Apr 28 Watch 12:00 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s 100-day performance By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 28 Trump on first 100 days: ‘I thought it would be easier’ By Associated Press In an interview with Reuters, the president says he "loved" his "previous life. I had so many things going."… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 9:24 Why the U.S. pays more for health care than the rest of the world By PBS News Hour Why are American health care costs by far the highest in the world? Journalist and former practicing physician Elisabeth Rosenthal chronicles how we got here in her new book, "An American Sickness." Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks with Rosenthal about… Continue watching
Apr 27 Column: 6 questions to ask at every doctor’s appointment By Elisabeth Rosenthal If you're trying to leave the doctor's office without huge medical bills, here are the questions you need to ask. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 5:51 An argument for how Trump’s tax plan could exacerbate inequality By PBS News Hour President Trump's tax reform blueprint calls for eliminating the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax, cutting all itemized deductions except for mortgage interest and charitable giving, and getting rid of taxes on the first $24,000 if a couple's earnings. Continue watching
Apr 26 Analysis: A new study says settlers arrived in the Americas 130,000 years ago. Should we believe it? By Nsikan Akpan An archaeological site near San Diego suggests humans arrived in America more than 100,000 years before previously thought. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 7:10 In dystopian ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ a warning for a new generation not to take rights for granted By PBS News Hour America's democracy and Constitution have been replaced by a theocratic autocracy where women have lost their rights and many of them have become property, valued and controlled for the ability to bear children for wealthy families. That’s the story of… Continue watching
Apr 25 Ivanka Trump promotes women’s rights, defends her father amid cool reception in Berlin By David Rising, Associated Press The 35-year-old stepped away from running her fashion brand and from an executive role at the Trump Organization to become an unpaid White House adviser. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 9:12 After life-shattering loss, Sheryl Sandberg reaches out to others in grief By PBS News Hour As one of the best known female executives in the world, Sheryl Sandberg had resources and support when her husband died at 47, but that didn't stop grief from engulfing her and their children. In her new book "Option B,"… Continue watching
Apr 24 WATCH: Obama delivers first speech since leaving office By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press His first public engagement since then comes as President Donald Trump nears his 100-day mark in office. Continue reading