Arts May 20 Graduate students encourage poetry through community service Master of Fine Arts students at Antioch University in Los Angeles are required to do community service to enhance the “writing life” of others. As part of our series Where Poetry Lives, poet laureate Natasha Trethewey joins Jeffrey Brown to…
World May 20 News Wrap: Thai army declares martial law In our news wrap Tuesday, Thailand’s military bypassed the country’s government and declared martial law in an effort to restore peace and order, denying it was a coup. Six months of political crisis in Thailand have sparked protests and deadly…
Episode May 19 Monday, May 19, 2014 Monday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department charged Chinese officials with cyber-espionage against U.S. businesses. Also: an update on tensions in Donetsk, hydrogen-powered vehicles prepare to hit the road, Sen. Elizabeth Warren discusses the future of the middle class, six…
Arts May 19 Former Burmese movie star finds leading role as activist In the 1980s and '90s, Kyaw Thu was one of Myanmar's leading film stars, appearing in more than 200 movies. He was so popular that the military government cast him in several propaganda films. But when he turned down a…
Politics May 19 Sen. Warren takes on Washington to give working class Americans 'A Fighting Chance' Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her new memoir, “A Fighting Chance,” in which she criticizes the big banks and Washington politicians for weakening America’s middle class. Warren advocates for a hike in the minimum wage to ensure…
Nation May 19 Which comes first, hydrogen-powered cars or the fueling stations? After spending more than a decade and billions of dollars on developing zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, carmakers are planning to release their models in California. But despite the state’s large demand for cars and tough air quality standards, California…