Economy Jun 23 Why a severe housing shortage means reduced wages for workers According to a new report, more than 40 million American households are spending a third of their income on rent, and housing shortages in major cities such as New York and San Francisco may ultimately lead to billions of dollars…
Arts Jun 23 Playwright uses reactions to O.J. Simpson trial to examine racial fabric of America Playwright David McMillan vividly remembers the day O.J. Simpson was acquitted, because it created a national atmosphere in which racial assumptions were challenged. The debate over the court’s decision forced Americans to see their country for what it was, rather…
Episode Jun 22 PBS NewsHour full episode June 22, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Britain prepares for Thursday’s vote to exit the European Union. Also: The IMF’s dire conclusions on the U.S. economy, Congress and President Obama reach a rare accord on toxic chemicals, a teen prodigy may give speech…
Economy Jun 22 Sobering IMF report on U.S. economy cites dwindling middle class, growing income equality A new outlook issued Wednesday by the International Monetary Fund drew some startling conclusions about the U.S. economy. The report asserts that the American middle class is gradually shrinking, the seven-year economic recovery is starting to slow and the pronounced…
World Jun 22 Will the United Kingdom embark upon a ‘painful divorce’ from the EU? After weeks of debate, the moment has arrived for Great Britain to decide whether it will remain part of the European Union. Supporters of the ‘stay’ movement say it’s imperative to be globally connected, while opponents argue too much revenue…
Science Jun 22 Could the United States finally adopt the metric system? The United States, Liberia and Myanmar are the only countries in the world that do not officially use the metric system for weights and measurements. On the brink of Thursday’s Brexit vote, author Daniel Pink wonders when, if ever, the…
Nation Jun 22 In Southern schools, segregation and inequality aren’t just history — they’re reality Last month, a Mississippi judge ordered the state’s public schools to desegregate, illuminating the ongoing struggle to comply with the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to Maureen Costello of the Southern…
Politics Jun 22 On the House floor, a very personal rebuke of the Stanford rapist’s sentence While the Capitol Hill debate over gun control has dominated headlines since the Orlando shooting, it’s hardly the only issue on lawmakers’ minds. The light sentence Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received for raping an unconscious woman has also struck a…
Science Jun 22 Teen scientist’s revolutionary speech device could grant language to the voiceless At age nine, Arsh Shah Dilbagi asked his parents for a puppy; they gave him a Lego kit instead. Undeterred, Arsh used it to construct a dog. Now 17, the tech prodigy is still building his dreams from scratch. His…
Politics Jun 22 News Wrap: House Democrats hold sit-in to demand gun vote; DOJ alleges Medicare fraud In our news wrap Wednesday, after Republican lawmakers rejected four gun control proposals on Monday, nearly 100 Congressional Democrats staged a sit-in, refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun legislation. Also, the Department of Justice announced it…