Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/december-26-2019-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Thursday on the News Hour... Thursday on the NewsHour, how months of mass protest have contributed to political gridlock in Iraq. Plus: Why U.S. territories in the Caribbean are still recovering from 2017 hurricanes, Zimbabwe's worsening food crisis, experimentation in the economics of development, a critically acclaimed memoir, rare J.M.W. Turner watercolors on display and a Brief But Spectacular take on Beach Boy life. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: Hong Kong protesters target shopping malls for 3rd straight day 4 min Why Iraq’s government has been unable to find a new prime minister 8 min 2 years later, U.S. island territories still hurting from Hurricanes Irma and Maria 8 min How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe’s food crisis 10 min How these 2 Nobel winners are challenging popular economics 7 min Author Sarah Broom on ‘The Yellow House’ and putting New Orleans East on the map 7 min At rare J.M.W. Turner show, the watercolors are as fragile as they are many 5 min Mike Love’s Brief But Spectacular take on life as a Beach Boy 3 min