Nation Feb 06 Will new manufacturing ease Mississippi's 'psychosis of poverty?' In Mississippi, where the unemployment rate peaks at 15 percent in some areas, pockets of new manufacturing have ignited hopes for an economic rebirth. And while signs of growth give some people hope for a new era, how much will…
Episode Feb 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 5, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine an international push for peace between Ukraine and Russia and the U.S. dilemma on providing lethal aid to Ukraine. Also: hackers break into Anthem's systems, if Gangnam Style helped the economy, fight against childhood…
Nation Feb 05 When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court? Justice Ginsburg answers that question
Science Feb 05 The $20 prosthetic knee that could change lives in India In Jaipur, India, about 150 patients show up every day at an organization that creates low-cost prosthetic limbs for people with mobility problems. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an innovative and affordable design being developed for those…
Nation Feb 05 Why are hackers targeting insurance companies? Hackers broke into a database at Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurance provider, which contained names, social security numbers, income data and addresses of 80 million people. Judy Woodruff speaks with Mark Bower of Voltage Security about who might…