NewsWorks Tonight, August 26, 2014 – Full Show

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    Kevin McCorry looks at the problem of principal turnover in Philadelphia’s public schools. Chris Satullo and Jonathan Zimmerman discuss the quest for “kinder” forms of execution over the course of history. Elizabeth Fiedler begins our coverage of the 50th anniversary of the North Philadelphia riots by hearing residents’ first-hand recollections of the events. NewsWorks blogger Solomon Jones comments on the racial tensions in Ferguson, Missouri. 

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