Oct 23 At least 50 Afghans died in election day violence. Will future votes be safer? By Larisa Epatko Despite a shroud of violence and voting delays, more than 4 million Afghans cast their ballots in parliamentary elections last weekend, according to the country’s election commission. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 24:59 October 20, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, October 20, health officials try new methods to contain the Ebola outbreak in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, millions vote in Afghanistan’s long-delayed parliamentary election amid Taliban violence. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 4:56 Millions vote in Afghanistan’s long-delayed election By PBS News Hour Voting was extended until Sunday in Afghanistan’s long-delayed parliamentary elections, which have been postponed three times since 2015. The Taliban claimed it staged more than 150 attacks including blocking roads, shelling polling stations and a suicide attack, which reportedly killed… Continue watching
Oct 20 Chaotic Afghan parliamentary polls draw to a close By Rahim Faiez, Amir Shah, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections, already three years overdue, ended as chaotically as they began with even the Independent Election Commission uncertain of how many of the estimated 21,000 polling stations closed by 4 p.m. local time, the original closing time. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 25:00 October 14, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 14, Democrats eye two tight House races in New Jersey to help flip the House in their favor, and the fashion industry takes steps to design accessible and stylish clothing for people with disabilities. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 11:12 Florida could soon restore voting rights to over 1 million felony offenders By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green This Election Day, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote due to a felony conviction. A quarter of those people live in Florida, which has some of the most restrictive laws regarding felony disenfranchisement in the country. Continue watching
Oct 08 Why Eleanor Roosevelt’s civics book for kids is making a comeback By Vic Pasquantonio "It’s a gift that we live in a democracy," says Roosevelt's granddaughter, Nancy Ireland. "And we don’t want that threatened or taken away due to lack of interest or lack of understanding of what it means."… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 25:04 October 7, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 7, two women face-off in a tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat in Arizona, and Brazil’s presidential elections sees the rise of far-right populism. Also, filmmaker John Waters on the art of shocking… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:10 Far-right populism rises in Brazil’s presidential election By PBS News Hour Much like President Trump and other populist leaders around the world, a far-right candidate on Sunday was leading Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, a former fringe candidate, surged ahead in recent polling after he was stabbed nearly to death by… Continue watching
Sep 30 How Australia can help the U.S. make democracy harder to hack By Scott Shackelford, Matthew Sussex, The Conversation In the drumbeat of reports about Russian attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions with trolls, Twitter bots and cyberattacks on congressional candidates, it is easy to forget that the problem of… Continue reading