World Dec 30 Watch 3:10 How fair are Iraq’s rapid-fire trials of ISIS members? The U.N. and human rights groups have raised concerns about Iraq’s swift trials of alleged ISIS members, the Washington Post reports. Earlier this month, Iraq declared that major combat against the terrorist group was over, ending three years of territorial… By PBS News Hour
Episode Nov 18 Watch 25:41 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode November 18, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 18, nearly 200 countries, not including the U.S., agree to move forward on climate change. Also, the quest to develop a universal and long-lasting flu vaccine, and a report shows that black residents of… By PBS News Hour
Nation Nov 05 Courtesy votes offer evidence justices are working together In several cases, a Supreme Court justice switched sides to provide a needed fifth vote to preserve the status quo. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Nation Dec 04 Watch 5:46 Will outrage over Garner, Ferguson grand jury verdicts trigger systemic changes? – Part 4 By PBS News Hour
Nov 13 Twitter chat: What do we owe the wrongfully convicted? By Nora Daly The federal government offers exonerees $50,000 for each year spent in prison on a wrongful conviction. Should this same standard be enforced in all 50 states? What other programs should be put in place to ensure quality of life for… Continue reading
Oct 17 Protecting South Africa’s artwork of democracy and reconciliation By Victoria Fleischer When the Apartheid regime fell in 1994, South Africa established the Constitutional Court. One of the original justices began collecting artwork for the court, with prominent South African artists donating the majority of pieces. Continue reading
Aug 15 How has social media changed the way we talk about race and justice? By Nora Daly Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Stacia Brown of ColorLines about the social media response to the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Watch AG Eric Holder Announce New "Smart" Plan on Crime Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Justice Department’s plan to no longer pursue mandatory minimum prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders. Holder said that certain "drug offenders who have no ties to large-scale organizations, gangs, or cartels will no longer… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch As Iran Ushers in New Leadership, Talk of Compromise and Transparency New Iran President Vows to Protect Rights, Be More Open on Nuclear Ambitions… Continue watching