Dec 21 Watch Will France ban childhood beauty pageants? In January, France's national legislature will vote whether to ban childhood beauty pageants. Critics contend that the pageants send the wrong message to young girls and only add to what they argue is an already over-sexualized environment for children today. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Number of imprisoned journalists is second-highest on record Over 200 journalists are being detained for their work around the world, making 2013 the second-worst year on record for journalists in prison, according to the most recent report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. John Larson speaks with Robert… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Is Obama rethinking surveillance thanks to a new report? The White House considers an advisory group report on changes in surveillance programs. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Envisioning a South Africa without Mandela Now that Nelson Mandela has been buried what lies ahead for South Africa? Marcus Mabry, editor at large for the New York Times and formerly Newsweek's Johannesburg Bureau Chief on what South Africa will be like without Mandela. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Life in the cash economy for “underbanked” Americans By PBS News Hour Nearly 20% of low income US households are "underbanked," according to the FDIC. But is providing access to traditional, mainstream financial services the best solution for everyone? A professor does double duty as a New York City check casher and… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Sabrina Tavernise on new FDA proposals on drugs for farm animals Proposals by the FDA may put a halt to the use of growth-promoting drugs in farm animals. Continue watching
Dec 14 The wide and varied world of drones By News Desk Probably the first thing that a drone aficionado will tell you is to not call them drones - call them UAS -- for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. After Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' announcement that he hopes to begin home delivery by… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch School resource officers and the quest for safer schools One year after the shooting at Sandy Hook, Kevin Quinn, president of the National Associate of School Resource Officers, talks about the growing practice among some schools of assigning police officers to guard schools full-time and what techniques and practices… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch How will thousands of drones impact already crowded skies? By PBS News Hour Drone aircraft might be delivering Amazon orders to your door soon says Jeff Bezos But first states and the federal government are wrestling with the implications of many new, pilotless aircraft -- how they might affect civil liberties -- and… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch IAEA inspectors make initial visit to Iran David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security assesses what this first visit of an IAEA team suggests about Iran’s new willingness to cooperate in the inspection process. Continue watching