Politics Jan 02 Looking back at the life of unapologetic liberal Mario Cuomo Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo died Thursday at 82, leaving behind a reputation as a “liberal lion” after serving three terms from 1983 to 1994. Hari Sreenivasan remembers Cuomo’s political life, from his career as a fierce Democrat during…
Nation Jan 01 Bishops Consider Stance of Catholic Politicians America's Catholic bishops began a week-long conference in Colorado to discuss, among other issues, whether to withhold Communion based on parishioners' political beliefs. Following a look at how the debate developed in the Diocese of Colorado Springs, correspondent Jeffrey Brown…
Episode Jan 01 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 1, 2015 Tonight on this New Year's Day program, we examine the decision by an Egyptian appeals court to give three jailed Al Jazeera journalists a retrial. Also: does raising the minimum wage help the poor, how to keep your new year's…
Nation Jan 01 Journalist given exclusive access shares stories of trapped Chilean miners The 2010 Chilean mine collapse attracted attention far beyond South America, but only one journalist was given exclusive rights to their story. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Hector Tobar, author of “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried…
World Jan 01 In Soweto Gold beer, a taste of economic freedom Soweto, an enduring symbol of apartheid discrimination and impoverishment, is now home to the first microbrewery built in a black township. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal offers a look at South Africa's rising black middle class and what it means for…
Nation Jan 01 Want to keep your New Year's resolutions? Stop living in the present and focus on the future
World Jan 01 How three 'ordinary journalists' were caught between Egypt and Qatar After a year in jail, three Al Jazeera journalists accused of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood could be released after Egypt’s highest court accepted requests for an appeal and granted all three a retrial. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Borzou Daragahi of…
World Jan 01 Will a retrial in Egypt free three jailed journalists? Three Al Jazeera journalists jailed for more than a year have been granted a retrial by Egypt’s top appeals court, acknowledging flaws in the initial trial. The news is the first sign of hope for the prisoners and their families,…