http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/social_issues/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Social Issues from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usThu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTThu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTCopyright ©2006 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/medicine_11-26.htmlThu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESTRay Suarez sits down with medical experts to talk about possible changes to the U.S. health care system as Congress prepares to vote on a major overhaul. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/11/barbara-kingsolver-discusses-eating-locally.htmlThu, 26 Nov 2009 15:18:00 ESTAs many of us sit down today for a Thanksgiving meal with friends and family, we thought you might enjoy the short clip below. In it, Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Barbara Kingsolver about the sustainable food movement.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/business/july-dec09/underwaterhome_11-24.htmlTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:09:00 ESTThe number of U.S. homes worth less than the mortgages owed on them reached 10.7 million, or 23 percent of all mortgaged homes, in the third quarter, according to a new report.