Sep 11 Chris Christie on Steve Bannon: “This, I suspect, is his last 15 minutes of fame.” By Travis Daub In a PBS NewsHour interview, Gov. Chris Christie shared his thoughts about former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and the conservative firebrand's attacks on Christie's tenure in the Trump campaign. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 8:53 How Washington is handling a historic hurricane season By PBS News Hour How is President Trump handling the numerous hurricane disasters? Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections join Judy Woodruff to discuss the president’s strategy, plus their reactions to an exclusive interview with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 2:50 Want to feel connected? There’s a book for that. By PBS News Hour Books “make people who are not like us more human,” says Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation. She grew up loving books and their ability to make readers more empathetic to unfamiliar ideas and characters, even when… Continue watching
Sep 07 PHOTOS: What Hurricane Irma left behind in the Caribbean By Larisa Epatko Hurricane Irma destroyed homes and upended cars in the Caribbean this week on its relentless northwestern journey. It is expected to crash ashore in Florida early Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 15:01 Hurricane Irma could be catastrophic. Here’s how officials are preparing By PBS News Hour Hurricane Irma is punishing Puerto Rico with 185 mph winds as it takes aim at the U.S. mainland. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ed Rappaport of the National Hurricane Center, Kathleen Fox of FEMA and Key West Mayor Craig Cates about… Continue watching
Sep 06 White Christians are now a minority of the U.S. population, survey says By Rachel Zoll, Associated Press The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:48 How online graduate programs offer degrees at significant savings By PBS News Hour As technology evolves and more online graduate programs become available at a much lower cost, should we reconsider traditional higher education in a classroom setting? Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some students earning master’s degrees at Georgia Tech are paying… Continue watching
Sep 05 First Harvey, now Irma. Why are so many hurricanes hitting the U.S.? By Nsikan Akpan Some uncertainty still surrounds Hurricane Irma’s fate, but here’s what to expect -- plus an explainer on why this hurricane season is churning out so many extreme storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 11:06 How does North Korea’s latest nuclear breakthrough affect U.S. options? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin North Korea appears to have taken a quantum leap in its missile and nuclear programs, setting off a new test over the weekend that could be capable of threatening the U.S. mainland. The blast also set off a diplomatic fury… Continue watching
Sep 04 What on earth was India thinking when it banned the $7.50 bill? By Kenneth Rogoff In November, India's prime minister removed all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation, worth $7.50 and $15.00 respectively. We asked Kenneth Rogoff, whose book the prime minister's administration cited, why a country would do such a thing. Continue reading