Women
To The Contrary
epublican women in the House of Representatives start a new caucus to highlight female lawmakers and court women voters; so-called "pink collar" jobs like nursing and primary education are recruiting more men than ever before; A new organization lobbies for better working conditions of models in the United States. Continue
Washington Week
Looking for some good summer reading? Check out the books Gwen and the Washington Week panelists recommend for the beach, the car, the plane or the pool. From fiction to politics, history to biography, there is something for everybody. The smartest reporters in Washington, D.C. bring you their suggestions for the summer's best reads. Continue
To The Contrary
The Violence Against Women Act stalls in Congress, with separate version of the bill passing in the Republican controlled House and the Democrat controlled Senate. See what our panelists think in this week's To the Contrary Extra. Continue
Tavis Smiley
Tavis talks with the foreign correspondent-turned-business exec and entrepreneur—and first Asian American to receive a Pulitzer—about her best-selling book, Half the Sky. Continue
Washington Week
With the Republican primary campaign approaching its end, and more than two weeks before the next voting, there is immense temptation to begin speculating about running mates. I will resist. That seems the respectful thing to do when there are three other candidates who insist they are still in the race for the nomination. Continue
FRONTLINE
The practice of trading girls for debt is hardly new, and goes far beyond debts incurred from opium eradication policies. Perhaps even more troubling is that efforts to address the issue are constrained by many factors. Continue
Independent Lens
During the Revolutionary War, women participated in battle by serving as volunteer cooks, nurses and water deliverers. Hundreds of women soldiers passed as men by disguising their clothing and names and fought in the Civil War for both the Confederate and Union armies. Is the battlefield a place for women? Continue
Women War and Peace
The extended, unedited interview with the country's most popular talk show host and the world's most popular women's activist Continue
Washington Week
When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walked into our interview at her publisher’s office in New York this week, she was as composed as ever—happy to be out of Washington and now free to tell her side of a tumultuous story. Continue
Women War and Peace
Foca was once known as the black hole of Bosnia because of it's reputation for harboring war criminals. Now, the mayor is trying to remake the town as a tourist haven. Continue
To The Contrary
A man is suing his ex-fiance for more than $60 thousand because they didn't get married. Continue
To The Contrary
For the first time in U.S. history, white newborns are outnumbered by babies of color; the U.S. Army recently made history by officially opening jobs in combat battalions to women, but direct ground combat roles are still exclusive to men; To The Contrary travels to China to explore the role the U.S. Foreign Service plays in diplomacy overseas. Continue
Tavis Smiley
The Paralympic medalist and best-selling author discusses what she and her daughter learned while writing her text How Great Women Lead: A Mother-Daughter Adventure into the Lives of Women Shaping the World. Continue
Washington Week
What does Gwen Ifill think about the Supreme Court, Super PACs, 21st century journalism, partisanship, Ron Paul, and how to keep young people interested in politics? Gwen Ifill answered your questions on Thursday, April 26. Read the whole transcript. Continue
FRONTLINE
Shakila was just 8 years old when a group of men abducted her from her home in Afghanistan's Kunar province. She was held as a slave by the men for a year before she managed to escape. Alissa Rubin tells Shakila's harrowing story in today's edition of "The New York Times," exploring how young girls are taken and held like slaves to settle disputes in a practice known as baad in Afghanistan. Continue
FRONTLINE
Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi talks to The World's Marco Werman about his journey deep into remote Afghan countryside to investigate a horrifying sex trade: young girls kidnapped or traded to smugglers to meet the debts of impoverished opium farmers whose crops have been destroyed by the government. Continue
Washington Week
This week, I thought I’d share some of the common questions I’ve been getting lately, if only to reassure myself that people are listening to the stories we tell on Washington Week and the PBS NewsHour, and want to know more, not less. Continue
FRONTLINE
In light of the state's impending ballot initiative vote, a look back at how the pro-life movement ascended in Mississippi -- and how it’s changed its tactics. Continue
Women War and Peace
Clinton says that in today’s wars, the primary victims are women and children. Continue
Women War and Peace
Cherif Bassiouni, known as the father of international law, has investigated war crimes in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and more recently, Libya and Bahrain. He spoke to Women, War & Peace about his childhood in Egypt, his experiences in war zones, his motivations and aspirations. Continue
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