Dec 20 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 20, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: A critical province in Afghanistan may be on the verge of falling to the Taliban, experts fact-check Saturday's Democratic presidential debate, and how the 2016 campaigns are using vast amounts of data to identify and target… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 5:50 How accurate were candidates’ statements at the third Democratic debate? By PBS News Hour The three major contenders for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nomination shared the stage on Saturday night for the final time this year. Politifact's Jon Greenberg joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to fact-check what they said. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 9:55 This is how your personal data helps candidates predict your vote By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: President Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, how the city of Boston is using data to track government progress, and consumer advocate Ralph Nader takes us inside his new museum. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:31 After San Bernardino, a call to block online al-Qaida content By PBS News Hour The FBI revealed this week that one of the San Bernardino shooters and an alleged co-conspirator were inspired by former al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki. The U.S. killed al-Awlaki in a drone strike four years ago, but his legacy lives… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 6:26 Inside Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law By PBS News Hour The American Museum of Tort Law, which recently opened in Ralph Nader's hometown of Winsted, Connecticut, features exhibits on groundbreaking civil cases on auto safety, tobacco, asbestos, and many other issues. NewsHour's Phil Hirschkorn visited the museum to speak with… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 9:20 In Boston, tracking data to score government progress By PBS News Hour Boston plans to use data and analytics to help improve operations, better measure performance and increase efficiency under a forthcoming initiative called CityScore. A single number is issued daily, measuring how the city is meeting its goals on a variety… Continue watching
Dec 19 Q&A: Ralph Nader on civil litigation, tort reform and his new museum By Phil Hirschkorn Former presidential candidate Ralph Nadar spoke to PBS NewsHour about civil litigation, tort reform and campaign finance and how they relate to his newest venture, the American Museum of Tort Law. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: What the Paris climate change deal means for the United States, trying to contain ISIS by attempting to broker peace in Libya, and one American city at the center of the debate over how to treat… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 1:51 Medical testing on chimpanzees no longer allowed, the National Institutes of Health says By PBS News Hour The National Institutes of Health has decided that it will no longer allow its chimpanzees to be used for biomedical research for human health. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports. Continue watching