Segment Jan 01 What's driving the deadly protests in Iran? Iranians continued to demonstrate against the clerical leadership on Monday amid economic hardships. Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, describes the factors behind the unrest and how the protests differ from previous ones.
World Jan 01 Decoding the mixed signals in Kim Jong Un's New Year speech In his annual New Year’s address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boasted of his country’s nuclear power, while reaching out to South Korea over next month’s Winter Olympic Games. Frank Jannuzi, who took part in the Clinton administration’s talks…
Nation Jan 01 Transgender individuals may now openly join the U.S. military As of Monday, openly transgender people are allowed to serve in the U.S. military, despite President Donald Trump tweeting last July that he would “not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity.” We take a second look…
World Jan 01 In Afghanistan, clearing landmines to save lives Afghanistan is home to the world’s largest landmine removal program, but as special correspondent Jennifer Glasse reports, mine agencies have done little to clear the explosives -- and casualties are mounting.
Episode Dec 31 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 31, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 31, the nation confronts severe cold as the year ends, and the number of journalists jailed across the world reaches an all-time high. Also, meet legendary photographer William Wegman and his dogs. Alison Stewart…
Nation Dec 31 Police often ill-equipped to handle hate crimes Less than half of people who are victims of hate crimes file reports with police, and an even lesser percentage see a conviction. In an attempt to examine the scale and effects of hate crimes in the U.S., ProPublica earlier…
World Dec 31 A record number of journalists are behind bars For the second year in a row, the number of journalists who are imprisoned has reached a historic high, according to a report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists. At a total of 260 people, CPJ’s Editorial Director Elana…
Episode Dec 30 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 30, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 30, anti-government protests continue across Iran, and the Lada, an old school Russian car, is embraced by the youth. Also, a look at the debate over public lands being declared national monuments. Alison Stewart…