Jan. 09, 2015 11:41 a.m. EST
Web Video: Director Ava DuVernay on sharing the story of ‘Selma’ and deconstructing American heroes
The story of the seminal 1965 Alabama civil rights protests is being retold in the historical drama “Selma,” bringing to life the heroism of the activists and the brutality of the resistance. Gwen Ifill talks to director Ava DuVernay about contentio…
Jan. 09, 2015 11:39 a.m. EST
Web Video: Amid great sadness and tension in France, calls for unity
The city of Paris is still on edge as police search for two men wanted in the attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Gwen Ifill speaks with Mark Austin of Independent Television News about the scale of the manhunt and how Muslim leaders are respo…
Jan. 07, 2015 11:08 a.m. EST
Web Video: What’s next in the global response to Ebola?
What's next for curbing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, where the death toll now exceeds 8,000? For one, drug companies have begun to experiment on humans in the affected region. Gwen Ifill talks about new approaches with Anthony Banbury, former …
Jan. 06, 2015 11:23 a.m. EST
Web Video: Resisting labels, Edward Brooke broke barriers and embraced bipartisanship
Edward Brooke, a former Massachusetts senator who broke racial barriers, hoped not to be remembered as a “first,” but for his real political accomplishments. Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith and Adrian Walker of The Boston Globe join Gwen…
Jan. 02, 2015 9:22 p.m. EST
Special: North Korean Sanctions, Freshmen Members of Congress to Watch, and Remembering Mario Cuomo
Sending a message to Kim Jong Un, no charges for John Hinckley and looking back at Mario Cuomo's life.
Jan. 02, 2015 9:21 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Shifting Political Landscape in 2015
With a Republican-controlled Congress, what's in store for Obama's final 2 years?
Jan. 02, 2015 11:43 a.m. EST
Web Video: What 2014 global conflicts and challenges will carry over into the new year?
In 2014, ISIS, Boko Haram and Crimea became household names and Ebola re-entered the scene as a medical crisis. Gwen Ifill speaks with Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News, David Ignatius of the Washington Post and David Miliband of the International…
Dec. 31, 2014 11:50 a.m. EST
Web Video: Outgoing Rep. Miller on partnering with Republicans and serving Americans
Rep. George Miller arrived in Washington in 1974, in the aftermath of Watergate, ready to change Congress. Now he is retiring after nearly four decades in the House of Representatives. Gwen Ifill asks the Democratic congressman if he accomplished wh…
Dec. 30, 2014 11:37 a.m. EST
Web Video: How a viral fundraiser earned a cool $220 million for ALS
This year, a challenge to Facebook users to douse themselves in ice water became an internet craze, raising millions for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Gwen Ifill talks to Nancy Frates, the mother of the man who inspired the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,…
Dec. 30, 2014 11:30 a.m. EST
Web Video: Was weather to blame for AirAsia disappearance?
Gwen Ifill interviews The Wall Street Journal’s Guarav Raghuvanshi from Singapore about the missing AirAsia jetliner, how monsoon season may factor into the disappearance and if there are similarities to Malaysia Airlines 370.
