Jun 24 Watch 11:07 Shields and Brooks on voter disenchantment across the globe By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what Brexit might suggest about the upcoming presidential election, how frustrations with low-paying jobs and expensive education are influencing… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 10:02 Foreign policy experts anticipate Brexit's global impact By PBS News Hour What does Great Britain’s impending exit from the European Union mean for the United States and other countries across the globe? Judy Woodruff poses the question to former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, former U.S. diplomat Richard Haass and… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:32 Brexit, Cameron resignation signal momentous change for UK By PBS News Hour Great Britain voted 52 to 48 percent Thursday to become the first nation to leave the European Union. The vote prompted Prime Minister David Cameron -- a leading voice in the “Remain” camp -- to announce his resignation, though he… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:28 What motivations led British voters to choose Brexit? By PBS News Hour Thursday’s Brexit vote was largely a victory for right-wing British politics. But both “Leave” and “Remain” supporters had a plethora of political and emotional motivations. For a closer look at what drove the British majority to decide to exit the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:30 Will other countries follow Brexit example and shun globalization? By PBS News Hour Thursday’s successful Brexit vote holds great consequences for economies worldwide, with some analysts warning that departure from the EU could plunge Britain back into a recession that might in turn spread to other countries. For more on the financial implications… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 52:37 PBS NewsHour full episode June 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Britain readies for a new political paradigm after voting to exit the European Union. Also: A closer look at the issues that drove British voters to Brexit, the economic fallout of a weakened EU, what Brexit… Continue watching
Jun 24 Gigantic, floating screen sets course to sift plastic from oceans By Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American If the prototype is successful, a full-scale 100-kilometer-long barrier will be strung out in the Pacific Ocean to collect some 68 million kilograms of floating plastic and trash. Continue reading
Jun 24 Obama respects Brexit decision, says American relationship with Britain will endure By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain "indispensable partners of the United States," President Barack Obama said in a statement. Continue reading
Jun 24 Britain votes to leave the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron resigns By News Desk British Prime Minister resigned, after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Global markets nosedived in response to the brexit. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 52:32 PBS NewsHour full episode June 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in colleges but deadlocks on Obama’s immigration reform. Also: Britons go to the polls to decide whether to leave the European Union, inside the congressional Democrats’ gun control sit-in, the… Continue watching