Apr 29 Watch 9:48 Corporations go overseas to avoid U.S. taxes By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a portion of its tax plan, including a cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to a 15 percent. The plan aims to bring revenue back into the country from U.S. companies… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 3:28 Looking back at LA riots after beating of Rodney King By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, parts of Los Angeles erupted with anger after four white police officers who were filmed beating motorist Rodney King with batons were acquitted of assault. Riots lasted for five days, left 63 people dead and destroyed or… Continue watching
Apr 29 On Trump's 100th day in office, march calls for action on climate change By Kamala Kelkar On President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, thousands of protesters were marching to the White House and across the country for a People's Climate March. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 23, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 23, French voters head to the polls to choose the country's next leader and Venezuelan protesters continue to demand President Nicolas Maduro schedule a new election amid soaring inflation. Also, tensions grow between many… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 3:46 Macron, Le Pen head to runoff for French presidency By PBS News Hour France's far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron will advance to a runoff to decide the country's next president on May 7 after they took the two top spots in the country's first round of elections… Continue watching
Apr 23 Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism By Corinne Segal Recent marches such as the Women’s March on Jan. 21 and March for Science have lured newcomers to a symbol of activism that dates back hundreds of years. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 3:02 Venezuelan protesters demand new elections By PBS News Hour For the past three weeks in Venezuela, protesters have demanded President Nicolas Maduro schedule new elections and do more to address the country’s long-running economic crisis. Protesters blame Maduro for the triple-digit inflation and shortages of food, medicine, and basic… Continue watching
Apr 23 Macron, Le Pen advance to runoff that will decide France's next leader By Michael D. Regan French candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will be heading for a runoff to decide the country’s next president after voters went to the polls in France’s first round of elections on Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 9:45 Missouri's blue-city, red-state divide over minimum wage By Saskia de Melker, Laura Fong Some of the fiercest political battles are taking place between Democratic-controlled cities and Republican-led state legislatures over issues like minimum wage and plastic bag bans. Increasingly, those issues are decided through a political maneuver called preemption, when state lawmakers write… Continue watching
Apr 23 UC Berkeley reschedules Ann Coulter talk -- and raises thorny legal question By Kamala Kelkar A legal brouhaha at the University of California, Berkeley over rescheduling Ann Coulter’s speech shines a spotlight on an unanswered First Amendment question. Continue reading