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…
Episode Aug 06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 6, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, Aug. 6, Donald Trump endorses fellow republicans Ryan, McCain and Ayotte in a nod toward party unity. Later, in Florida, a once thriving ecosystem is struggle to survive. And, the lesser-known opioid at the center…
Health Aug 06 Concerns grow as fentanyl fuels rise in opioid overdose deaths According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999. But amid growing concern over the country’s problem with heroin and prescription opioids, a lesser-known drug in that same group is just…
World Aug 06 On the ground in Brazil as Olympic Games begin The Olympic Games began in Rio de Janeiro yesterday and even though there are still problems with the economy and sewage where athletes swim or sail, the games may help restore national pride there after months of bad press. Dom…
Science Aug 06 How septic tanks may imperil this Florida ecosystem In Florida, one of the nation’s largest waterways is in danger as septic tanks are disrupting the fragile ecosystem of the state’s Indian River Lagoon. NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Lisa Desai has the story, which was supported by the Florida…
Episode Aug 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 5, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton led in national polls this week as a former CIA chief endorsed her. Also, Chicago police video shows the fatal shooting of a black teenager, assessing the candidates’ economic plans, a child soldier’s struggle…
Arts Aug 05 When the victim becomes the criminal: a fresh look at the story of Patty Hearst In 1974, William Randolph Hearst’s granddaughter Patty was abducted from her California home by members of the radical Symbionese Liberation Army. After subsequent events suggested the teenager had joined the group, she was captured and sentenced -- but later pardoned.
Politics Aug 05 Brooks and Marcus on polls this week catching up with reality Judy Woodruff speaks with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus about the week in politics, including how Donald Trump’s controversial behavior further boosted Hillary Clinton’s post-convention polls, the “exquisitely difficult” position of anti-Trump Republicans…