World Aug 17 News Wrap: Deadly bombing rocks popular Thai shrine In our news wrap Monday, a bombing in Bangkok has killed dozens and injured more than 100. Also, a cyber-attack on the IRS was far worse than originally believed: more than 330,000 taxpayer accounts may have been accessed in a…
Episode Aug 16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 16, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, August 16th, 2015, experts discuss the unique partnership between the NSA and AT&T, scholars and friends weigh in on the life of the late civil rights leader, Julian Bond, and Hawaiian residents invest in solar…
Nation Aug 16 Grief and gratitude: Friends remember Julian Bond's life of service Longtime civil rights leader and former NAACP president Julian Bond died Saturday in Florida, at age 75. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, a civil rights pioneer, joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Martha's Vineyard, to discuss the legacy of Julian Bond.
Nation Aug 16 Switched on: Rooftop solar is on the move again in Hawaii, but for how long? Rooftop solar is moving again in Hawaii, where many homeowners have installed rooftop panels to capitalize on federal and state tax credits for using solar energy. Approvals were stalled by the local utility company that worried the abundant users might…
Politics Aug 16 Inside AT&T and the NSA's 'highly collaborative' partnership An article published jointly by The New York Times and Pro-Publica reports that AT&T demonstrated an "extreme willingness to help" the NSA, according to documents from Edward Snowden. Among other revelations, the article reports that AT&T forwarded a million emails…
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…