Apr 09 Watch British Public Reacts to Margaret Thatcher’s Death With Praise and Censure While Britain prepares to honor and bury former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, her death has incited mixed reactions from the British public and not everyone has been mourning. Alex Thompson of Independent Television News reports on celebratory street parties… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and West Germany as a way of keeping East Germans from fleeing. Independent producers Carl… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch As Congress Returns to Tackle Guns, States Around the Nation Work on New Laws As Congress Returns to Tackle Guns, States Around the Nation Work on New Laws… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Remembering Margaret Thatcher: Partner to the U.S., Pioneering Female Politician Remembering Margaret Thatcher: Partner to the U.S., Pioneering Female Politician… Continue watching
Apr 08 ‘The End of Big’ Argues That Technology Helps The Little Guy By Christina Bellantoni // Author Nicco Mele writes about technology's influence on politics in "The End of Big." He sat down with PBS NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni. I've long been fascinated with the fact that technology can make the world a smaller… Continue reading
Apr 08 Finding the Prescription for Improving U.S. and Global Health Care By Susan Dentzer Whenever I travel around the country -- or the world -- and people I meet learn that I am a journalist focused on health and health care, they often ask: What country do you think has the best health… Continue reading
Apr 08 World Reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s Death in Tributes and Tweets By Larisa Epatko World leaders paid tribute to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the day of her death Monday, calling her a "formidable" leader and "champion of freedom and liberty." Other comments showed the controversy surrounding some of her decisions. Continue reading
Apr 08 Is There a Maximum a Husband and Wife Can Collect Monthly from Social Security? By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so many of you to write in that we now feature "Ask Larry"… Continue reading
Apr 08 Syria’s Displaced Battle Disease, Lack of Sanitation EmbedVideo(6142, 482, 304); Two years of civil war in Syria have killed tens of thousands and uprooted more than 4 million. It is a growing humanitarian crisis that shows no signs of abating. At least 3 million of… Continue reading
Apr 08 Congress Returns With Guns, Immigration, Budget on Agenda Cherry blossoms begin to open around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Break's over, everyone. Members of Congress head back to Washington on Monday to face what is shaping up to be a… Continue reading