Nation Dec 29 Budding regulation in one of California's marijuana meccas As more states move to legalize pot, Humboldt County, California, an epicenter of the underground marijuana industry, has begun a new, bold experiment to bring growers out of the shadows and regulate the growth, sale and environmental impact of cannabis.
World Dec 29 What it means that the U.S. is not part of the Syria cease-fire There is a new cease-fire agreement in Syria, but this time without the U.S. at the negotiating table. Will it last when so many others have failed? William Brangham speaks with Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East…
World Dec 29 U.S. retaliation meant to expose, dissuade increasing Russian aggression The Obama administration wanted to send a message to Russia and top levels of its government: there will be consequences for election meddling and other aggressions. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Lisa Monaco, special assistant to the president, about the intended…
Episode Dec 28 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec 28, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State John Kerry warns Israel's prime minister that support of Israeli settlements in the West Bank undermines peace in the region. Also: Donald Trump's promise to "drain the swamp," a look back at the…
Arts Dec 28 The shows you should have watched in 2016 What were the best TV or streaming shows of 2016? Jeffrey Brown sits down with television critics UPROXX’s Alan Sepinwall and NPR’s Eric Deggans to discuss their picks.
Politics Dec 28 News Wrap: Trump touts jobs coming to the U.S. In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced new jobs coming to the U.S. from telecom giant Sprint and satellite firm OneWeb. Speaking late in the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Mr. Trump said it’s all part of a…
Politics Dec 28 Kerry on Israel: Friends need to tell each other hard truths Secretary of State John Kerry in a farewell speech blamed Israel’s settler movement and its “most right-wing government ever” for rejecting a two-state solution, explaining why the U.S. decided not to veto a UN resolution. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
World Dec 28 What does Kerry's speech mean for U.S.-Israel relations? With Secretary of State John Kerry’s tough, parting words on Israel and the recent UN Security Council resolution vote, former State Department officials James Jeffrey and Ilan Goldberg join Hari Sreenivasan to examine the state of relations between the two…
Politics Dec 28 Can Trump change Washington? “Drain the swamp” was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s frequent refrains on the campaign trail. Lisa Desjardins talks with Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, and Paul Miller, president of The National Institute for Lobbying &…
Science Dec 28 The science that shaped 2016 What did 2016 mean for science? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien sits down with William Brangham to discuss some of the more remarkable discoveries, innovations and setbacks this year, including the confirmation of one of Einstein's major predictions, the global outbreak…