Mar 08 Watch 10:22 Not all forgotten American cities are struggling By PBS News Hour It’s called flyover country -- low-profile parts of the U.S. the news media often forgets. But to husband-and-wife journalists James and Deborah Fallows, these areas are home to ‘cities that work,’ thriving communities that buck this election’s narrative of national… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Violence in Israel leaves American dead By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American tourist was killed and a dozen Israelis were wounded in a wave of attacks by Palestinian militants in the cities of Jaffa and Jerusalem. Also, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has test-fired a series of… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 54:06 PBS NewsHour full episode March 8, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates prepare for another round of voting Tuesday, with all eyes on the top prize of Michigan. Also: Vice President Biden undertakes a new Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative, the SATs see their first major changes in… Continue watching
Mar 08 Column: Trump's outrage over outsourcing doesn't apply to his own merchandise By Robert Lawrence How do you explain the utter contempt Trump has expressed on the campaign trail about others who outsource, while he is doing the exact same thing?… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 3:14 Students running small-town market know business By PBS News Hour As a sparsely populated Nebraska town in an equally sparsely populated county, Cody is not where one might expect to find a thriving retail business. But the Circle C Market has been making a (small) profit there for the last… Continue watching
Mar 07 Column: Social Security staffers are clueless about the new law By Laurence Kotlikoff Are you trying to file and suspend before the April 29 deadline? Here's what you need to know before you talk to Social Security. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 3:03 Pair tackles 59 national parks in 59 weeks By PBS News Hour Last year, 30-year-old Darius Nabors decided to quit his job and embark on the journey of a lifetime: a tour of all 59 of the country’s national parks in 59 weeks. Nabors was inspired by his father, a former park… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: U.S. economy stays strong despite global slowdown By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, despite global economic slowdown, the U.S. economy added 242,000 jobs in February and kept unemployment steady at 4.9 percent, numbers President Obama said prove his detractors wrong. Also, Beijing announced that it will increase its… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 8:43 Small towns watch aging hospitals shutter By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News In rural communities across the country, health care is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity. More than 50 rural hospitals have closed nationwide since 2010, and hundreds more teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. It’s a trend driven by falling revenues… Continue watching
Mar 04 Our intractable problem: wages By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 242,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent. Wages, however, fell. Continue reading