Aug 29 Watch Fifty Years Later, What Challenges Remain in the Way of a 'Dream' Democracy? Fifty Years Later, What Challenges Remain in the Way of a 'Dream' Democracy?… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch NFL, Ex-Players Reach $765 Million Settlement Over Head Trauma Suit NFL, Ex-Players Reach $765 Million Settlement Over Head Trauma Suit… Continue watching
Aug 29 President Argues Case for Action in Syria By Christina Bellantoni President Barack Obama sat down with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff Wednesday at the White House. On the subject of Syria, the president stressed he has "no interest" in "any kind of open-ended conflict" there, but he said that countries… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: Military Court Sentences Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan to Death News Wrap: Military Court Sentences Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan to Death… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 50 Years Later, March on Washington Rings With Purpose and Promises to Keep 50 Years Later, March on Washington Rings With Purpose and Promises to Keep… Continue watching
Aug 28 Obama to Pay Tribute to Martin Luther King, Speak to PBS NewsHour By Christina Bellantoni Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed the day's events would "go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." King's dream and legacy are the central focus of a major… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 'I Felt That We Had to Be Tough': John Lewis Remembers the March on Washington 'I Felt We Had to Be Tough': Rep. John Lewis Remembers the March on Washington… Continue watching
Aug 27 Obama Sits Down With NewsHour's Ifill and Woodruff for Exclusive Interview As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the PBS NewsHour prepares to make some history of its own. Wednesday, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will sit down with President Barack Obama. The… Continue reading
Aug 27 Americans Wary of Syria Intervention Dozens of protesters rally in front of the White House last Sunday to call on President Barack Obama to act on the reports of chemical weapons use by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the ongoing civil war in Syria. Continue reading
Aug 27 What's Your 'Dream'? By Colleen Shalby Photo of Dr. Martin Luther King courtesy of National Archives. Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Though the March was meant to focus on jobs and equal pay, it's Martin Luther King Jr.'s indelible speech… Continue reading