Nation Dec 05 After 23 years wrongly imprisoned, Ricky Kidd is free -- and using his voice The exoneration of Ricky Kidd, a wrongly convicted man in Missouri who spent more than two decades in prison, highlights major problems with U.S. criminal justice. As covered in our Broken Justice podcast, Kidd was freed largely due to pro…
Arts Dec 05 Late bloomer Nick Kroll's Brief But Spectacular journey through puberty "Big Mouth," the Netflix show Nick Kroll created with childhood best friend Andrew Goldberg, offers a comedic exploration of the trials and triumphs of adolescence. Now in a second season, the show leverages its creators' experiences with puberty to help…
Episode Dec 04 December 4, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the House Judiciary Committee holds its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Plus: Legal experts weigh in on testimony from the hearing witnesses, divisions on display at the NATO summit in London, the…
Politics Dec 04 Legal debate over impeachment accompanied by partisan attacks In the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing Wednesday, four legal experts shared their perspective on impeachment -- and whether President Trump’s handling of Ukraine policy meets the standard to justify it. Lisa Desjardins, who attended the hearing, joins Judy Woodruff…
Politics Dec 04 2 impeachment experts analyze the House Judiciary Committee's case against Trump For additional insight into the House Judiciary Committee’s first public impeachment hearing, we turn to Solomon Wisenberg, who was deputy independent counsel during the Whitewater investigation, and law professor Frank Bowman, author of “High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of…
World Dec 04 News Wrap: More doubts about potential U.S.-China trade deal In our news wrap Wednesday, Beijing sharply criticized Congress over a bill blasting China’s detention of ethnic Muslims. China's foreign ministry warned the reprimand could affect ongoing trade negotiations. Also, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani again claimed the U.S. helped foment…
Nation Dec 04 How cuts to food stamp program could increase 'poor outcomes' for the food insecure The Trump administration is making some major changes to the food stamp program, known as SNAP. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a new rule expected to end access to the benefit for nearly 700,000 people by enforcing…
Nation Dec 04 Broken Justice Episode 2: How did we get here? - the full transcript https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/episode-2-broken-justice.mp3 Subscribe to the Broken Justice podcast to access all episodes. Amna Nawaz: Hey y'all. This is episode two of a five part series. So if you didn't start from the beginning, trust me, it'll all make…
Episode Dec 03 December 3, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, House Democrats laid out their case for impeaching President Trump, arguing he abused his power and obstructed justice. Plus: Trump’s visit to a NATO summit in London, Sen. Kamala Harris drops out of the 2020 presidential…
Politics Dec 03 House Intelligence Committee report details Trump's alleged offenses After weeks of closed-door and public hearings, the House Intelligence Committee released a 300-page report making the case for impeachment of President Trump, arguing that he solicited the interference of a foreign government in a U.S. election, obstructed the impeachment…