Sep. 08, 2014 4:26 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Will various military scandals erode public confidence in the armed forces?
Three of the military’s five branches are ramping up investigations into some of the most serious scandals for the armed forces in a generation. The latest involves charges that Navy trainers cheated on certification exams to teach at a nuclear reac…
Sep. 08, 2014 4:22 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Closing the Gap: Sen. Marco Rubio on how more education, fewer broken families can change income inequality
In the debate over how to cure income inequality, talk about poverty and opportunity are increasingly converging. In a series of conversations about the growing divide between rich and poor, Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., about the im…
Sep. 08, 2014 4:19 p.m. EDT
Web Video: How will regulators see the Comcast-Time Warner deal?
Comcast is making a bid to buy Time Warner for $45 billion. If approved, Comcast will extend its geographic reach and control nearly 30 percent of all paid cable subscribers in the United States. Gwen Ifill learns more about the motivation behind th…
Sep. 08, 2014 4:14 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Recent confirmation hearings raise eyebrows at ambassador nomination criteria
Gaffes made by a fresh crop of ambassadorial nominees — several of them Obama campaign donors — have stirred up consternation about political appointments to diplomatic positions. Gwen Ifill gets analysis from former Foreign Service officer Nicholas…
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…
