Nov 13 Watch 7:57 How unintentional but insidious bias can be the most harmful By PBS News Hour National attention has been focused on overt racial tensions on college campuses across the country. But what about smaller, subtle, more persistent forms of racism? Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks to Derald Wing Sue of Teachers College at Columbia University… Continue watching
Nov 13 State of emergency in Paris after series of deadly attacks By News Desk French President François Hollande declared a state of emergency, and has closed the borders, after a series of shootings and explosions rocked Paris Friday night. Continue reading
Nov 12 Column: 12 secrets to maximizing your Social Security benefits under the new rules By Laurence Kotlikoff If the new Social Security benefit rules are here for good, and they certainly seem to be, what should people do?… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 6:25 Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns his powers of observation to Sherlock’s brother By PBS News Hour Mycroft Holmes is the elusive and possibly more intelligent older brother of Sherlock Holmes. Now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- NBA All-Star, writer and Arthur Conan Doyle devotee -- has co-authored a novel about the lesser known but no less intriguing brother… Continue watching
Nov 11 8 things you didn’t know about Charles Schulz and ‘Peanuts’ By Alexandra Hall, Eric Osman "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz knew the real-life Charlie Brown, and other things that might surprise you about the popular comic strip. Continue reading
Nov 10 Fact checking the Republican debate By Christopher S. Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press The fourth Republican presidential debate was thick on economic policy — and with that came a variety of flubs and funny numbers. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 13:38 Has Exxon Mobil misled the public about its climate change research? By PBS News Hour Oil giant Exxon Mobil was recently subpoenaed by New York’s attorney general in an investigation of whether the company has intentionally downplayed the risks of climate change. Judy Woodruff hears from Eric Schneiderman, attorney general of New York, and Kenneth… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 6:02 Gloria Steinem’s advice to young women: Listen to yourselves, not to me By PBS News Hour Gloria Steinem, writer, editor and feminist activist, has been at the forefront of the women's movement for more than half a century. Much of her life has unfolded on the road, from her childhood with an itinerant family to years… Continue watching
Nov 09 Twitter chat: Why do we dream? By Nsikan Akpan, Jaclyn Diaz Which drugs wipe away dreams? Do cats dream? Plus other FAQs answered by a panel of sleep experts. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 10:37 With few lawyers, child migrants fight alone in court to stay in the U.S. By PBS News Hour For the thousands of unaccompanied, undocumented minors fleeing brutal violence in Central America and attempting to enter the U.S., making the case to stay isn't easy. Because they aren't guaranteed a lawyer, about half of these children are forced to… Continue watching