World Feb 28 Why Russia is 'flexing its muscle' in Crimea Crimea, a former Russian-held region, is home to Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet and other important Russian assets. With Ukraine in turmoil over the future of its leadership, Jeffrey Brown talks to Angela Stent of Georgetown University and Dimitri Simes…
Arts Feb 27 'Boasting and guilt are two sides of the same coin': Confronting Indonesia's genocide in 'The Act of Killing'
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