Episode Nov 12 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 12, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at the free speech vs. hate speech debate taking place on college campuses. Also: A culture clash for refugee newcomers in Sweden, empowering students to learn without teachers, honoring a soldier who saved his…
Nation Nov 11 Honoring service members lost in combat by cheering on their families As Americans recognize veterans' service to our country, some are also paying tribute to those who have lost a family member in war. Special correspondent Dennis Kellogg from our PBS station in Nebraska reports on one organization's efforts to support…
Arts Nov 11 Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns his powers of observation to Sherlock's brother Mycroft Holmes is the elusive and possibly more intelligent older brother of Sherlock Holmes. Now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- NBA All-Star, writer and Arthur Conan Doyle devotee -- has co-authored a novel about the lesser known but no less intriguing brother…
World Nov 11 What an ancient boneyard reveals about our earliest global wanderers On a years-long hike across the globe, journalist Paul Salopek is following the path humans took after the Ice Age. One of the most important human migration sites in the world is in Dmanisi, Georgia, where people have walked for…
Nation Nov 11 Why more and more Millennials aren't leaving the nest A new analysis of census data from the Pew Research Center finds that 36 percent of women between the ages of 18-34 are living at home with parents or relatives, while an earlier analysis found that 43 percent of men…
Nation Nov 11 New York attorney general calls foul on fantasy sports companies The two leading companies of the multi-billion dollar fantasy sports industry are under scrutiny from New York's attorney general, who has declared they should not be able to operate in that state since they constitute illegal gambling. William Brangham learns…
Politics Nov 11 GOP presidential candidates come out divided on immigration Republican presidential candidates met up for their fourth face-off in Milwaukee, where the biggest policy differences came out on immigration. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the different GOP reform proposals with Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law…
Nation Nov 11 News Wrap: Obama calls for progress on veterans' services In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown in observance of Veterans Day, and used the occasion to call for more progress on speeding up medical services and disability claims. Also, Myanmar’s…
Episode Nov 11 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 11, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Republican debate heats up over illegal immigration. Also: New York’s attorney general cracks down on fantasy sports, journalist Paul Salopek follows the path of ancient humans, why young people are moving home with their parents,…
Arts Nov 10 Bryan Cranston on the lesson of 'Trumbo': All opinions should be heard Dalton Trumbo was a successful Hollywood screenwriter, but in 1947 he was blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten -- a group of writers and directors who refused to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Jeffrey Brown…