• 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

    ... to the program. REP. CHERI BUSTOS, D-Ill.: Thank you, Judy. JUDY WOODRUFF: So, before we talk about the party, the Democratic Party, let me just ask you, having watched and listened to that report from Virginia, such conflicting opinions about the Affordable Care Act. How can you know the ...

  • 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

    ... this, not the gods. These killings are done by people who decide to do them as people, rather than having this almighty power. JEFFREY BROWN: Just ask you one general question about writing, because I saw where you said once that a novel really begins for you in a sentence ...

  • 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

    ... economics can help It seems to Kayzia too emotional to be thinking all of this, so she doesn’t say it all out loud. She just asks Mrs. Venuti, “Well, where do you get this stuff?” Donations, her teacher tells her. People in the community who chip in. Mrs. Venuti ...

  • How healthy are the Affordable Care Act marketplaces?

    How healthy are the Affordable Care Act marketplaces?

    Mar 27, 2017 11:32 PM EST

    ... Almost all states have big problems. LISA DESJARDINS: Now, it's obviously a piece of rhetoric, but it is certainly echoed around Washington. I will just ask you right away: Will Obamacare explode? Is that accurate? And regardless of the answer of at the question, where are the real problems ...

  • Purge outdated voter rolls? NYC tried it, with bad results

    Purge outdated voter rolls? NYC tried it, with bad results

    Feb 14, 2017 03:25 PM EST

    Elections officials began a purge in 2014 and 2015 that eliminated more than 200,000 supposedly invalid registrations. In 2016, they ran into problems.

  • When does tough diplomatic talk go too far?

    When does tough diplomatic talk go too far?

    Feb 03, 2017 01:17 AM EST

    Barely two weeks into his term, President Donald Trump has shaken up global affairs through unilateral moves, blunt talk and tweets. What does President Trump’s aggressive approach mean for relations with other world leaders? Judy Woodruff speaks with two former State Department officials, James Jeffrey and Wendy Sherman, about the broader implications for the world...