Jan 22 Watch 8:30 Almost every country in the world offers more generous maternity leave than the U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 22 Will Super Mario save Europe’s bacon? By Simone Pathe European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday announced an unprecedented plan to purchase 60 billion euros a month in the EU's first stab at quantitative easing. Making Sen$e breaks down how bond purchases work and turns to the Council… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Obama takes State of the Union agenda on the road By PBS News Hour A day after giving the State of the Union address, President Obama began a road trip to sell the economic program and other goals he laid out in his speech. While congressional Democrats said they were invigorated by the president’s… Continue watching
Jan 21 Thanks, but no thanks, Medicare, for the love By Philip Moeller Why does it seem like health insurance providers are attuned to your physical and emotional health -- tracking your medications, urging you to get certain tests, even sending you holiday cards -- until something goes wrong and you really need… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Sen. Joni Ernst delivers GOP response to Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch President Obama’s full 2015 State of the Union address By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 2:16 Obama wants America to ‘win the race’ on science and technology By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 6:00 Obama spotlights middle class plight, vows to help By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Obama spotlights middle class plight, vows to help By Simone Pathe In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama celebrated "middle-class economics" and laid out a series of additional proposals to ensure the working class is included in the economic recovery. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:32 Obama offers plan to raise taxes on ultra-rich, put more money in middle class pockets By PBS News Hour President Obama’s new tax code proposal calls for tax increases for higher-income earners and more tax benefits for low- and middle-income earners. Jeffrey Brown learns more from Neil Irwin of The New York Times about what the plan says about… Continue watching