Episode Feb 19 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 19, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discusses preventing violent extremism at its root. Also: How terrorists finance their deadly work, the secretary of health and human services on the successes and challenges of Obamacare, Yazidi girls trapped by…
Economy Feb 19 What’s the price of paying for hostages? The economics behind funding and fighting terrorism Hostage-taking has become an important moneymaker for terror groups including the Islamic State. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the larger price of paying ransom and cost-effective ways of fighting terror.
Health Feb 19 A look at the challenges threatening the health of Obamacare More than 11 million people have enrolled for health insurance in the second year of the new marketplaces, and more than 80 percent of enrollees have been eligible for subsidies. The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can provide…
World Feb 19 Ban Ki-moon on preventing terrorism by protecting human rights In an interview with Judy Woodruff, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that military action cannot be not the sole response to extremism, and stresses the importance of protecting the rights of marginalized people. They also discuss Syria's President Bashar al-Assad,…
Arts Feb 19 Diva Deborah Voigt on the ‘lonely business’ of opera that led to addictions Opera performer Deborah Voigt has starred on some of the world’s great stages, rising to be one of the most prominent singers of her generation. But she’s also made headlines for her figure, which has sometimes stopped her from portraying…
Nation Feb 19 News Wrap: Two deaths linked to ‘superbug’ infection in Los Angeles In our news wrap Thursday, two patients at a UCLA hospital have died from a “superbug” outbreak that has infected at least seven people; 170 others may have been exposed. Also, an arctic blast swept through the South, reaching Florida’s…
Episode Feb 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 18, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, an assault by Russian-backed separatists forces thousands of Ukrainian troops to retreat from a key town in Eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire. Also: Confronting extremism at home and abroad, Boston digs its way out of 100…
World Feb 18 What can the U.S. do to stop radicalization at home? With growing concern over global extremism, the question of how to counter and prevent radicalization is the focus of a three-day summit at the White House. Judy Woodruff talks to Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic Congress and Matthew Levitt…