Jun 06 Watch Low-wage jobs drive gains in U.S. employment By PBS News Hour American employment now exceeds pre-recession levels, but most of the jobs created have lower wages. That's according to May’s government labor data, which shows that despite gains of 200,000 jobs, the unemployment rate hasn't budged. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch New Orleans rebuilds education system with charter schools By PBS News Hour In September, New Orleans will be the country’s first all-charter school district. The evolution was accelerated after Hurricane Katrina, when state officials and others seized the opportunity to overhaul the city’s troubled schools. Special education correspondent John Merrow and Sarah… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Tiananmen Square massacre resonates in China despite enforced ‘amnesia’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Former U.S. ambassador says he could ‘no longer defend’ Obama administration’s Syria policy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch EPA chief defends price of White House plan to cut carbon emissions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 31 Watch Looking within the mind of a rampage killer By PBS News Hour What Science Can Tell Us About the Minds of Rampage Killers… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 7:43 How opera legend Jessye Norman learned to ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing’ By PBS NewsHour Jessye Norman’s voice is known around the globe for its power, range, and beauty. In her new memoir, “Stand Up Straight and Sing!” Norman recalls her journey from growing up in the segregated South to singing on the greatest stages… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Political fight simmers over school lunch menu changes By PBS News Hour The 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act required schools to use more wholesome ingredients and set fat, sugar and sodium limits. But Republican lawmakers have proposed a one-year waiver, arguing that students won't eat the new offerings or that schools can't… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Google’s diversity record shows women and minorities left behind By PBS News Hour Continue watching