• January 30, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    January 30, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    Jan 30, 2021 11:08 PM EDT

    On this edition for Saturday, January 30, the CDC’s new guidelines make masks mandatory on all public transport, two Proud Boys members charged in the January 6 Capitol attack investigation. Also, our ongoing series “Roads to Recovery” looks at zoning laws and affordable housing in Connecticut. Hari Sreenivasan anchors ...

  • WATCH: HUD nominee Marcia Fudge testifies before Senate committee

    WATCH: HUD nominee Marcia Fudge testifies before Senate committee

    Jan 28, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

    ... parts of Cleveland and Akron before being tapped for the post. Biden has viewed Fudge as a leading voice for working families and a longtime champion of affordable housing, infrastructure and other priorities. Fudge's immediate priority would be dealing with the eviction crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • A city made the case for universal basic income. Dozens are following suit

    A city made the case for universal basic income. Dozens are following suit

    Dec 27, 2020 10:17 PM EDT

    ... but solves a lot of them and it helps create the foundation for the other things we need like paid time off, paid family leave, affordable child care, affordable housing, etc. Michael Hill: And this is all privately funded. What's the feedback from the community or are people saying ...

  • In a CT county, tenants and landlords brace for eviction tsunami

    In a CT county, tenants and landlords brace for eviction tsunami

    Dec 26, 2020 11:03 PM EDT

    ... Booker: Noah Gotbaum is the executive director of BNT in Bridgeport. In addition to being one of the nonprofits administering TRHAP, it’s also an affordable housing developer. In all, BNT has about 400 units of affordable housing, and Gotbaum says organizations like his could go bankrupt without the financial ...

  • States grapple with next steps on evictions as crisis grows

    States grapple with next steps on evictions as crisis grows

    Dec 17, 2020 05:29 PM EDT

    ... California are trying to pass much longer moratoriums, some don't have more protections in the works. "This has the potential of being the biggest housing crisis of our lifetime," said David Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference, a nonprofit dedicated to affordable housing for all Americans ...

  • With the U.S. Senate on the line, turning out the vote in Georgia

    With the U.S. Senate on the line, turning out the vote in Georgia

    Dec 15, 2020 11:40 PM EDT

    ... do they tell their children because they can't go back to school? What do they tell their children about the lack of jobs and affordable health care and affordable housing? So, we're speaking to those everyday, bread-and-butter issues for Black women on the ground. Judy Wodruff ...

  • When missing rent leads to jail time

    When missing rent leads to jail time

    Oct 30, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

    ... turned them away with a copy of Wright’s decision. This didn’t sit well. Some landlords said they wouldn’t be able to offer affordable housing. Some said they’d find someone to run against Jegley in the next election. He told them to go for it, then ran ...

  • The pandemic will likely make America's eviction crisis even worse

    The pandemic will likely make America's eviction crisis even worse

    Sep 29, 2020 07:20 PM EDT

    ... eviction crisis — a shortage of affordable housing and a lack of living wages, Pattillo says. Not a single county in the country has enough rental housing for low-income residents. Most low-income renting families spend at least half of their income on housing and utilities, while nearly a quarter ...

  • How dual threats of heat and COVID-19 exacerbate threats to vulnerable communities

    How dual threats of heat and COVID-19 exacerbate threats to vulnerable communities

    Jul 30, 2020 11:08 PM EDT

    ... an individual's health -- are becoming even more apparent now. One way she thinks these deficits could be addressed is by putting more resources toward affordable housing, as well as telemedicine, in order to expand access for low-income patients. Sen said he hopes the confluence of heat waves and ...

  • WATCH: Biden says post-pandemic plan can fight racial economic inequality

    WATCH: Biden says post-pandemic plan can fight racial economic inequality

    Jul 28, 2020 08:25 PM EDT

    ... help low-and middle-income families cover down payments on their first homes. It also pledges to build 1.5 million new homes and public housing units in hopes of addressing the "affordable housing crisis" which has hit many of the nation's marquee cities and disproportionately hurt people of ...