World Sep 22 What's the financial case for divesting from fossil fuels? So far, $50 billion has been pledged in divestment from fossil fuels over the next five years. Gwen Ifill sits down with Jenna Nicholas of Divest-Invest Philanthropy, who advised the participating foundations, to discuss the financial and social ramifications of…
Episode Sep 22 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 22, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at protests against capitalism's role in climate change and whether divesting from fossil fuels can make a difference. Also: thousands of Syrian refugees flee fighting between Islamic State militants and Syrian militia,…
World Sep 21 Where does the global community stand on climate change action? Hundred of thousands of people marched Sunday in New York and in other cities around the world demanding that world leaders do more to halt climate change. For more, Katherine Bagley, a reporter with InsideClimate News, joins Hari Sreenivasan in New…
Science Sep 21 Man on Mars? NASA's Maven spacecraft explores the possibility The NASA Maven spacecraft is expected to complete a 10-month voyage to Mars on Sunday. Once in orbit, NASA scientists will gather information about the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Information that will hopefully offer clues about Earth’s climate and the future…
Episode Sep 21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 21, 2014 On this edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend for Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, hundreds of thousands turn out in New York City and around the world to demand action to halt climate change. Miles O'Brien explains why a new mission to…
Episode Sep 20 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 20, 2014 On this edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, dozens of Turkish hostages held by Islamic State militants are freed. Later, why can't retailers stop hackers from carrying out massive data breaches? And, in our signature segment,…
Nation Sep 20 Should pro athletes be considered role models? Students weigh in. By a two-to-one margin, Americans disapprove of the way the NFL has handled domestic violence incidents involving its players, according to a poll conducted by ABC News and Marist college. The NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs team asked high school students…