World Aug 11 Can Abadi form a workable government for Iraq? Iraq’s president named a new prime minister, but Nouri al-Maliki refuses to give up his post, while the fight against Islamic militants continue. Gwen Ifill is joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk for an update on the…
Episode Aug 10 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Sunday, August 10, 2014 On this edition, new American efforts to save tens of thousands of Iraqis who fled from islamic jihadists, the burden of college debt and new statistics about how much it weighs on graduates and for how long, and from Boston,…
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…