Politics Jul 04 The history of politicians going way beyond the facts to court fear Political candidates’ rhetoric often gets heated, even inflammatory on the campaign trail. But when does it cross the line into the offensive or fear-mongering? Hari Sreenivasan gets a historical perspective from presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Beverly Gage of Yale…
Nation Jul 04 Writing is his redemption after spending his youth behind bars By the age of 19, Shaka Senghor was behind bars after his teen years as a drug dealer ended with a death on his hands. Senghor says his story is all too familiar for many young black men. The author…
World Jul 04 Defeated on the battlefield, ISIS steps up terror attacks There's no coincidence that the number and ferocity of ISIS terror attacks have increased in recent weeks as their losses on the battlefield mount. John Yang discusses the significance of the timing with Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The…
Nation Jul 04 For some NFL players, ban on medical marijuana is a real pain Percocet or pot? An increasing number of Americans are choosing to use legalized cannabis instead of highly addictive opioids to control chronic pain but not in the NFL where a blanket ban is still in place. A group of retired…
Arts Jul 04 Why you can't talk about the Southern kitchen without slaves' contributions The recipe for the bestselling brand of American whiskey wasn’t simply the invention of its founder — it was greatly influenced by a slave who worked for the distiller. That public acknowledgment by Jack Daniel’s helps raise broader questions about…
Nation Jul 04 On Fourth of July, celebrate heroes who fight for others Every Fourth of July, author Sebastian Junger says he thinks about what America means to military servicemen who came as emigrants to the U.S. What motivates them to fight and risk their lives in a country where they might be…
Politics Jul 04 More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton's FBI interview It started as a really bad weekend for Hillary Clinton after her husband’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and word that Mrs. Clinton was to be interviewed by federal agents. Donald Trump stepped all over that with a…
World Jul 04 Spate of global attacks shows growing reach of ISIS A Sunday bombing in Iraq — marking one of Baghdad’s bloodiest days in a decade — capped off a week of Islamic-State linked attacks spanning the globe. Before Iraq came a suicide bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which Turkey blamed…
World Jul 04 News Wrap: Three Saudi cities rocked by suicide bombings In our news wrap Monday, suicide bombings rocked three different cities in Saudi Arabia, just before the end of Ramadan. Two security officers died, in addition to the bombers. Also, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Independence Party, which is…
Episode Jul 04 PBS NewsHour full episode July 4, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, three attacks by the Islamic State in three countries have killed more than 200 people in the last few days. Also: More campaign controversies for Clinton and Trump, finding the line between political straight talk and…