Science Dec 06 A Brief But Spectacular take on working together for climate action Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and founder of Third Act, an organization that encourages people over 60 to take action on climate change. He also helped to found 350.org, which was the first global grassroots climate campaign, organizing protests on…
Episode Dec 05 December 5, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a Christian web designer can refuse to serve same-sex couples based on her religious beliefs. Then, the U.S., Europe and other nations impose a price cap on Russian oil…
Nation Dec 05 News Wrap: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket in the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, the CDC reported that U.S. hospitalizations for the flu are the highest they've been in a decade this early in the season, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize its updated COVID booster for children 6…
Politics Dec 05 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Georgia's Senate race, Trump's comments on the Constitution NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the Georgia runoff election for U.S. Senate, Republicans’ reactions to former President Trump's comments about suspending…
Episode Dec 02 December 2, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, employers add more jobs to the nation's overall economy, even as the tech industry is hit with massive layoffs. In her new memoir, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa explores how online misinformation has…
Nation Dec 02 News Wrap: Labor report shows economy added 263,000 jobs in November In our news wrap Friday, U.S. hiring remained strong in November despite slow economic growth and high inflation, Democrats voted for a major shake-up to their presidential primary calendar with South Carolina the first state to vote instead of Iowa…
Nation Dec 02 Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on 'How to Stand Up to a Dictator' More than a year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, journalist Maria Ressa still faces a series of criminal charges in her native country of the Philippines. She spent much of her time reporting on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s…
Nation Dec 02 Brooks and Capehart on the Democrats' plan to shake up the presidential primary calendar New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Democrats' plan to shakeup the road to the White House, President Biden and Congress halt a…
Episode Dec 01 December 1, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, former Vice President Mike Pence sits down with us to discuss the Jan. 6 insurrection and why he supported legal challenges to the 2020 election. Early voters wait in line for hours to cast ballots in…
Nation Dec 01 News Wrap: Senate votes to prevent railroad strike but rejects granting more paid leave In our news wrap Thursday, a bill to prevent a railroad strike is headed to President Biden after it passed the Senate, but Senators rejected a separate measure to grant seven days of paid sick leave to workers, the Supreme…