Politics Aug 08 Trump proposes 3-tier income tax structure, regulation freeze Donald Trump laid out his economic plan today in Detroit, proposing an across-the-board income tax reduction as well as a freeze on agency regulations. Trump also attacked Hillary Clinton’s policy approach, arguing it “punishes" workers and business owners in the…
Nation Aug 08 Alabama lawyer seeks to remind school-based police that students are still children Last September, a federal court in Alabama ruled that the disciplinary practices used by the Birmingham Police Department toward high school students were unconstitutional. The police department’s appeal will be heard next month. Ebony Howard, the lawyer who filed the…
Arts Aug 08 3 solo artists describe the ‘excellent exercise’ of musical collaboration hey were used to being in charge of their own voices, their own lyrics, their own paths. But recently, singers Neko Case, K.D. Lang and Laura Veirs put autonomy aside to form a single group. The goal was to create…
World Aug 08 Team USA is hitting its marks in Rio — and hitting back at doping Team USA has been living up to expectations during the first few days in Rio de Janeiro. Judy Woodruff speaks with USA Today's Christine Brennan about initial U.S. achievements, criticism of Russian athletes in response to the doping scandal, how…
Politics Aug 08 In a fluctuating race, will Donald Trump’s reset succeed? In light of his dip in the polls last week, Donald Trump attempted to reset his campaign on Monday by talking about economic policy. Meanwhile, both candidates have taken to questioning each other’s mental health, and a new competitor is…
Episode Aug 07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 7, 2016 On this episode for Sunday, Aug. 7, rebels in Syria advance on government forces in the embattled city of Aleppo, peace talks aimed at resolving Yemen’s 16-month civil war are suspended and the Obama administration declassifies its playbook for drone…
Politics Aug 07 How the Green Party plans to compete in 2016 The RealClearPolitics National Average of polls for the general election has Green Party candidate Jill Stein in fourth place with just four percent support. But that isn’t preventing her party from trying to have an impact in November. For more,…
World Aug 07 Inside America’s 18-page drone strike ‘playbook’ The Obama administration has declassified a previously secret document, often referred to as the drone strike “playbook” that outlines how drone targets are chosen and approved. For more on what’s in the 18-page document and what it reveals, Charlie Savage…
World Aug 07 Bringing ballet to the townships of South Africa A sprawling township outside of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg has become synonymous with a continued struggle nearly two decades after the end of apartheid. But while many cultural divides still remain, some black South Africans are now turning…