Mar 22 Can big data save these children? By Laura Santhanam “They are able to use data to anticipate where a problem might occur versus waiting for a problem to occur and then reviewing it. That’s the kind of work that can happen in child protection.”… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 6:19 50 years on, a Monday night tradition keeps the Village Vanguard swinging By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson At the world famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City, Monday nights have meant big band music for 50 years, stretching back to the days of Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. For the jazz impresarios there today, playing… Continue watching
Mar 21 When should I take my Social Security? By Laurence Kotlikoff A financial adviser tells a reader she should start taking her benefits at 65 or 66, but continue working until 70. Is the adviser right?… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:35 What we can learn from our history of political discontent By Zachary Green A recent poll revealed that only 21 percent of Americans think the country is heading in the right direction. So what happens in a democratic society where understandable grievances have tuned many citizens angry? NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield looks… Continue watching
Mar 20 Obama steps into history with extraordinary visit to Cuba By Julie Pace, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Obama's whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro's ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic and political relationship has changed rapidly in the 15 months since… Continue reading
Mar 19 Protesters block highway leading to Trump rally in Phoenix By Associated Press Protesters blocked a main highway leading into the Phoenix suburb Saturday where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was preparing to hold a campaign rally alongside Arizona's revered Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 8:56 South Africa mulls regulating traditional healers for the modern age By Connie Kargbo In South Africa, practitioners of traditional medicine, including herbalists, midwives, and faith healers who claim to speak to ancestors, have historically practiced openly and freely. But the government now aims to formally register and regulate the estimated 250,000 self-described healers,… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on blocking Trump, Sanders’ chances and Merrick Garland By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including how the mainstream GOP can block a Donald Trump nomination, Bernie Sanders’ chances in the western states… Continue watching
Mar 18 A new spin on college financing? Treating students like stocks By Laura Pappano, The Hechinger Report The idea of taking a piece of graduates’ future earnings starts to pick up steam. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:57 Supreme Court nominee meets with Congressional Democrats By PBS News Hour President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland made his first official visit to Capitol Hill Thursday morning, meeting with key Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). For more on the morning’s events and the coming Congressional confirmation… Continue watching