Sep 05 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: U.S.-Russia deal on Syria cease-fire fails By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to reach a deal on a cease-fire in Syria, amid an onslaught of Islamic State attacks. Also, the Taliban carried out twin attacks near the defense ministry… Continue watching
Sep 05 Column: The labor movement as we know it is dying. Here’s how it can survive By David Rolf Collective bargaining isn't working. It's time for the labor movement to innovate and adopt new models. Continue reading
Sep 05 Column: 8 ways employees can thrive while labor unions decline By Douglas P. McCormick While collective bargaining used to produce large gains for workers, entrepreneurship is now a worker’s most powerful tool for long-term career success and financial prosperity. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 52:37 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, job growth in August was smaller than expected. Also: Hurricane Hermine slams Florida’s Gulf Coast, the city of Joplin thrives after a devastating tornado, the FBI releases details from its Clinton email investigation, context around Colin… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, August job growth was lower than expected, with 151,000 new positions created. As a result, the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent for the third consecutive month. Also, the government of Uzbekistan confirmed that… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 7:23 Tornado-stricken Joplin now thrives, but emotional scars linger By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 02 The economy is steadily improving, but wages aren’t. Could unions be the answer? By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in August, but wages barely increased. Continue reading
Sep 02 Column: GDP is a useful measurement, but it doesn’t show the whole picture By Vikram Mansharamani The size of the pie says nothing about how income is distributed. Continue reading
Sep 01 What’s Clinton’s position on trade? She’s ‘standing with us,’ says Sherrod Brown By Paul Solman Economics correspondent Paul Solman traveled to the Keystone suit plant outside of Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss Hillary Clinton's stance on trade with Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 7:56 What would trade policy look like in a Clinton White House today? By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton, long associated with free trade agreements, has made a big switch this election. Economics correspondent Paul Solman sits down with Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, a leading progressive lawmaker and one of Clinton’s supporters, for a discussion of her… Continue watching