PBS NewsHour

September 29, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, September 29, China’s billionaires and the country’s growing wealth gap, and the impact of the Trump administration’s response to the whistleblower complaint. Also, why music strikes a chord in our brain. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

China is producing billionaires faster than any other nation

10m 16s

Communist China's planned economy once prevented its citizens from becoming wealthy. But China now produces billionaires faster than any country in the world, even as President Xi Jinping has cracked down on ostentatious displays of wealth. Special correspondent Katrina Yu reports on the fourth in a 10-part series, "China: Power and Prosperity," with support from the Pulitzer Center.

Previews + Extras

  • Why music has such profound effects on the brain: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why music has such profound effects on the brain

    S2019 E304 - 5m 5s

    Why does music give us chills, motivate us to work out and make us feel connected to one another? Neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas explains the power of music and its effects on our brains in her new book, "How Music Can Make You Better."

  • The legal framework protecting whistleblowers in the U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The legal framework protecting whistleblowers in the U.S.

    S2019 E304 - 7m 9s

    The modern-day False Claims Act protects whistleblowers who point out fraud and abuse in government. John Phillips, who helped author the law, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the rights whistleblowers have. Phillips is a founding partner at the law firm Phillips and Cohen and a former ambassador to Italy under the Obama administration.

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