Sep. 03, 2015 10:51 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Europe grapples with how to help refugees fleeing conflict
The steady flow of desperate migrants and asylum seekers has sparked humanitarian and economic tensions in Europe. Gwen Ifill talks to Nancy Lindborg of the United States Institute of Peace and Astrid Ziebarth of the German Marshall Fund for a close…
Sep. 02, 2015 12:02 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Does allowing Arctic offshore drilling undermine Obama’s climate efforts?
While President Obama calls more attention to climate change in Alaska, he is also receiving criticism that his policies are at odds with this message. Gwen Ifill discusses the president’s visit and American energy policy with Robert Bryce of the Ma…
Sep. 01, 2015 11:19 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Nuclear deal will dangerously empower Iran in the long term, says former U.S. arms control official
Former U.S. arms control official Stephen Rademaker says the Iran nuclear agreement is a Faustian bargain that will end up empowering rather than weakening Iran in the end. He joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his objections and how he would amend the dea…
Sep. 01, 2015 11:16 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Why some ‘insider’ candidates are struggling to appeal to voters
Donald Trump is still dominating the polls, but how are the other top Republican candidates like Ben Carson, Jeb Bush and Scott Walker faring? Gwen Ifill looks at the week ahead in politics -- including another State Department email dump from Hilla…
Aug. 28, 2015 9:47 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Biden Weighs White House Run, Trump Spars With Media and Obama’s Post-Vacation Agenda
Talk grows stronger of Biden’s potential run for the presidency, Democratic candidates meet in Minneapolis, Trump continues to squabble with the media, and Obama focus on the Iran deal.
Aug. 28, 2015 9:41 p.m. EDT
Special: The Politics of Mockery & Hair and Biden's Role Selling the Iran Deal
Donald Trump tries to prove his hair is real, Joe Biden embraces his role as Obama’s Iran deal advocate, and anticipated U.S. visits from Pope Francis and Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Aug. 28, 2015 11:28 a.m. EDT
Web Video: When a shooter’s violent video goes viral
A shocking, televised murder in Virginia has provoked a wide array of questions about the shooter and how horrific images go viral online. Gwen Ifill speaks with Deborah Potter of NewsLab, Lance Ulanoff, chief correspondent and editor-at-large at Ma…
Aug. 27, 2015 10:59 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Why New Orleans recovery is a continuation, not a celebration
Ten years since Hurricane Katrina brought tragedy to the city of New Orleans, the story of its recovery can read like a tale of two cities. Marc Morial, Urban League CEO and former mayor, joins Gwen Ifill to take stock of the school system, the need…
Aug. 26, 2015 1:13 p.m. EDT
Web Video: What’s driving the global glut of oil
A year ago, crude oil was trading at more than $100 a barrel. Now, the price of oil is down more than 60 percent from its peak. Gwen Ifill speaks to The Wall Street Journal’s Russell Gold to understand the drop and how it affects the U.S. economy.
Aug. 25, 2015 11:02 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Writer Jesmyn Ward reflects on survival since Katrina
After writer and Tulane University professor Jesmyn Ward survived Hurricane Katrina while staying at her grandmother’s house, she wrote “Salvage the Bones,” an award-winning novel about a Mississippi family in the days leading up to the devastating …