Politics Aug 06 50 years on, does the Voting Rights Act offer adequate protection? Fifty years ago, the Voting Rights Act outlawed discriminatory practices used to stop Americans from casting a ballot. President Obama marked the occasion with civil rights leaders, cautioning that those rights are still at risk. Gwen Ifill talks to Imani…
Arts Aug 06 'Moneyball' author Michael Lewis on what execs and elites often overlook 'Moneyball' author Michael Lewis on what execs and elites often overlook…
Politics Aug 06 GOP candidates prepare to stand out in crowded debate The 17 Republican presidential candidates will square off tonight in two rounds of debate in Cleveland. With so many candidates, not to mention leading candidate and wildcard Donald Trump, curiosity about the debate is high. To discuss what we can…
Politics Aug 06 News Wrap: Pennsylvania AG charged for grand jury leak In our news wrap Thursday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was charged with obstruction of justice and perjury, connected to the leaking of grand jury information to damage opponents. Also, a massive California wildfire known as the Rocky Fire is…
Health Aug 06 What caused the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in NYC? New York is facing the largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in its history: eight people have died from the respiratory illness since early July, and nearly 100 cases have been reported. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Dr. Anne Schuchat of…
Economy Aug 06 Building an oasis in a Philadelphia food desert In Philadelphia, a fourth-generation supermarket owner has gone where others have feared to tread: food deserts, low-income neighborhoods that have no direct access to a real grocery store. The small chain has given these communities a place to get nutritious…
Episode Aug 05 PBS NewsHour full episode August 5, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama stepped up his full court press against critics of the Iran nuclear deal. Also: GOP candidates prepare to take the debate stage in Cleveland, violent backlash against foreigners living in South Africa, providing generous…
Nation Aug 05 Why Netflix just offered the most generous parental leave policy in the country Netflix has announced that it will be offering employees unlimited paid parental leave of up to a year after one gives birth to or adopts a child. Netflix joins other tech companies that offer generous family leave packages, in stark…
Arts Aug 05 Civil War tragedy 'Cold Mountain' inspires opera "Cold Mountain," the bestselling Civil War novel by Charles Frazier, tells the story of a Confederate soldier who decides he has had enough and walks away in search of the woman he left behind. Now that epic has been distilled…