Sep. 08, 2014 4:11 p.m. EDT
Web Video: How ‘microtargeting’ works in political advertising
What you watch, read, buy and listen to online can tell political campaigns whether it’s worth their time and money to woo your vote. Gwen Ifill talks to Ken Goldstein of the University of San Francisco and Eitan Hersh of Yale University to learn mo…
Sep. 08, 2014 4:08 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Venezuela unrest could be ‘building block’ for opposition to make substantive change
Less than a year has passed since the death of Hugo Chavez and the election of President Nicolas Maduro, but the problems driving unrest in Venezuela have been building for a decade. Carl Meacham of the Center for Strategic and International Studies…
Sep. 08, 2014 4:05 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Has the moment passed for the West to sway Ukraine with sanctions?
World powers have watched as the Ukrainian conflict has escalated to unrestrained battle. How can they help ensure stability for this country that’s in the heart of Europe while tightly connected to Russia? Gwen Ifill talks to William Taylor, former…
Sep. 08, 2014 4:02 p.m. EDT
Web Video: How will proposed military savings affect strategy and security?
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel presented a plan to reshape the nation's military after more than a decade of war. Measures include cutting active-duty rolls, eliminating certain technology and making adjustments to benefits. Gwen Ifill weighs the opt…
Sep. 08, 2014 3:59 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Maduro sends mixed messages about U.S.-Venezuela relationship
The State Department expelled three Venezuelan officials from the U.S. after President Nicolas Maduro ordered three American diplomats leave his country. Now Maduro is proposing a new Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S. after years without an official…
Sep. 08, 2014 3:55 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Why are younger children alone in reducing obesity rates?
The Centers for Disease Control is reporting progress in cutting obesity among pre-schoolers. During the past decade, obesity in children aged 2 to 5 has dropped from 14 percent to 8 percent. Christina Economos of the Tufts University School of Medi…
Sep. 08, 2014 1:59 p.m. EDT
Special: Webcast Extra: Bob McDonnell's fall from grace, ISIL social media and immigration reform
Former governor convicted for corruption, and Obama vows immigration action.
Sep. 08, 2014 1:35 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: NATO Summit & U.S. Strategy to Combat ISIL and Contain Ukraine-Russia Crisis
Ukraine-Russia Crisis, U.S. Strategy Against ISIL After Another Journalist Killed
Sep. 03, 2014 5:59 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Debating how the U.S. should respond to Moscow’s military moves in Crimea
How damaging is Russia’s recent activity in Crimea to Russia’s long-term relationship with the West? Is the current tension adding momentum toward “a new Cold War divide”? Gwen Ifill gets two views from Stephen Cohen of New York University and Micha…
Sep. 03, 2014 5:56 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Leading coal producer agrees to pay record fine to clean polluted waters across Appalachia
In the largest fine ever for water pollution permit violations, Alpha Natural Resources, one of the largest coal producers in the nation, agreed to pay $27 million in fines and spend another $200 million to clean up its toxic discharges in five Appa…
