Aug 29 Watch IRS Says Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Same Tax Benefits as Straight Couples IRS Says Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Same Tax Benefits as Straight Couples… Continue watching
Aug 28 Obama Won’t Wait for Congress to Protect Americans’ Voting Rights EmbedVideo(7257, 482, 304); In an interview with the PBS NewsHour, President Barack Obama said he will act to ensure voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of… Continue reading
Aug 28 Obama to the NewsHour: No Decision on Syria, Taking Action on Voting Rights EmbedVideo(7251, 482, 304); In this excerpt, President Barack Obama says he has not made his decision on U.S. action against Syria. For the full interview, watch the PBS NewsHour Wednesday. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has… Continue reading
Aug 28 Speakers Set to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Speech By News Desk Watch the player above for a live stream of the events on Aug. 28 from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak around 2:45 p.m. President Obama will mark the 50th anniversary of… Continue reading
Aug 26 How a Carousel Ride Became Part of America’s Civil Rights History On the same day Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of his dream for little black boys and girls, little Sharon Langley broke the color barrier at an amusement park in Maryland. Today, a symbol from that event is steps from… Continue reading
Aug 26 Breaking Down ‘Breaking Bad’ Walter White demonstrates chemistry as "the study of change" in the pilot episode of AMC's Breaking Bad. Photo by AMC's Breaking Bad. With "Breaking Bad's" return to the airwaves and approaching series finale, we can't help but pause… Continue reading
Aug 23 ‘My Dad heard the call to action.’ Gwen Ifill on her father and Martin Luther King By Gwen Ifill Somewhere in that sea of optimistic humanity on August 28, 1963, was my father. He heard Dr. King's call to action. That’s what his children heard too. Continue reading
Aug 22 What Makes a Great American Comic Book Superhero? By Christina Bellantoni Comic books galore, sold on the streets of New York City. Photo by Christina Bellantoni/PBS NewsHour. It's not just great CGI animation and big-name actors that make Spiderman and Iron Man such big hits at the box office. The resurgence… Continue reading
Aug 22 Man of Steel Still Saving the World After 75 Years By Katelyn Polantz In 2013 Superman marks his 75th anniversary. Over the decades the hero has leaped from comic books to movies, TV shows, radio, video games and merchandise. But Superman's main goal of protecting truth, justice and the American way remains the… Continue reading
Aug 22 50 Years Later, Youth Reflect on Race in America and MLK’s Dream By Thaisi Da Silva PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs gathered voices of American youth, who reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. King delivered his famous address 50 years ago on Aug. 28 at the… Continue reading