Feb 24 Watch 10:07 What President Obama’s veto means for Keystone’s future By PBS News Hour A bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was the first order of business for the Republican-led Congress this year, and today that bill was vetoed by President Obama. Gwen Ifill gets two views from Jeremy Symons of… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 7:26 Why American students are struggling with – and defaulting on – small debts By PBS News Hour Student loan balances climbed to $1.2 trillion at the end of 2014, and delinquencies are rising even as they fall for most other types of debt. In fact, students with the smallest balances are most likely to default. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 3:24 What will Wal-Mart’s wage hike mean for workers and the economy? By PBS News Hour Wal-Mart made news this week by announcing that it is raising the wages for its employees above the federal minimum wage of $7.23 an hour to $9 an hour and to $10 an hour next February. To discuss the broader… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 8:25 Heat or hunger? Low-income families struggle to cope with winter weather By PBS News Hour As the brutal winter drags on for parts of the country, many low-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. In North Carolina, local governments are increasingly partnering with private nonprofit organizations to try to find new ways to… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 10:10 Police use of force not always black and white By PBS News Hour In recent days, two incidents have added to national concern about excessive police force against minorities. Police shot and killed a hispanic man in Washington state, and in Alabama, an Indian man was partially paralyzed after an officer knocked him… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 10:24 Freed but not free: Yazidi girls who escaped Islamic State are trapped by trauma By Marcia Biggs Last summer, militants from the Islamic State group attacked a small ethnic group called the Yazidis, executing men and taking thousands of women and girls as slaves. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports from Northern Iraq on the rape, violence, threats… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 9:27 Why we pick and choose which science to believe By PBS News Hour Climate change, vaccines, genetically modified foods -- those topics are ripe for debate and disbelief among people of every political persuasion who aren’t convinced by scientific evidence. What accounts for the rift between scientists and the public? Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 4:46 Women can suffer menopause hot flashes for more than a decade, study finds By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 9:27 Did leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses cover up child sex abuse? By PBS News Hour In San Francisco, a woman is suing the Jehovah's Witnesses for failing to protect her from a known child abuser when she was a child. The Center for Investigative Reporting has shed light on accusations that religious leaders led a… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 2:05 More extreme winter weather wallops Northeast, Midwest By PBS News Hour By this morning, a foot of snow was already on the ground across much of Eastern Massachusetts, and 20 inches had already fallen in some coastal areas. Much of the Midwest also suffered through extreme cold last night and this… Continue watching