Nation Nov 27 How your cellphone is silently disrupting your social life Can a cellphone reduce the amount of empathy we feel for each other? In her new book “Reclaiming Conversation,” author Sherry Turkle argues that technology is creating the illusion of togetherness, while reducing actual communication and connection. She joins Jeffrey…
Politics Nov 27 Shields and Brooks on protesting police shootings, sizing up GOP contenders Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss protests in Chicago against the killing of Laquan McDonald and lethal force by police, how the Paris attacks have affected the fight against the…
Nation Nov 27 Steering young people away from a life mixed up with gangs Naomi McSwain was once a member of the notorious Crips gang in South Los Angeles before leaving that path of violence and drug use to devote her career to helping other young people escape. McSwain sits down with special correspondent…
Politics Nov 27 GOP 2016 candidates face critical moment as field tightens It's been eight months since the first Republican campaign for the 2016 presidential election kicked off, and the race among the many candidates is starting to come into focus. Political director Lisa Desjardins takes a look at how the field…
World Nov 27 Witness to the Paris attacks embraces his ‘survivor’s obligation’ How does one recover from the trauma of being caught in the middle of a terrorist attack? Psychotherapist Mark Colclough, who was in one of the Paris cafes when it was attacked by gunmen two weeks ago, offers some special…
Nation Nov 27 Gunman captured after hours-long siege at Planned Parenthood A gunman entered a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday afternoon, wounding multiple people and engaging in gun battles with police. The suspect was taken into custody after holing up inside the building for several hours. Hari…
Nation Nov 27 News Wrap: Thousands march in Chicago to protest black teen’s death In our news wrap Friday, thousands marched along a main artery of Chicago on the day after Thanksgiving to take part in "Black Out Friday," a demonstration aimed at shutting down a busy retail district to protest the police shooting…
Episode Nov 26 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 26, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, British Prime Minister David Cameron calls for airstrikes in Syria, France and Russia agreed to fight Islamic State together, and we look into how pilgrims were America's original economic migrants. Plus, New Mexico offers a solution…
Politics Nov 26 225 Years of Presidential Thanksgiving meals Since George Washington proclaimed the first public day of Thanksgiving, 44 presidents have eaten their way through the holiday. In our NewsHour shares of the day, a look at some especially memorable menus and incidents.