus of the first installment of Present at the Creation, an NPR series exploring the origins of American cultural icons.

More than two decades of warfare and chaos in Afghanistan have given way to hopes of rebuilding. In the former Taliban capital, NPR's Steve Inskeep finds dreams of reconstruction amid the rubble of intricate, arch-bedecked buildings.

Washington, D.C. is full of buildings that are prime targets for a terrorist's wrath, and planners are thinking of new security measures that might also help preserve the city's photogenic beauty. NPR's Alex Van Oss reports on the bollard, the Jersey barrier and the Ha-Ha -- Saturday on Weekend All Things Considered.

Liza Minnelli first sang "New York, New York," but Frank Sinatra really made it a big hit. NPR's Jeff Lunden spreads the news about the Kander & Ebb tune as part of the Present at the Creation series about American cultural icons.

Robert Siegel visits once again with Jeremy Armstrong -- also known as inmate #342386 at the Green Bay Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. Robert first met Jeremy five years ago, before his trial. Jeremy was 15 years old when he was tried for murder. The judge sentenced him as an adult to 20 years in prison. Two years ago, Robert went back to Wisconsin to talk with Jeremy about prison life. Jeremy was then 18. Today, Robert talks with a 20-year-old Jeremy who's five months away from his first parole hearing. They talk about what's happened in prison and what he has learned over the past two years.

This year's film festival season has begun, but the focus isn't on buying films for release as much as in past years. More and more film companies are premiering their movies there. David D'Arcy reports from Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival.

Helen Levitt is considered "a photographer's photographer" -- little known by the public, but revered by fellow photographers. She has a new book of her photos documenting New York City street scenes, and talks about her life with All Things Considered co-host Melissa Block.

They turned the heads of American drivers for nearly four decades. In the latest segment of Present at the Creation, NPR explores the roots of the once-ubiquitous roadside Burma-Shave sign.

Independent producer Joe Richman and All Things Considered begin a weekly series on jobs that are slowly disappearing. Today we meet Walter Backerman, one of the last seltzer delivery men who still make the rounds to New York City residents. Backerman's father was a seltzer man. So was his grandfather. And when he shows up at the doors of his customer's homes, to many, he represents a connection to a time gone by.