Jul 29 Watch 53:39 PBS NewsHour full episode July 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton hits the hustings with a bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Also, Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are cyber hacked, Florida’s governor says it’s likely that four cases of Zika are… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 7:36 Rich immigrant investors hit mountain of fraud in Vermont resort project. By PBS News Hour A project to turn a depressed Vermont ski slope into a bustling year-round resort has become a cautionary tale for foreign investors hoping to get U.S. green cards through the EB-5 cash-for-visas program. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on charges… Continue watching
Jul 27 Column: What we need to do to prevent food shortages on a global scale By Vikram Mansharamani In the coming decades, we’ll need to produce a lot more food or expect to see shortages on a global scale. Continue reading
Jul 27 How do I know I’m not overpaying for Medigap? By Philip Moeller Medigap policies are regulated at the state level. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 8:01 Oil smuggling brings environmental disaster to Venezuela’s economic ruin By PBS News Hour The economic disaster in Venezuela caused by tumbling petrol prices — oil production is the main industry — is also behind an environmental one. Lake Maracaibo, which sustains the Añu indigenous group, is being contaminated by oil spills and the… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 53:44 PBS NewsHour full episode July 26, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, it’s a history-making nomination night for Hillary Clinton and making the case will be her husband, Bill Clinton. Also, a look at the candidate’s turbulent years as First Lady, the influence of Black Lives Matter on… Continue watching
Jul 26 Sales of new homes hit 8-year high in June By News Desk June was the swiftest month for new single-family house sales in more than eight years, rising 3.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 592,000, according to a Commerce Department report released Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, July 24, take a closer look at what the Democrats believe in as the party prepares for its convention in Philadelphia. Later, on the political battleground in Pennsylvania’s coal country, will voters go for Clinton… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 9:43 Could laid-off coal workers change Pennsylvania from blue to red? By Laura Fong, Sam Weber Depressed energy prices, increased competition from natural gas, and the prospect of new EPA regulations have cost more than 30,000 American coal workers their jobs since 2011. Could the predominantly white, working-class voters in places like Greene County, Pennsylvania, one… Continue watching
Jul 24 This couple teaches laid-off coal miners in PA how to code By News Desk Amanda Laucher and Jonathan Graham co-founded Mined Minds, a nonprofit that offers free coding classes to laid-off coal miners and other unemployed workers. Continue reading