Economy Jun 25 How economists think differently from other humans In economics, a theory has long prevailed that markets are based on people making rational choices. But behavioral economist Richard Thaler is seeking to prove that there is far more randomness to our financial decisions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks…
Nation Jun 25 Is this the end of Obamacare legal challenges? The Supreme Court handed down a victory for the Affordable Care Act, ruling that people living in states with federal health exchanges are eligible for tax subsidies despite language in the law. Gwen Ifill looks at the ruling with Marcia…
Nation Jun 25 News Wrap: After measles outbreak, California lawmakers vote for strict vaccination bill In our news wrap Thursday, the California State Assembly voted to require that nearly all public school children get their shots, or otherwise be homeschooled. Also, Congress completed work on a major trade package, clearing the way for the Obama…
Nation Jun 25 Chief Justice Roberts: Congress passed ACA to improve insurance markets, not destroy them The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act for a second time, stating that states with federally run exchanges can still receive tax subsidies. Had the court ruled against subsidies, millions of Americans would have been left…
Jun 25 From web to TV hit, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer recount rise of 'Broad City' Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer offer their brief but spectacular take on how they went from struggling for stage time in an improv group to creating their own cable comedy show, "Broad City."…
Episode Jun 24 PBS NewsHour full episode June 24, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was formally sentenced to death for the Boston Marathon bombing. Also: Easing hostage rules to allow U.S. families to pay ransoms, the Senate grants Obama fast-track trade authority win, Charleston’s mayor on race and…
World Jun 24 China, U.S. wrap up talks amid growing distrust This week, high-level delegations from China and the U.S. met in Washington for their annual talks. Evan Osnos of The New Yorker joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the meeting and the tension between the two nations on issues like cyber…
Nation Jun 24 Why North Dakota's oil fields are so deadly for workers When Brendan Wegner went to work in North Dakota's Bakken oil fields, his family had no idea it was so dangerous. On average, a worker dies every six weeks. On his first day on the rig, Wegner was killed by…
Nation Jun 24 Charleston's mayor on confronting racism with honesty Long-serving Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley is leading his city through the tragedy and aftermath of the Emmanuel AME shootings. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault interviews Riley about effective policing, race relations and reaching Americans who don’t think that racism is their…
World Jun 24 Refusing to pay ransom won't stop kidnapping, says former hostage The White House cleared the path for the families of hostages to be able to pay ransom, and offered other changes for how the government handles hostage cases. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner gets reaction from Michael Scott Moore,…