Nov 30 Watch After populist campaign, Trump assembles economic team of elites By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed economic team suggests a preference for Wall Street veterans, in a reversal of his campaign promise to surround himself with establishment outsiders. Judy Woodruff speaks with David Wessel of The Brookings Institution about the “elite” appointments,… Continue watching
Nov 30 Worldwide experiment seeks your randomness to test laws of quantum physics By Justin Scuiletti How good are you at being random? Your unpredictability can aid in a worldwide Bell Test experiment Wednesday to test the laws of quantum mechanics. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 9:12 How Trump’s trade policy could affect jobs in the U.S. and Mexico By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 29 Not so fast: Why Trump’s take on flag burning is unconstitutional By Ellis Kim The president-elect’s tweet attempts to pry open a question that has been constitutionally settled for the last quarter century. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 7:28 Drama for the Trump transition team over recounts and Cabinet picks By PBS News Hour More than two weeks after Election Day, the legitimacy of its results are being questioned, both by Green Party candidate Jill Stein and by the president-elect himself, who asserts that “millions of people” voted illegally. Amy Walter of the Cook… Continue watching
Nov 28 Column: We don’t need Washington to fix bloated CEO pay By Dean Baker There are clear channels that people can use to put downward pressure on the pay of those at the top in both the corporate and noncorporate sector that don’t require going through Washington. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump claims ‘millions’ voted illegally, without evidence By Steve Peoples and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump claimed without evidence Sunday that "millions" voted illegally in the national election. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 4:47 Texas judge issues injunction, blocking overtime pay law By PBS News Hour A federal judge in Texas has issued a preliminary injunction on a new nationwide rule that would nearly double the salary cap for workers eligible to receive overtime pay to $47,476 a year. The rule was supposed to take effect… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 9:52 Fidel Castro, who led Cuba for a half-century, dies at 90 By PBS News Hour Communist leader Fidel Castro ruled the island of Cuba with an iron fist for almost half a century until he handed over power to his brother eight years ago. Hari Sreenivasan reports on his life and times and his ongoing… Continue watching
Nov 26 Clinton joins ballot recount effort, Trump calls it ‘a scam’ By Steve Peoples, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory. Continue reading