Sep 20 On Monday's NewsHour... FRAUD MARS AFGHAN ELECTION | Weekend elections took place in Afghanistan and some citizens risked their own lives to vote as the Taliban attacked in parts of the country. The vote count is expected to slow and there have been… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Mexico's Drug War Putting Reporters, Journalism in the Crosshairs A young photographer for Juarez's El Diario newspaper was gunned down as he walked to lunch, prompting his newspaper to ask of Mexico's drug cartels on the front page what they expect of journalists. Ray Suarez speaks with Angela Kocherga… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Afghan Voters Prepare for Parliamentary Elections Amid the ongoing war there, Afghanistan's citizens are preparing for parliamentary elections. Ray Suarez looks at the preparations. Continue watching
Sep 17 Shields and Brooks on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Michael Vick, the Shotgun Offense By Hari Sreenivasan I might have finally figured out after nine or so months what makes this little segment of ours so unique: It is the only program I know of that tackles both what is at times the "sport of politics" and… Continue reading
Sep 17 Citizens No Longer Need 'Marching Orders' To Get Involved With Washington stuck in a cycle of partisanship -- made worse by the prospect of mid-term elections a little more than six weeks away -- it's refreshing to hear a room full of people cheering on the role ordinary citizens… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Reporter Shares Firsthand Look at Taliban Ambush James Foley, a reporter with GlobalPost, found himself in the line of fire when he accompanied an American infantry unit that was ambushed by insurgents. Continue watching
Sep 17 On Friday's NewsHour... OBAMA APPOINTS NEW CONSUMER CZAR | President Obama appointed Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren to head the new consumer financial protection agency. Judy Woodruff talks to banking industry consultant Bert Ely and Professor Lynn Stout about what is… Continue reading
Sep 17 Education Leaders Square Off Over Charters at 'Superman' D.C. Premiere Geoffrey Canada, Arne Duncan and Randi Weingarten. Photo by Tchad J. Moore Three documentaries released this year focus on the troubled American education system. The highest-profile is "Waiting for Superman," directed by Davis Guggenheim, who also directed the… Continue reading
Sep 16 On Thursday's NewsHour... NEW U.S. POVERTY NUMBERS | The Census Bureau released new economic numbers showing that one in seven Americans lived in poverty last year, and more than 50 million are not insured. Ray Suarez discusses the record poverty numbers and… Continue reading
Sep 16 Weighing the (Very Light) Nuts and Bolts of the X Prize's Edison2 For even the biggest projects, the devil is always in the details. In late August, the NewsHour profiled a small group of race car enthusiasts in Lynchburg, Va., who have made what they say is a revolutionary new… Continue reading