Sep 22 Watch Disaster Aid at Center of Funding Battle in House The latest battle over U.S. federal funding is a tug-of-war over disaster aid. Judy Woodruff discusses the battle, and fears that it could lead to a government shutdown, with The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch American Hikers Free After 2 Years in Iranian Prison Americans Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal were reunited with their families Wednesday in Oman after spending more than two years in Iranian prison. The men were convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison, but were freed on… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Replay a Live Chat About New Documentary ‘The Learning’ For more on this story go to: http://to.pbs.org/pyHG9B… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Why Are 46 Million Americans Living in Poverty? The latest Census measurement of U.S. poverty out Tuesday found that 46 million Americans live in poverty. Ray Suarez examines what's behind the highest level of poverty in America since 1993 with Douglas Besharov of the University of Maryland and… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Decade of War Takes Major Physical, Mental Toll on U.S. Troops, Families Millions of Americans have served in the all-volunteer military since 9/11, with many repeatedly returning to the battlefield. Gwen Ifill reports on how this past decade of war has led to increased stress on America's troops and their families, and… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch WikiLeaks Under Fire After Document Dump Risks Identifying Sources The latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables included the names of thousands of people who had spoken in confidence to American diplomats. Ray Suarez discusses what created the controversy and the potential fallout with Wired's Kim… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch How Should U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Problems Be Fixed? The head of the U.S. Postal Service told lawmakers Tuesday that radical changes are needed to avert a financial collapse. Gwen Ifill leads a debate over what can be done to stave off a shutdown with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Economic Slump Brought a ‘Tough Year for Labor’ How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with the Heritage Foundation's James Sherk, AFL-CIO's Thea Lee and The New York Times'… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Can America’s Jobless Fill American Jobs? With the U.S. unemployment rate stuck around 9 percent, economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether widespread joblessness is simply the result of a weak economy or if a broader shift toward higher-skill work is occurring that could leave many Americans… Continue watching