Nov 16 Column: How to help workers laid low by trade — and why we haven’t By Edward Alden The U.S. government has long recognized that while freer trade would bring broad benefits to Americans through lower prices on everything from clothing to TV sets, there would be real costs. And they would be concentrated in certain parts of… Continue reading
Jul 26 Column: The bell of globalization cannot be un-rung By Phillip Lohaus It is likely that, despite people's enthusiasm to leave the EU, the vote will leave the UK’s most needy worse off than they were before the vote. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 7:30 Will other countries follow Brexit example and shun globalization? By PBS News Hour Thursday’s successful Brexit vote holds great consequences for economies worldwide, with some analysts warning that departure from the EU could plunge Britain back into a recession that might in turn spread to other countries. For more on the financial implications… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 5:59 Why trade and globalization concerns are resonating with voters at home By PBS News Hour The issue of trade, and whether our deals are helping or hurting American workers, is resonating with many prospective voters this election season. For a closer look at how U.S. trade policy is playing out in the presidential race, Hari… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 8:22 What a more interconnected world means for the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is often the final say on major domestic conflicts of our time. But what about when foreign law crosses paths with our legal system? Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book,… Continue watching
Jan 06 California artist draws on long tradition of socially conscious printmaking By Kristin Farr, KQED From migrating butterflies to ancestral faces, visual artist Favianna Rodriguez uses printmaking to inspire social change. Continue reading
Nov 13 Ebola outbreak is latest example of globalization’s risks By Ian Goldin At the same time that globalization improves lives across the world, it carries systemic risks to our health, climate and economy. There's no way to mitigate those risks, especially contagious diseases like Ebola, without national support for intergovernmental organizations, argues… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch ‘Factory Man’ explores human side of how globalization affects U.S. industry By PBS News Hour For much of the 20th century, southern Virginia and North Carolina were home to the world's biggest furniture factories and suppliers. But between 1989 and 2007, seven factories closed, in part due to booming furniture-making businesses in Asia. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Is Globalization Wiping Out the American Surfboard Industry? Economic correspondent Paul Solman reports on an American-born product hit hard by globalization: the surfboard. In Southern California, U.S.-based manufacturers fear they will soon be wiped out by competing, foreign companies due to discrepancies in labor costs and duty taxes. Continue watching
Sep 16 Thursday on the NewsHour: Herbie Hancock By Tom LeGro Herbie Hancock recently performed with several of the musicians from his album, "The Imagine Project," at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Here's an excerpt of the song "Space Captain" performed with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Continue reading