• Column: Why there’s a backlash against globalization and what needs to change

    Column: Why there’s a backlash against globalization and what needs to change

    Nov 30, 2016 10:36 PM EST

    ... cultural globalization. Support for Brexit came in large part from those worried about their jobs and the entry of immigrants. Similarly, the Midwest of the U.S. – the industrial heartland hurt by global competition – was the linchpin of Donald Trump’s victory. But what exactly are these globalizations and why ...

  • Marine recruit’s death uncovers pattern of abuse by some drill instructors

    Marine recruit’s death uncovers pattern of abuse by some drill instructors

    Sep 20, 2016 11:12 PM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: We turn to the revelations of abuse at the Marine Corps training facility at Parris Island, South Carolina. An internal investigation that began after the death of a young recruit earlier this year has uncovered a larger pattern of hazing and abuse at the legendary facility. The ...

  • How veterans see the wait time issue

    How veterans see the wait time issue

    Jun 03, 2016 11:03 PM EST

    ... VA system, that she'd be willing to testify to the benefits of it as well. Drop the blame game. Amanda Wirtz, who served the U.S. Navy for six years beginning in 1997, said she was a "little shocked and surprised" by McDonald's comments in how they downplayed ...

  • News Wrap: State Department watchdog slams Hillary Clinton over email server

    News Wrap: State Department watchdog slams Hillary Clinton over email server

    May 25, 2016 11:37 PM EST

    ... risks. And it's important for us to act on occasion in order to make sure that the American people are protected. HARI SREENIVASAN: No U.S. president has ever visited Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb in 1945. Prime Minister Abe said today he has ...

  • The 5 best takeaways from The Black Panthers documentary

    The 5 best takeaways from The Black Panthers documentary

    Feb 17, 2016 10:43 PM EST

    ... director Stanley Nelson tweeted, she was never an official member of the party. The Panthers had global support: With an unpopular war going on in Vietnam, many places around the world were outright anti-American or strongly against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs. So, tactically, the Panthers garnered support ...

  • New exam will require med students learn about veterans' health

    New exam will require med students learn about veterans' health

    Nov 11, 2015 07:40 PM EST

    ... Baird found an eager partner in Steven Haist, a physician and vice president at the National Board of Medical Examiners, which develops and runs the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam. Haist has spent nearly four years organizing the effort and bringing in specialists from the Department of Veterans Affairs and ...

  • Details of controversial Pacific trade deal released

    Details of controversial Pacific trade deal released

    Nov 05, 2015 03:47 PM EST

    Details of a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal released Thursday set the stage for a raucous debate in the U.S. Congress but also may provide reassurances to those who worried the agreement could gut protections for the environment, public health and labor.

  • 5 things to know about trade as Senate debate begins

    5 things to know about trade as Senate debate begins

    May 11, 2015 01:43 PM EST

    President Barack Obama's bid for new trade agreements faces big tests in Congress this week, mostly from his fellow Democrats.

  • Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province

    Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province

    Apr 21, 2015 11:13 PM EST

    After being driven out of Tikrit, the Islamic State has renewed its push into Western Anbar province. The government in Baghdad is wary of letting in fleeing families, seeing displaced people from IS strongholds as security risks. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces are preparing for a tough battle in Garma. Special correspondent Jane Arraf reports.

  • As Obama requests military force, a brief history of war power

    As Obama requests military force, a brief history of war power

    Feb 11, 2015 02:20 PM EST

    Today in the Morning Line: Details emerge of Obama’s request to Congress for military authorization to fight the Islamic State group A brief history of war power tension The U.S. hasn’t declared war since WWII, plus all 11 times it has Jeb Bush’s $100,000 a person fundraiser, and his tech officer is out [ustream id="4424524"]President...