Economy Dec 01 Is crumbling infrastructure inhibiting American productivity? In recent decades, American productivity growth has slowed. Yale University's Jacob Hacker has a possible explanation: the country’s outdated and deteriorating infrastructure. Hacker, co-author of “American Amnesia,” argues the U.S. has forgotten the role government plays in engineering prosperity, and…
Health Dec 01 Despite advances, lingering challenges in the global fight against AIDS On World AIDS Day, we take a look at efforts being made to improve prevention and treatment of the virus. While encouraging advancements have been achieved, AIDS is still the number one killer of women ages 18 to 55. William…
Politics Dec 01 Analyzing the long-term value of Trump's Carrier agreement President-elect Donald Trump’s deal with United Technologies will preserve 1,100 jobs in the state of Indiana, thus appearing to validate a central promise of his campaign. But questions remain: Is this sort of agreement viable? What is the future of…
Nation Dec 01 A history of the American war on weed On November 8, multiple states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes -- so Joe Dolce’s new book on the substance's history in the U.S. is timely. Dolce argues marijuana's bad reputation is a result of political demonization, including an…
Nation Dec 01 News Wrap: As Tennessee wildfire smoke clears, recovery efforts intensify In our news wrap Thursday, the smoke is clearing from days of wildfires in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, and recovery efforts are in full swing. The blazes in and around the eastern city of Gatlinburg left 10 people dead before…
Episode Dec 01 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 1, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, President-elect Trump travels to Indiana in celebration of a jobs deal with Carrier. Also, recovery efforts mount as the Tennessee wildfires wane, the future of American manufacturing jobs, volunteer medics struggle to save lives in Mosul,…
World Dec 01 These medical volunteers risk their lives to save Mosul's injured On the front lines of Mosul, Iraq, two young American volunteers aid those injured in battle. Pete Reed and Derek Coleman treat Iraqi soldiers and civilians right in the path of fire, far closer than other medical providers. Without their…
Politics Dec 01 In Indiana, Trump lauds exchange of tax breaks for Carrier jobs President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Indianapolis on Thursday, touting a jobs deal he said made good on a campaign promise. In the agreement, Carrier's parent company, United Technologies, will receive $7 million in state tax breaks over 10 years, in…
Episode Nov 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 30, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump selects commerce and treasury secretaries. Also: No criminal charges are filed in the killing of Keith Lamont Scott, Trump's economic team of elites, Fidel Castro's funeral procession begins, devising solutions for the Middle…
Nation Nov 30 News Wrap: No criminal charges for officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott In our news wrap Wednesday, the North Carolina police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in September will not face criminal charges. The prosecutor said there was evidence that Scott, a black man, was holding a gun and ignored…