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  • World Wide Web turns 30 and grapples with hate speech, privacy and access

    World Wide Web turns 30 and grapples with hate speech, privacy and access

    Mar 12, 2019 03:29 PM EST

    Berners-Lee cautioned it was important to strike a balance between oversight and freedom but difficult to agree what it should be. "Where is the balance between leaving the tech companies to do the right thing and regulating them? Where is the balance between freedom of speech and hate speech ...

  • Proposed Trump order on campus speech follows wave of complaints

    Proposed Trump order on campus speech follows wave of complaints

    Mar 05, 2019 03:56 PM EST

    Terry Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education, called the proposed order a "solution in search of a problem," adding that free speech is already a core value in American higher education. "I understand it's sort of a red meat issue for conservative political organizations, but ...

  • Democrats speechless as scandal engulfs Virginia's leaders

    Democrats speechless as scandal engulfs Virginia's leaders

    Feb 07, 2019 01:50 PM EST

    With Virginia's top three elected officials engulfed in scandal, fellow Democrats were rendered practically speechless, uncertain of how to thread their way through the racial and sexual allegations and their tangled political implications.

  • Trump's speech ignored global warming and climate disasters, but Americans are more worried than ever

    Trump's speech ignored global warming and climate disasters, but Americans are more worried than ever

    Feb 06, 2019 05:53 PM EST

    The PBS NewsHour spoke with energy and climate advocates about how they want Trump and the union to approach these issues in 2019 and beyond.

  • AP fact check: President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech

    AP fact check: President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech

    Feb 06, 2019 02:20 PM EST

    In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump used information selectively in claiming a drop in drug prices not seen in half a century and promised the nation it would see bountiful benefits from a trade deal that hasn't been approved.

  • Hate speech, political fissures escalate in Poland after mayor's assassination

    Hate speech, political fissures escalate in Poland after mayor's assassination

    Feb 03, 2019 05:17 PM EST

    ... worst of the last century in Europe. Last year saw a surge in anti-Semitic rhetoric in Poland after the passage of a controversial Holocaust speech law. Some of that was spoken even by public officials and TV commentators, creating a new normal in what seems to be acceptable speech ...

  • Undocumented woman who worked for Trump Organization will attend State of the Union speech

    Undocumented woman who worked for Trump Organization will attend State of the Union speech

    Jan 30, 2019 11:41 PM EST

    A spokeswoman for New Jersey Democratic congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman confirmed Wednesday that her guest will a woman who was born in Guatemala and has spoken out about the Trump Organization's hiring practices.

  • Read Pelosi's response to Trump: No speech in House chamber until shutdown ends

    Read Pelosi's response to Trump: No speech in House chamber until shutdown ends

    Jan 23, 2019 08:17 PM EST

    ... California Democrat told Trump in a letter Wednesday the Democratic-controlled House won't pass the required measure for him to give the nationally televised speech from the House floor. Pelosi acted just hours after Trump notified her that he was planning to deliver the speech next Tuesday in line ...

  • Saudi king's speech makes no mention of slain journalist

    Saudi king's speech makes no mention of slain journalist

    Nov 19, 2018 03:47 PM EST

    The king voiced support for his favored son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying that the 32-year-old heir to the throne is focused on developing the capabilities of Saudi youth.

  • Pence, Xi trade barbs in speeches at Pacific summit

    Pence, Xi trade barbs in speeches at Pacific summit

    Nov 17, 2018 08:10 PM EST

    ... free trade. China’s territorial claims to most of the South China Sea that borders Southeast Asian nations were also a target in Pence’s speech. China has demanded the U.S. stop deploying ships and military aircraft close to its man-made islands in the disputed waters after American ...

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