Aug 15 Watch Brooks and Marcus on police power in Ferguson, political change in Iraq By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the response to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, by politicians and President Obama, as well as the political… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Why it's so difficult to retain a diverse police force By PBS News Hour The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is more than two-thirds African-American. But only three of its 53 police officers are black. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tracie Keesee of the UCLA Center for Policing Equity and Malik Aziz of the National Black… Continue watching
Aug 15 How the Panama Canal helped make the U.S. a world power By Anya van Wagtendonk At the time it was built, the canal was an engineering marvel, relying on a series of locks that lift ships – and their thousands of pounds of cargo – above mountains. But thousands of workers died during its construction,… Continue reading
Aug 15 A year after scathing documentary, SeaWorld promises change to whale tanks By Anna Christiansen SeaWorld will build bigger and better environments for killer whales, the star attraction of the marine amusement park chain, the company said Friday. SeaWorld asserts the changes have nothing to do with animal cruelty allegations made by 2013 documentary “Blackfish.”… Continue reading
Aug 15 A look back at the week's events in Ferguson in photos By News Desk Here are some of the defining images from Ferguson, Missouri, this week. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Beyond Einstein: Exhibit challenges scope of genius By PBS News Hour How common are geniuses? An exhibit on display at the Morgan Library in New York City features dozens of priceless manuscripts and artifacts -- all reflecting the idea of genius throughout world history. But experts say society may be returning… Continue watching
Aug 15 How has social media changed the way we talk about race and justice? By Nora Daly Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Stacia Brown of ColorLines about the social media response to the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading
Aug 15 How news of Ferguson spread across the country via Twitter By Colleen Shalby To visualize how that news has spread across the United States, and beyond, Twitter plugged every geo-targeted tweet in connection with Ferguson into a heat map tool run by CartoDB. Continue reading
Aug 15 Why women still aren't making it into the boardroom By Brande Stellings There's been little improvement in the percentage of women serving on corporate boards or in chief executive roles at Fortune 500 companies. But with more women earning degrees, why are we simply "treading water"? Paul Solman speaks with Brande Stellings,… Continue reading
Aug 15 Military gear on Ferguson police piques concern in Washington By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Images of police outfitted in paramilitary gear clashing with protesters in suburban St. Louis are giving new impetus to efforts to rein in a Pentagon program that provides free machine guns and other surplus military equipment to local law enforcement… Continue reading