Nov 07 Watch 3:31 ‘Allegiance’ with George Takei portrays Japanese-American internment on Broadway By PBS News Hour The musical "Allegiance," which recounts a family's struggle to endure the Japanese-American internment in the 1940s, opens on Broadway on Nov. 8. A rare foray onto the New York stage, the show was inspired by one of its stars, George… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 7:46 In ‘Honky,’ a play that plays with the language of racism By PBS News Hour With “Honky,” PBS and Onstage in America present a stage comedy about racism that throws political correctness out the window. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the play’s author, Greg Kalleres, to discuss how he explores race relations and coded language… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 6:02 How Picasso overturned the rules of sculpture By PBS News Hour Pablo Picasso, preeminent artist of the 20th century, is known far better for his painting than for his sculpture, but a new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York celebrates his playful and transformational experiments in three… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on Keystone pipeline politics, Ben Carson claims By PBS News Hour President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline after seven years, and the October jobs report offered a brighter labor outlook. Judy Woodruff discusses the week’s news with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, including claims… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 8:05 What’s the impact of Obama’s Keystone pipeline decision? By PBS News Hour What do lawmakers think of President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline? Judy Woodruff gets thoughts on the economic, environmental and political fallout from Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 3:01 Obama: Keystone XL wouldn’t serve national interest By PBS News Hour After years of consideration, President Obama formally rejected TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline application, which would have permitted oil from Canada's tar sands to flow to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. Though the company and many Republican lawmakers argued it would benefit… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: October hiring surge pushes down unemployment to seven-year low By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, employers added 271,000 jobs in the month of October, according to the Labor Department. The strong jobs report leaves the door open to a possible interest rate hike next month. Also, the Supreme Court agreed… Continue watching
Nov 06 U.S. adding air security ‘enhancements’ amid crash probe By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department announced Friday a series of new security efforts aimed at international airports in the wake of the crash of a Russian jetliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Continue reading
Nov 06 President Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline project By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama has rejected TransCanada's application to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline across the United States. He said Friday that “shipping dirtier crude oil into our country” would not increase America’s energy security. Continue reading