• What Facebook doesn't tell you about information it collects

    What Facebook doesn't tell you about information it collects

    Mar 25, 2018 04:58 PM EST

    NEW YORK — To get an idea of the data Facebook collects about you, just ask for it. You'll get a file with every photo and comment you've posted, all the ads you've clicked on, stuff you've liked and searched for and everyone you've friended — and ...

  • This American scientist has seen North Korea’s nuclear program up close

    This American scientist has seen North Korea’s nuclear program up close

    Feb 14, 2018 11:35 PM EST

    ... O'Brien: Capricious and erratic as the nation and its leaders may seem, North Korea's march toward nuclear weapons has been steady and successful. Just ask the few Western experts who have seen glimpses of the program and its evolution. Siegfried Hecker: I was very much surprised by their ...

  • For GOP, tax bill's most visible win may be averting failure

    For GOP, tax bill's most visible win may be averting failure

    Dec 16, 2017 05:49 PM EST

    ... health law in 2010. That November, Democratic incumbents were defeated in droves, costing them House control. “Legislative success does not necessarily translate into political success. Just ask the Democrats,” said Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., a moderate who’s retiring next year. “We’re going to be running with the ...

  • Where you grow up matters in an unequal economy. Here’s how.

    Where you grow up matters in an unequal economy. Here’s how.

    Oct 26, 2017 10:30 PM EST

    ... it, I think he would do it. Peer pressure isn't easy, you know? Paul Solman: And thus the move upriver, different peers, different pressures. Just ask Gio and Josie. Giovanni Rosado: The people down in Yonkers, they are very mean, in a way. Paul Solman: Mean? Giovanni Rosado: Yes ...

  • What revoking the Clean Power Plan means, from both sides

    What revoking the Clean Power Plan means, from both sides

    Oct 10, 2017 11:28 PM EST

    ... architect of the plan. She's now at the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Gina McCarthy, thanks so much for joining us. First, let me just ask you about your reaction to what Mr. Pruitt did today. GINA MCCARTHY, Former EPA Administrator: Well, it doesn't surprise me. It's ...

  • Are we on the brink of a jobless future?

    Are we on the brink of a jobless future?

    Aug 31, 2017 10:48 PM EST

    PAUL SOLMAN: Just ask the voice of Amazon. VIVEK WADHWA: Alexa, how many people does Amazon help employ? COMPUTER VOICE: Amazon.com is an employer of 222,400 people. PAUL SOLMAN: That's a quarter-of-a-million people that Amazon is employing. VIVEK WADHWA: Well, how many people does ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. and Russia discussing cybersecurity collaboration, says Russian news agency

    News Wrap: U.S. and Russia discussing cybersecurity collaboration, says Russian news agency

    Jul 20, 2017 11:39 PM EST

    ... weekend. SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM, R-S.C.: He may outlive us all. I don't know what -- God only knows how this thing ends. I just ask God for one thing, that he has a voice and he can use it as long as possible. JUDY WOODRUFF: McCain is 80 ...

  • Americans want to hear Democrats talk about values, not divisions, says Rep. Bustos

    Americans want to hear Democrats talk about values, not divisions, says Rep. Bustos

    Jul 10, 2017 11:46 PM EST

    In the first of a series of conversations centered on the future of the Democratic party, Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., about what Democrats need to be doing and saying to rebuild.

  • Colm Toibin sees the 'origin of all civil wars' in this Greek tragedy

    Colm Toibin sees the 'origin of all civil wars' in this Greek tragedy

    Jul 03, 2017 11:39 PM EST

    In the new novel "House of Names," one of today's leading contemporary writers looks back to the Trojan War and Greek mythology for inspiration. Colm Toibin joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss why he wanted to write a novel about a family drama in ancient Greece and the connection to civil wars in our own time.

  • In this struggling Wisconsin town, families come to terms with needing help

    In this struggling Wisconsin town, families come to terms with needing help

    May 04, 2017 08:01 PM EST

    In Janesville, Wisconsin, the nation’s oldest operating General Motors assembly plant shut down in the midst of the Great Recession, two days before Christmas of 2008. As many as 9,000 people lost their jobs, and families tumbled out of the middle class in a cascade of disappearing work opportunity across the town of 63,000 and...