Sep 26 So you want a job? You'd better be in the right neighborhood By Making Sen$e Editor There's a spatial mismatch between the availability of jobs and the people who need them most. There are various ways to close that physical distance, from the individual to public policy level. A new paper from the National Bureau of… Continue reading
Sep 26 Intentionally set fire grounds flights at Chicago airports By Ariel Min A fire at an air traffic control facility outside of Chicago, which authorities said was intentionally set by a contract employee of the Federal Aviation Administration, grounded all flights into and out of two Chicago airports on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 26 Gwen's Take: After Ferguson - What I Learned By Gwen Ifill When PBS first decided to come to Missouri to dig a bit beneath the surface, I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. Would anyone still be talking about Ferguson a month later? What I discovered at the town… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch here: America After Ferguson special airs on PBS tonight By Nora Daly On Friday, from 8-9 p.m. EDT, PBS will air a discussion, called "America After Ferguson", about the impact of the shooting on the local community in Missouri and beyond. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Are billionaires dictating American political debate? By PBS News Hour Much of the record campaign money pouring into this midterm election cycle comes from a relatively small number of donors. Darrell West, author of "Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust," joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the enormous political influence of… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 25, 2014 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, we look at Eric Holder’s tenure as U.S. attorney general as he announces that he is stepping down. Also: Challenges for health workers on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak, training young men of color… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch U.S. expands pristine national monument in the middle of the Pacific By PBS News Hour A region of the Pacific Ocean that is home to thriving colonies of rare and endangered species will be protected as the world’s largest marine preserve, under an executive order by President Obama. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Elliott Norse… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 8:12 Lifesaving training changes outlook for young men in Oakland By PBS News Hour In Oakland, California, a program called EMS Corps trains young men to become certified emergency medical technicians. Students with disadvantaged backgrounds get an intensive five-month course, as well as a powerful, new outlook on what they can do in life… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Understanding Eric Holder's legacy for the Justice Department By PBS News Hour After six years as head of the Department of Justice, Eric Holder, the nation’s first African-American attorney general, will be stepping down. Holder has focused on major civil liberties issues, but has also been a lightning rod for partisan criticism. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Airstrikes damage key income source for Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon reported that U.S. and Arab airstrikes blasted oil installations that help fund the Islamic State up to $2 million a day in black market sales. Also, Iraq’s prime minister said he has credible… Continue watching