World Aug 10 Beyond Iraq, what’s next for the Islamic State? As members of the Islamic State continue to brutally terrorize civilians in Iraq, experts are focusing on what's to come. Senior and National Securities Studies Fellow at the New America Foundation Douglas Ollivant joins Hari Sreenivasan.
Arts Aug 10 From JFK to Warhol, contemporary artist Jamie Wyeth paints what he knows Painter Jamie Wyeth, a descendant of one of the country's most famous artist families, recounts the rich details of 60-year career, spanning from the rugged coast of Maine to painting President John F. Kennedy to befriending Andy Warhol. WGBH's Jared…
World Aug 09 Why Obama wants to use air power against the Islamic State In order to protect Americans and provide humanitarian aid to Iraq, President Obama on Saturday discussed efforts to slow advances by Islamic jihadists in northern Iraq and rescue thousands of civilians who have fled from them. Douglas Ollivant, a senior…
World Aug 09 Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan flee for safety as panic consumes region As the Islamic State Group moves even closer to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, residents of the Kurdish region are fleeing in droves to safer areas, as a state of panic consumes the region. Nour Malas of the Wall…
Nation Aug 09 Art or evidence? After appeal, court rules violent rap lyrics not a confession In a ruling that could have national implications, the New Jersey State Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Vonte Skinner's rap lyrics should not have been admitted at a murder trial, ruling that those graphic lyrics weren't sufficient evidence to prove…
Episode Aug 08 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | August 8, 2014 Friday on the NewsHour, President Obama authorizes airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq and we talk to the deputy national security advisor about the administration’s commitment to the mission. Also: Profit-sharing divides owners and employees at a successful supermarket chain,…
Economy Aug 08 Bare shelves for Market Basket as employees and shoppers unite in profit-sharing fight The owners of a successful New England grocery store chain are in a family feud over whether company profits should go to shareholders or to employees, some of whom have abandoned their shifts and hit the streets. Economics correspondent Paul…