World Nov 28 How will plunging oil prices affect the economy? The price of oil dropped to a four-year low after the OPEC cartel decided not to cut production levels. Judy Woodruff speaks with Kevin Book of ClearView Energy Partners about the national and global consequences of cheap gas and for…
Nation Nov 28 News Wrap: Black Friday inspires frenzied shopping, protests on workers' rights and Ferguson
Episode Nov 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 27, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the latest Taliban attacks in Afghanistan and what is unusual about them. Also: A promising vaccine for Ebola, how teachers can talk to students about the situation in Ferguson, how the…
Nation Nov 27 Stopping illegal fish dumping in Montana before it's too late In Montana, illegal fish dumping of non-native species is threatening the state’s native trout. In a segment for Student Reporting Labs, Meri DeMarois and her mentor Anna Rau of MontanaPBS report on how conservation organizations are working to protect the…
Politics Nov 27 Using a numbers-based approach to end political gridlock in 'Moneyball for Government'
Nation Nov 27 How the music industry uses big data to create the next big hit Is big data killing good music? As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff speaks with Derek Thompson, whose piece in this month’s magazine featured how data collected by Shazam and other music apps is…
Education Nov 27 How teachers can talk to students about Ferguson The events in Ferguson have sparked discussions in homes and communities, including schools. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown speaks with #FergusonSyllabus creator Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University and Liz Collins of Washington Latin Public Charter School on how teachers can use Missouri…
Health Nov 27 Is an Ebola vaccine on the horizon? For the first time, an experimental vaccine taken by 20 healthy adults is successfully and safely stimulating an immunity against Ebola. Judy Woodruff talks to Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health on how the vaccine was developed and…