Politics Oct 30 Authenticity matters to voters deciding Alaska’s Senate race One of the most competitive and consequential Senate races this year is in Alaska, where voters give more than lip service to state identity and their suspicion of outsiders -- and President Obama. Liz Ruskin of Alaska Public Media offers…
World Oct 30 News Wrap: Burkina Faso declares state of emergency In our news wrap Thursday, protesters in Burkina Faso stormed the parliament and set it on fire to protest the rule of its president, who has been in power for 27 years. Also, the U.S. economy continued to make solid…
Arts Oct 30 ‘Disgraced’ interrogates definitions of identity and Islam in America Amir is a successful corporate lawyer living a version of the American Dream, who has turned his back on the Muslim faith of his parents. The Broadway play "Disgraced," by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, tells the story of how…
Episode Oct 29 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 29, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine President Obama's role in the upcoming midterm elections as well as November's big issue ballot initiatives. Also: Why the Federal Reserve is ending its money creation programs, The Atlantic and NewsHour look at peculiar…
Nation Oct 29 Red Cross defends response to Hurricane Sandy two years on After Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeast in 2012, the Red Cross supplied food, clothes and shelter to tens of thousands left homeless by the storm. But two years later, internal documents show logistical problems and communication snafus led to wasteful…
Economy Oct 29 Why the Fed frets about both jobs and inflation After six years of financial stimulus to mitigate the fallout from the 2008 collapse, the Federal Reserve is ending its money creation programs. But the country is still in economic recovery and the role of the Federal Reserve is still…