Dec 05 Why 'Survivor' trumps 'The Apprentice' in Russia By Margaret Warner Peter Pomerantsev, a Russian-born British author who had been hired to go to Moscow to help create and produce Western-style reality TV shows in the 2000s, shares his observations about why knock-offs of some Western Reality TV hits flopped and… Continue reading
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Dec 04 Watch 6:01 How the Kremlin uses TV to shape Russian political 'reality' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Russia could repair relations with West if it helps calm unrest in Ukraine, Kerry says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Russia could rebuild its relations with the West "if it simply helps to calm turbulent waters" on its border with eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists are fighting with… Continue reading
Nov 16 Obama criticizes Putin for not adhering to cease-fire By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Sunday bluntly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not living up to a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine, but offered no new plans for how the West might change his calculus. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Is Putin intentionally provoking the West? By PBS News Hour Following a growing list of aggressive moves made by Russia against the West, what is Putin's plan? Kimberly Marten, a Russian scholar and professor at Barnard College and Columbia University joins Hari Sreenivasan to provide insight into what may be… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Should the U.S. change its Islamic State strategy in Syria? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. nurses rally for improved Ebola protections By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, American nurses staged rallies and strikes in parts of the U.S. to call for better protection for medical workers who may treat Ebola patients. Also, NOAA, the federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Obama, Putin circle each other warily in China By Josh Lederman, Associated Press BEIJING -- On the surface, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were all niceties -- a pat on the back here, a pleasantry there. But away from the cameras, the two leaders circled each other warily at a… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch News Wrap: Islamic State reportedly kidnapped, tortured dozens of Kurdish boys By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Human Rights Watch reported that the Islamic State militant group tortured and abused Kurdish children in Northern Iraq. Some 150 teenage boys were kidnapped and then beaten and forced to watch beheading videos. Also, the… Continue watching