Dec 08 Why Salem bought in to witchcraft hysteria In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to execute 19 people. She sits down with…
Politics Dec 08 Supreme Court mulls representation in ‘one person, one vote’ case Who should be counted when states divvy up their territory for representation: all residents or only those who can vote? The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday involving the very nuts and bolts of how American democracy works. Marcia Coyle…
Nation Dec 08 Are politics of fear driving anti-Muslim sentiment? The threat of attacks at home can drive divisive and dangerous rhetoric. How do we keep our fear in check? Gwen Ifill explores that question with Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic, Dalia Mogahed of the Institute for Social Policy and…
World Dec 08 The number of foreign recruits to the Islamic State is booming, but not in the U.S. As U.S. officials worry about attacks inspired by the Islamic State group, a new report says the number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria has increased dramatically in the past year. Judy Woodruff learns more from Richard Barrett…
Economy Dec 08 Should Congress rein in this controversial visa program? The EB-5 visa program allows foreign investors to obtain green cards, provided they invest $500,000 to $1 million. The program is up for reauthorization in Congress, and as economics correspondent Paul Solman reports, there is some controversy over whether or…
Nation Dec 08 News Wrap: Syrian refugee families arrive in U.S. amid state leaders’ objections In our news wrap Tuesday, Syrian refugee families arrived for resettlement in Indiana and Texas despite calls from Republican governors in both states to turn such refugees away. Also, Turkey's state-run news agency reports that six children among a group…
Politics Dec 08 Politicians grapple with how to fend off terror threats In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings, the question of how to respond to terror is dominating Congress and the presidential race. The House reviewed the visa waiver program, and Democrats called for greater gun control measures. Meanwhile, lawmakers…
World Dec 07 How an environmental group is trying to clean up China’s pollution problem China, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, has paid a great environmental price for becoming the world's factory. But experts say there is growing political will in Beijing to tackle the crisis. Special correspondent Fred de Sam…
World Dec 07 News Wrap: Climate deal negotiators move into critical phase In our news wrap Monday, negotiators on a global climate deal began the second and final week of the UN conference in Paris. A draft agreement was released over the weekend, which left all of the critical disputes unresolved. Also,…