World Aug 23 Malala: Children around the world should fight for education Continuing her journey as an international education advocate, Malala Yousafzai joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how to inspire children around the world to fight for education.
Nation Aug 23 Mistaken identity in background checks can cost applicants job offers Today, nearly 90 percent of employers run a check on at least some of their applicants. As more employers throughout the country use background checks to review job applicants, NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson takes a look at the job-screening process,…
Episode Aug 22 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Friday, August 22, 2014 Tonight on the program, we look into Iraq and why Kurdish fighters lack the military might to fight against the Islamic State. Also: "Orange is the New Black" author Piper Kerman talks the American justice system and the Netflix adaptation,…
Nation Aug 22 How will ALS ice bucket challenge money be spent? From George W. Bush to Kermit the Frog, scores of celebrities and thousands of others have posted videos of ice water being dumped over their heads. It’s all to raise money to battle ALS, a disease that destroys nerve cells…
Arts Aug 22 'Orange Is the New Black' author's biggest mistake inspired prison activism and a hit TV show