Health Feb 27 Why U.S. nutrition labels will be getting a makeover When the Nutrition Facts label was introduced 20 years ago, fat was the primary concern of the American diet. But as our eating and drinking habits -- and knowledge -- have shifted, the Food and Drug Administration is making significant…
World Feb 27 Humanitarian aid groups prepare for long-term crisis in Syria Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy Lindborg of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Michael Gerson of The Washington Post about the devastating conditions for Syrian civilians and refugees, the barriers preventing aid organizations from reaching people in need and…
Episode Feb 27 Thursday, February 27, 2014 On our program Thursday, pro-Russian protesters seized the Crimean parliament, once Ukraine voted in a new prime minister. Also: We look at a refugee camp in Syria struggling to receive humanitarian aid, President Barack Obama’s new initiative for young men…
World Feb 27 UN aid workers encounter grave desperation in Palestinian refugee camp cut off by Syria's war
World Feb 27 Pro-Russian protesters hold Crimean parliament under siege in backlash against new government
World Feb 27 News Wrap: Islamist fighters kill dozens in Nigeria In our news wrap Thursday, gunmen believed to be members of the militant group Boko Haram staged an all-night attack on multiple small communities in Northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 33. Also, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that…
World Feb 26 Will Russia intervene in Ukraine? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution and Nadia Diuk of the National Endowment for Democracy about the challenges ahead for finding unity in Ukraine and the chances of Russia stepping in as unrest continues.
Economy Feb 26 What do unions offer American workers today? Jeffrey Brown gets debate from Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity and Kate Bronfenbrenner of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University on the significance of Volkswagen auto workers in Tennessee rejecting UAW membership and…