Sep 18 Watch 4:41 What caused a gas pipeline leak in Alabama? By PBS News Hour The price of a gallon of gas is expected to go up this week along the East Coast, due to a leaky gas pipeline in Alabama. The pipeline delivers more than a million barrels of gasoline every day from Gulf… Continue watching
Sep 18 When labor laws left farm workers behind -- and vulnerable to abuse By Kamala Kelkar Farm workers lack the federal rights afforded to most laborers -- even as they face some of the toughest working conditions in the country. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:34 Can Trump gain with Ohio Democrats on economic issues? By PBS News Hour Trumbull is one of Ohio’s most reliably Democratic counties. But Republican nominee Donald Trump has paid special attention to the region and voters have listened to his message about the economy. John Yang speaks with some voters who see the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Why high-tech boot camps are appealing to students and lenders By PBS News Hour To get a job with a good salary, having a college degree is increasingly vital. But degrees are also more and more expensive, and don’t guarantee job placement. Skills-based boot camps may provide one solution, by teaching valuable skills in… Continue watching
Sep 16 Column: When corporations were a source of greater equality By Gerald Davis The postwar era of corporate dominance corresponded to a period of remarkable economic growth, social mobility and relative income equality in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton returns to campaigning after a break to recuperate from pneumonia. We take the pulse of Ohio voters in a key GOP stronghold. Also: The rise in political computer hacks, what happens when big businesses… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:54 Will mega-corporations give way to a local manufacturing renaissance? By PBS News Hour Big companies today aren't creating nearly as many middle-class jobs. Instead they're hiring out much of the work to contractors around the world. But what if we could reverse engineer our technology to bring about a new era of local… Continue watching
Sep 15 Column: The rise and fall of the U.S. corporation By Gerald Davis The corporation is not an eternal institution, but a transient one, at least in the long sweep of history. Continue reading
Sep 15 Trump outlines vision for economy, promising large tax cuts By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump outlined his vision for managing the nation's economy as president on Thursday, promising that his plans to lower taxes by $4.4 trillion over a decade and cut regulations would lead to booming growth, create millions… Continue reading
Sep 14 Last year's COLA headache is likely to return this fall By Philip Moeller The wheels started falling off this wagon last year, because there was no consumer price inflation and thus a zero COLA for 2016. Medicare expenses and premiums continued to rise, however. Continue reading