Arts Apr 17 Watch 7:33 Can this rural town go from a youth exodus to an art epicenter? What kind of future should a struggling rural town choose? In the town of Green River, population 950, a nonprofit called Epicenter aims to use art and architecture to bring new energy, life and economic development. Jeffrey Brown reports. By Jeffrey Brown
Making Sen$e Feb 15 Watch 7:03 How this artist fantasyland became a New Mexico moneymaker Can an immersive, mystery funhouse help revive a state like New Mexico? Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits Meow Wolf, a Santa Fe hippie artist collective turned business that convinced the "Game of Thrones" author to buy and lease them a… By PBS News Hour
Nation Mar 08 Watch 10:22 Not all forgotten American cities are struggling 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… By PBS News Hour
Economy Dec 03 Got milk? How lactose tolerance influenced economic development Research suggests that the transition to agriculture produced genetic adaptations that led to measurable improvements in economic and health outcomes. By Justin Cook
Jul 27 Watch 7:44 Does Obama’s Africa visit come too late? By PBS News Hour What’s the significance of President Obama’s historic trip to Africa? Judy Woodruff discusses the visit and the president’s record on Africa with Johnnie Carson of the United States Institute of Peace and William Gumede of the University of the Witwatersrand. Continue watching
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Aug 04 Watch U.S.-Africa summit resets focus on tapping burgeoning markets By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 14 Is giving money to poor countries doing more harm than good? By Gregory Clark In designing aid, there's a natural tendency to address immediate needs, economic historian Gregory Clark tells Paul Solman in the fifth and final part of their conversation about his 2007 book, "A Farewell to Alms." But without economic growth first,… Continue reading
Jul 10 The key to England’s economic growth: The rich outlived the poor By Gregory Clark England's economic success, beginning with the takeoff of the Industrial Revolution, can be explained by the "survival of the richest," argues economic historian Gregory Clark in the third installment of his never-before published interview with Paul Solman about his 2007… Continue reading