Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/august-11-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the NewsHour... Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democrats push for a broader investment in families and ways to tackle the climate crisis, the Taliban continues to rapidly seize territory in its bid to regain control of the country, and an experimental new technology hopes to harness a brain-machine interface to help people with paralysis. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing new criminal charges 6 min Democrats push for broader investments in jobs, families and tackling the climate crisis 4 min The challenges of returning to in-person classes in a state spiking with COVID-19 5 min Russia struggles against the delta variant and low vaccination rates 7 min The Taliban now control two-thirds of Afghanistan. How did it happen so quickly? 9 min Experimental technology works to bring back sense of touch for those living with paralysis 7 min Minnesota students come together to bring water to schools in the developing world 6 min How the pandemic exposes rifts in America that exist among regions, races and classes 8 min