World Jun 28 Two months later, search for missing Nigerian schoolgirls continues More than two months after their capture, the search continues for more than 200 girls kidnapped by extremists in Nigeria. New reports suggest search efforts are being scaled back, despite more kidnappings. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Michelle Faul, the Associated…
Arts Jun 28 'Degenerate Art' exhibit explores Nazi assault on modern art A new exhibit at the Neue Galerie in New York juxtaposes the classical 19th century paintings and sculptures that Adolf Hitler loved, with the abstract art that he hated and labeled "degenerate." The Nazis put on a show of so-called…
Health Jun 28 Are generic drugs being delayed to market? Are generic drugs being delayed to market by so-called "pay for delay" deals between drug companies? The deals happen after generic drug companies challenge the patents on brand-name drugs. The settlements include a date that the generic drug can enter…
Health Jun 27 Why we're all paying the cost of excessive drinking Excessive alcohol consumption accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age Americans each year, making it the fourth leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. And it's not just alcoholic drinkers at risk; partying, bingeing and daily drinking…
Politics Jun 27 Shields and Ponnuru on House GOP vs. Obama, missing IRS emails Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including how incumbents held their ground against the tea party in last Tuesday’s primaries, Rep. John Boehner’s threat to sue President…
World Jun 27 Trade deal locks Poroshenko and Russia in standoff In a move that angered Moscow, Ukraine’s new leader signed a trade deal to bring his country closer to Europe. Jeffrey Brown talks to Matthew Rojansky of the Wilson Center and Nikolas Gvosdev of the U.S. Naval War College about…
World Jun 27 Ukraine signs EU trade pact over Russian objections Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko traveled to Brussels to sign the trade agreement that sparked the crisis in Ukraine late last year. His Kremlin-backed predecessor had balked at further integrating with Europe, and move away from Russia. In Washington, a State…
Episode Jun 27 Friday, June 27, 2014 Tonight on the program, we look at Iraq where the country's top Shiite cleric called for politicians to rally behind a new prime minister. Also: Ukraine signed an EU trade deal despite objections from Russia, providing long-term care at reasonable…
Health Jun 27 Fixing the disconnect between Medicare and Medicaid to serve the most vulnerable Americans Providing long term care at a reasonable cost — especially for low-income Americans who are elderly or have disabilities — has long been a challenge in the U.S. In California, long term care providers are coordinating in order to tackle…
World Jun 27 Unease in Baghdad grows amid echoes of past sectarian strife The U.S. is now flying armed drones over Baghdad to protect U.S. civilians and military forces in the Iraqi capital, the Pentagon confirmed. Also, Human Rights Watch released a report alleging that ISIL conducted mass executions of more than 160…