Dec 07 Watch The long-term effects of unemployment among young workers Despite the improving jobs market, the unemployment rate among young workers, those between 16 and 24 years old, is more than double the national average. Bloomberg News reporter Victoria Stilwell talks to guest anchor Alison Stewart about how high rates… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Illinois pensions in peril By PBS News Hour Associated Press reporter Sarah Burnett talks to Hari Sreenivasan about new legislation concerning the state’s pension system and about how it may affect retirees, labor unions and taxpayers in that state and in others. Continue watching
Dec 01 The Pope on “the idolatry of money” EmbedVideo(8139, 514, 320); This year, the Christmas shopping season is already off to a fast start. The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend about 600 billion dollars during the last two months of 2013, up… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch World-shattering drama: War photography A wide-ranging exhibit titled "WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath" pulls moments from 165 years to reveal what happens before, during and after battle. Jeffrey Brown talks to a curator from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts about… Continue watching
Nov 30 Political activist arrested in Egypt By Jenny Marder Late Thursday, a prominent Egyptian political activist, Alaa Abd El Fattah, was arrested in his home in Cairo. Alaa Abd El Fattah at his home in Cairo, 2007. Credit: NOW on PBS Abd El Fattah's wife, Manal Hassan, told the… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Is healthcare.gov ready for its close-up? Bloomberg’s Shannon Pettypiece reports on the state of healthcare.gov before a second intense review beginning tomorrow, including a look at how some heavy users like insurers give the site low ratings. State-administered sites, said Pettypiece, are generally performing better. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Trouble in the East China Sea The Wall Street Journal’s John Bussey gives us the context behind the ongoing dispute between China and Japan over a group of islands administered by Japan in the East China Sea. Under a treaty the U.S. is obligated to defend… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Ground Zero for climate change in Alaska More than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska’s North Slope is ground zero for global climate change. NewsHour producer April Brown reports the melting ice has opened up opportunity for shipping and other development – industry that could… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Margaret Warner from Geneva: Is this a done deal? Margaret Warner reports from Geneva on the deal reached late last night in the international discussions over Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 5:16 Margaret Warner reports from Geneva Margaret Warner reports from Geneva on the ongoing talks over Iran’s nuclear capability. The diplomats are struggling over the actual language of the text. Editor's note: This interview was recorded at 10:30 p.m. local Geneva time, before the agreement was… Continue watching