World Sep 29 How this farming project helps Afghan women grow financial independence In the 15 years since the U.S. went into Afghanistan, $1.5 billion has been spent to develop women’s rights in the country. But even with significant improvements, there remain many hardships, including domestic violence and the lack of educational opportunity.
Arts Sep 29 Photographer documents the beauty of difference across the LGBT spectrum It’s hard to look someone in the eye and deny their humanity, says iO Tillett Wright. Now Wright has spent the past six years photographing people who identify across the LGBT spectrum. Wright offers a Brief but Spectacular take on…
Arts Sep 29 This DJ mixes the world’s local music to create a global sound Jace Clayton, aka DJ/rupture, spends his time traveling, absorbing music as well as creating it. To create his art, he mixes various melodies and rhythms from all over the world in order to create new, complex sounds. Jeffrey Brown speaks…
Nation Sep 29 Investigators delve into mystery of Hoboken’s rush hour train crash A rush hour commuter rail train smashed into a station in Hoboken on Thursday, killing one and injuring more than one hundred. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Brenda Flanagan of NJTV News about the factors that may have led to the…
Nation Sep 29 News Wrap: Congress considers fix to bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia In our news wrap Thursday, Republican congressional leaders opened the door for changes in a new law allowing the relatives of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. White House spokesman John Earnest said Congress may be having buyers remorse after…
Politics Sep 29 How the rise of early voting is changing campaign tactics November 8 is the big day, but voters are already starting to cast their ballots. When all is said and done, one third of votes will be cast early this election. Lisa Desjardins offers a look at what happened on…
Economy Sep 29 Why seeing Trump’s tax returns really matters Having declined to release his tax returns, Donald Trump made an offhand remark at the first presidential debate that made people wonder if the real estate tycoon pays any tax at all. But that’s just one part of the equation.
Nation Sep 29 Newark’s mayor on solutions he is using to change his city making it a better place for all
Episode Sep 29 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 29, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, a New Jersey commuter train crashes into the station in Hoboken, causing at least one death. Also: How the candidates are taking advantage of early voting, the changing lives of Afghan women, making sense of Donald…
Politics Sep 28 Maureen Dowd on why politics in 2016 sounds like a ‘primal scream and death rattle’ Why does the presidential political landscape look like it’s been ripped from the ‘90s? And will Donald Trump inspire more celebrities to run for the highest office? New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd sits down with Gwen Ifill to discuss…