Nov 27 The economics of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2014 By Simone Pathe Paul Solman stepped back to 1621 to explore the economics of the very first Thanksgiving, where, he learned, profit wasn't everything. Neither is profit everything in 2014 on a family turkey farm that sells most of its free-range turkeys during… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 26, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, we examine differences in Americans’ perceptions of race and justice. Also: bad weather snarls Thanksgiving travels, fires and floods endanger Native American lands, the economics of raising free-range turkeys, big data problems for one of the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Mac and Cheese won't be served at the White House this Thanksgiving By PBS News Hour President Obama used his executive authority to pardon Mac and Cheese, the two birds who were saved from the Thanksgiving table this year. Who was the first president to give flight to this holiday amnesty? Political director Domenico Montanaro looks… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch How do we bridge the divide among Americans over race and justice? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Northeast storm serves up tricky travel weather for Thanksgiving By PBS News Hour The Northeast was hit with a mix of rain, snow and sleet on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Many travelers tried to re-arrange travel plans, both on the road and in the air, in order to… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch After fire and floods, restoring a sacred New Mexico canyon and a way of life By PBS News Hour For more than 1,200 years, Native Americans have called Santa Clara Pueblo home. But in 2011, a devastating fire blasted through the canyon they consider sacred, setting the stage for destructive floods. Now repairs have gone on for years, and… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch When business is for the birds, small farms strive to survive despite industry pecking order By PBS News Hour How do small farms, competing against factory farms, gobble up their share of business? The family-run Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm in Connecticut relies on Thanksgiving sales for nearly half of their yearly income, selling high-quality birds raised in a free-range… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch News Wrap: Cleveland police release video showing fatal shooting of 12-year-old By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Cleveland police released a surveillance video showing Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, being shot by an officer. The child appeared to be brandishing a gun before being shot. There was no audio track on… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch More officers called in to guard St. Louis City Hall as protests continue - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Lessons from Los Angeles' school records disaster By PBS News Hour A new student record system adopted by the Los Angeles Unified School District has caused chaos for kids, teachers and administrators. Kindergarteners were accidentally enrolled at high schools, while hundreds of older students spent weeks without class schedules. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching