• How surveillance cameras are being used to punish public housing residents

    How surveillance cameras are being used to punish public housing residents

    Jun 04, 2023 09:40 PM EDT

    ... assumptions. Douglas MacMillan, the reporter who led the investigation, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss the findings. ... Lisa Desjardins: American cities are facing two aggravating crises, affordable public housing is in short supply and violent crime is on the rise. A growing dynamic overlaps both legions of cameras are being deployed ...

  • December 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    December 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    Dec 11, 2021 10:57 PM EDT

    On this edition for Saturday, December 11, more than 30 tornadoes and severe storms tore through the central and southern U.S., killing dozens of people. Also, inside California’s new approach to keep housing affordable, and librarians push back against book bans. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

  • How the outbreak's economic disruption is impacting renters

    How the outbreak's economic disruption is impacting renters

    Mar 29, 2020 09:09 PM EDT

    ... in-place because they don’t have a home. So we are starting to come to grips with the social cost for not providing decent quality affordable stable housing for everybody in society. Hari Sreenivasan: Jenny Schuetz from Brookings. Thanks so much for joining us.  Jenny Schuetz: Thank you, Hari.

  • News Wrap: WHO warns of closing window to contain novel coronavirus

    News Wrap: WHO warns of closing window to contain novel coronavirus

    Feb 21, 2020 11:55 PM EDT

    ... candidate. I know a young candidate that I think understands our pain very well. They should create good jobs for us young people and make housing affordable. Judy Woodruff: Initial results are expected to be announced tomorrow.Back in this country, the jury in the Harvey Weinstein New York rape ...

  • Honoring a Modern Chicago Landmark as an 'Urban Vision'

    Honoring a Modern Chicago Landmark as an 'Urban Vision'

    Jul 27, 2010 07:05 PM EDT

    ... social promise. The area surrounding the complex, an urban desert in the 1960s, is now a vibrant neighborhood, and the notion of more livable but also affordable, urban housing options is no longer so radical.   Editor’s Note: This article was reposted after an error was fixed in the video.

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    Candidates Keep Tight Focus on the Economy

    Mar 27, 2008 10:10 PM EDT

    ... This money could be used to purchase foreclosed or distressed properties, which cities and states could then resell to low-income families or convert into affordable rental housing. It could be used to help neighborhoods with high foreclosure rates avoid increased crime and blight by investing in everything from police ...

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    Clinton Calls for $30B Plan to Halt Foreclosures

    Mar 27, 2008 04:00 AM EDT

    ... This money could be used to purchase foreclosed or distressed properties, which cities and states could then resell to low-income families or convert into affordable rental housing. It could be used to help neighborhoods with high foreclosure rates avoid increased crime and blight by investing in everything from police ...

  • Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out  to Americans how he'll make housing more affordable

    Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out to Americans how he'll make housing more affordable

    Jan 20, 2026 04:39 PM EDT

    Headlines about Trump's push to acquire Greenland threaten to overshadow his proposals.

  • Canada's prime minister says economic connection to the U.S. has shifted from a strength to a weakness

    Canada's prime minister says economic connection to the U.S. has shifted from a strength to a weakness

    Apr 19, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... clean energy capacity and reduce trade barriers within the country. He also emphasized Canada’s increased defense spending, reduction in taxes and efforts to make housing more affordable.“We have to take care of ourselves because we can’t rely on one foreign partner,” he said. “We can’t control ...

  • Trump signs executive orders aimed at home affordability ahead of midterms

    Trump signs executive orders aimed at home affordability ahead of midterms

    Mar 13, 2026 10:37 PM EDT

    ... regulatory barriers, slow permitting processes, and onerous mandates at all levels of government have delayed construction, restricted development, and driven up the costs of new housing,” said a draft of the order. "These constraints have made housing less affordable for many Americans." The executive orders — obtained exclusively by The Associated ...