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
Sep 09 Exit poll projects mixed voter message in Sweden election By Pietro Decristofaro, Jari Tanner, Associated Press Despite estimates that Sweden's general election would favor an anti-immigrant party with white supremacist roots, the party was placing second in balloting Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 23 Hacking attempt into Democrat voter files was actually a phishing test, officials say By Bill Barrow, Associated Press "This was an unauthorized test, not an attack," Bob Lord, the Democratic National Committee's chief security officer, told the AP on Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 19 Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November By Christina A. Cassidy, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year — they are winning. Continue reading
Aug 12 An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes By Michael D. Regan An 11-year-old on Friday was able to hack into a replica of the Florida state election website and change voting results found there in under 10 minutes. Continue reading