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The anti-Mubarak protestors' victory in Egypt captured the imaginations of millions of Americans. But Egypt's leadership remains in flux — and the political future of one of America's strongest allies in the Middle East may have important implications for the United States.

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. Ronald Reagan was America's most ideological president in his rhetoric, yet pragmatic in his actions. He believed in balanced budgets, but never submitted one; hated nuclear weapons, but built them by the thousands; preached family values, but presided over a dysfunctional family. His vision of America divided the nation, yet no matter what people thought of him politically, Reagan always won them over personally.

The Obama Justice Department wants to make protecting civil rights one of its legacies. Now, roughly a dozen U.S. attorneys across the country have started special units to devote more attention to building those cases.

Encore Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century, and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.

By choosing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to deliver the official response to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, Republicans are sending the nation two messages about their priorities: Undo much of what Obama has done, but undo it in a civil way.

In Pakistan, a battle has been joined by those who want a tolerant Islamic state against those who want a fundamentalist religious regime.

Sergio is a 21-year-old college student in San Diego, majoring in business administration. He is openly gay and undocumented, having crossed the border illegally from Mexico with his family when he was 2.

On U.S. farms, gleaning is making a comeback, as a national anti-hunger organization turns to the ancient practice to help feed the poor. And gleaning also gives farmers a way to use produce that would otherwise be wasted.

At least 30 people have been killed in violence in the disputed region of Abyei along Sudan's north-south divide, officials said Monday. Observers fear the latest unrest could spark more fighting amid an otherwise peaceful and jubilant independence referendum in the south.

Three recent cases have put the spotlight on how Israel deals with a growing protest movement. A Jewish Israeli was sentenced to three months in prison for participating in a peaceful bicycle demonstration. An arcane law is being used to remove a Palestinian activist from his Jerusalem home. And this weekend, a Palestinian died after inhaling tear gas dispersed by Israeli forces at a demonstration.