Jan 30 Watch House GOP recasts agenda as White House alternative, not opposition By PBS News Hour While President Obama pushed his economic agenda on the road, House Republicans met to discuss their way forward on major issues, including immigration. Gwen Ifill gets views on the year’s political outlook from Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, Neera Tanden… Continue watching
Jan 28 Obama to Congress: ‘Give America a raise’ and restore American Dream By Simone Pathe In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama called on business leaders across the country to raise minimum wages. "Give America a raise," he said. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2014 State of the Union Special with analysis from Mark Shields and David Brooks By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama urged Congress to help restore opportunity for Americans but pledged to take action himself Tuesday in his fifth State of the Union. Watch PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Shields and Brooks offer State of the Union predictions By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about what to expect in President Obama's annual address to the nation, and how it may set the tone for politics in… Continue watching
Jan 20 More than 200 million people were unemployed in the world in 2013 By Simone Pathe Worldwide, the number of unemployed people rose by 5 million in 2013 to 202 million, according to the International Labor Organization's Global Employment Trends report. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch At Detroit Auto Show, carmakers unveil new high-performance models By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Stagnant wages imperil financial security Wages in the U.S. have been largely stagnant over the past 45 years, but during the same time span consumer prices have risen dramatically. Hari Sreenivasan discusses this trend and its effect on poverty with Bloomberg BusinessWeek reporter, Roben Farzad. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal ‘unwinding’ of labor participation Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation… Continue watching
Jan 08 Cleaning ‘dirty’ bills could save the world’s treasuries billions Photo by Flickr user squishyray Scientists have found a greener, low-cost way to prolong the life of soiled, worn paper bills that would save the world's treasuries billions. The solution? Literal laundering, or cleaning, of the… Continue reading