Nov 16 Revealed: the vainest skyscrapers in the world With the recent competition between New York and Chicago over which city has the tallest skyscraper in the U.S. (winner: New York), we were reminded that many of the world's loftiest towers benefit from some seemingly dubious enhancements. Continue reading
Nov 16 Building small: Micro Loft designers answer your questions A couple months ago we ran a story on the micro-apartment movement. That video and the slideshow that accompanied it are among the most popular features we at NewsHour Weekend have published. 3m Architecture's Chris Marciano, Ryan… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Controversial case opens up discussion of abortion in Chile On Saturday, we report from Santiago. Chile has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, but the recent rape and impregnation of an 11-year-old girl has ignited a national debate on this previously taboo topic. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Eyewitness captures Polaroid of moment JFK was shot 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we hear from Mary Ann Moorman, an eyewitness at Dealey Plaza who shared her story with documentary filmmaker Alan Govenar. His film is currently on display at an exhibit at… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: Military children On Veterans Day, most Americans think of the men and women in uniform. But military life also has a huge effect on their children. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs network reached out to students living in Bahrain. To find… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Chinese party leaders consider major economic reforms China is now the world’s second largest economy. So what happens there, naturally, has great implications for the rest of the world. There’s a very important meeting going on now in Beijing involving the top leaders of the ruling Communist… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Justin Fox on ‘why retirement risks are best shared’ Justin Fox on what aspects of the Dutch pension system might work in the U. S. Continue watching
Nov 10 Can art make us safer? In this online exclusive, NewsHour Weekend takes a look back at Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's "Voice Tunnel" installation in New York City. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe,… Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Do the Dutch have the pension problem solved? By PBS News Hour As cities and states across the U.S. grapple with their pension programs, we travel to one country — the Netherlands — that seems to have its pension problem solved. Ninety percent of Dutch workers get pensions, and retirees can expect… Continue watching
Nov 10 Just how much pension peril are we in? EmbedVideo(7951); In this extended interview, Harvard Business Review editor Justin Fox discusses how the U.S. system is faring in a global perspective and what adjustments might be of benefit to the growing number of American retirees. Fox says… Continue reading