Episode Dec 01

Passenger train derailment, pension crisis in Illinois, Jeffrey Brown on images of war.

Economy Dec 01

Associated Press reporter Sarah Burnett talks to Hari Sreenivasan about new legislation concerning the state’s pension system and about how it may affect retirees, labor unions and taxpayers in that state and in others.

Episode Nov 23

Margaret Warner from Geneva, press freedom in China and Save to Win lottery programs.

Arts Nov 19

In depicting American slavery, Hollywood has long left some of the most brutal realities largely unseen. But the filmmakers behind "12 Years a Slave" tried not to flinch in showing the full system of human subjugation. Jeffrey Brown talks to…

Episode Nov 10

Dutch pension system, Chinese economy meeting, military children reflect.

Economy Nov 10

As cities and states across the U.S. grapple with their pension programs, we travel to one country — the Netherlands — that seems to have its pension problem solved. Ninety percent of Dutch workers get pensions, and retirees can expect…

Science Nov 06

Americans afflicted with 'phantom noise' seek solace from ringing in their ears…

Oct 13

For more on the shutdown and looming debt ceiling deadline, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington.

Oct 12

After 9/11, six ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They spent eight years in prison before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts, and now find themselves stranded in a legal and…

Oct 12

The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major issues thwarting negotiations and…