World Aug 25 Is a Military Intervention in Syria Inevitable? Steven Cook, senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. A day after a revelation by a senior Obama administration official that there is "very little doubt" that…
World Aug 25 U.S. Considers Military Options in Syria Richard Gowan, Research Director of New York University's Center on International Cooperation, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the administration's military options in Syria. Read Gowan's World Politics Review article "Diplomatic Fallout: Can the West Manage a Long War…
World Aug 19 Is a Fractured Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s Future? Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, joins Hari Sreenivasan to examine the continuing unrest in Egypt. Professor Haykel, an expert on regional politics and culture, stresses that Egypt's influence over its neighbors should not…
World Aug 17 Civilian Patrols Complicate Cairo Crisis // Maria Abi-Habib, roving Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Cairo via Skype. Abi-Habib looks at the growing number of neighborhood civilian "committees" patrolling the streets, a trend born of a…
Science Jul 19 White House Hosts Google Hangout on Superheroes At noon Friday, the White House will host a Google+ Hangout on "The Stuff Superheroes are Made Of," featuring experts who are turning science fiction into reality. Experts who are working to develop impenetrable liquid armor, self-healing synthetic skin and,…
Nation Jul 03 All-American Reads: NewsHour Staff Recommends Books to Enjoy This 4th The American experience is diverse. It's filled with characters and a multitude of stories just waiting to be heard, or read. As Americans kick off celebrations for Independence Day, PBS NewsHour staff have shared their favorite books about the United…
Health Jul 02 Key Provision of Health Reform Law Delayed Until 2015 President Obama's signature on the health care reform law at the White House in March 2010. Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy. The Obama administration announced Tuesday it is delaying the employer mandate portion of the health care law…
Nation Jul 01 Hari Sreenivasan Answers Your Questions During a Reddit ‘AMA’ Join Hari Sreenivasan for a reddit "Ask me Anything" 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday. PBS NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan will host a reddit "Ask Me Anything" beginning at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday. Sreenivasan joined the NewsHour in December 2009 as…
Politics Jun 17 Live Coverage of Supreme Court Decisions The Supreme Court could make landmark rulings on three major issues this month, weighing affirmative action in higher education, the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act,…
Politics Jun 13 Live Coverage of Supreme Court Decisions Thursday The Supreme Court could make landmark rulings on three major issues this month, weighing affirmative action in higher education, the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act,…