Economy Aug 16 Exposé reveals Amazon’s ‘severe’ workplace culture According to a story in The New York Times, the success of Amazon.com, the world's largest retailer, is motivated by a data-driven workforce and a corporate culture where employees are pushed to the limit. David Streitfeld, one of the article's…
Nation Aug 16 How Julian Bond became a champion of human rights PBS Correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault reflects on the life of Julian Bond, whom she knew as the first black student to attend the University of Georgia in 1961.
Episode Aug 15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 15, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, August 15th, 2015, a Guantanamo Bay prisoner on a hunger strike causes deep divides within the U.S. government, experts examine underfunded schools and racial segregation in the American education system, and from Hawaii, producing power…
World Aug 15 U.S. blocks release of hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee The U.S. government is opposing the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Tariq Ba Odah, who has been on a hunger strike for eight years and is among the 52 who have been cleared for release from the prison. On Friday,…
Education Aug 15 Florida schools get failing grade due to re-segregation, investigation finds This week, an investigation of five Florida elementary schools in low-income, predominantly black neighborhoods of St. Petersburg labeled the schools 'failure factories,' partially blaming racial re-segregation over the past eight years. Tampa Bay Times reporter Michael LaForgia joins Hari Sreenivasan…
Education Aug 15 Washington lawmakers to address education funding after court fines state The national debate over education quality is playing out in Washington state this week, where state leaders are set to begin addressing inequalities in public school funding next week. The meetings come on the heels of a state Supreme Court…
Episode Aug 14 PBS NewsHour full episode August 14, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, a new chapter for Cuban relations as the U.S. embassy reopens after 54 years. Also: A wrap of this week’s political news with David Brooks and David Corn, revisits a key period in the evolution of…
Arts Aug 14 Does Sesame Street’s new address change its mission? Sesame Street, the beloved children's television series and PBS staple since 1969, will have a new address coming this fall. A five-year partnership with HBO means episodes will air first on the premium pay cable channel before appearing on public…
Arts Aug 14 ‘Straight Outta Compton’ calls out racial divide that lingers today The album "Straight Outta Compton" by rap group NWA burst onto the hip hop scene in 1988, evoking the turmoil of gang violence, crack cocaine and poverty and the tension between young black Americans and the police. A new movie,…
Politics Aug 14 Brooks and Corn on Cuba as campaign issue, Jeb Bush on Islamic State blame New York Times columnist David Brooks and David Corn of Mother Jones join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, why Jeb Bush is calling out the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton for the rise of the Islamic State, including…