PBS News Hour

April 7, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, April 7, Rwanda is trying to build a new national identity 25 years after the country’s genocide, a look at whether the electoral college can be changed, and how the oil and natural gas industry is creating what may be only a temporary youth employment boom in West Virginia. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York

Rwanda builds new national identity 25 years after genocide

9m 3s

The Rwandan genocide began 25 years ago today. In just 100 days, an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso traveled to the east African country to speak with victims and perpetrators and to report on how Rwanda is overcoming ethnic differences and building a new national identity.

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    Can the electoral college system be changed?

    S2019 E113 - 4m 47s

    As the 2020 presidential campaigns get underway, the debate over the Electoral College system is starting again. In 2016, when Hillary Clinton lost the election despite winning the popular vote, there were new calls to abolish the electoral college. NPR reporter Miles Parks joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss whether the constitutionally mandated system can be changed.

  • Can West Virginia's pipeline jobs keep youth in the state?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can West Virginia's pipeline jobs keep youth in the state?

    S2019 E113 - 5m 28s

    There are thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry in West Virginia and the recent growth in natural gas pipeline construction is giving young West Virginians economic incentive to stay in the state. But as Student Reporting Labs' Alia King reports, some are concerned the boom will eventually come to an end, leaving young people without lasting opportunities.

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