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Economy Feb 22

Erie longs for its manufacturing past, but what’s the future?

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Nation Feb 21

President Trump promised California farmers he would ‘start opening up the water.’ Can he?

Though California is a famously blue state, its agricultural heartland beats red. This is slowly changing as the valley diversifies and urbanizes.

By Michelle Mizner, Katie Worth

Economy Feb 21

Watch 8:52
In coal country, putting faith in Trump’s economic promises

In the coal towns of West Virginia, President Trump made economic promises that helped him win the election. Around 12,000 mining jobs have been eliminated in the last few years in that state alone while production remains at its lowest…

By PBS NewsHour

Economy Feb 21

Can President Trump bring back manufacturing jobs?

Erie, along with dozens of other manufacturing hubs along the Rust Belt, have seen seismic shifts as technology has quenched the demand for manual labor on factory floors.

By Steve Hoover, Lauren Mucciolo, Anjali Tsui

Economy Feb 21

Can President Trump keep his promises to coal country?

From 2011 to 2015, the coal mining industry lost more than 26,000 jobs, one of the reasons why many miners saw Trump's election as a moment of hope.

By Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Priyanka Boghani, Frontline

Jan 16

Watch 7:29
Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo

By PBS NewsHour

Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of…

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Oct 21

Watch 9:44
Why student debt is ‘a crisis’ for some borrowers

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Student debt has been a prominent topic during this year's presidential campaign, with several candidates touting plans for tuition-free college. Indeed, more than 40 million Americans carry debt from student loans, totaling around $1.3 trillion nationally. While the median debt…

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Oct 21

When student loan borrowers complain, it’s most often about this company

By Laura Santhanam

About 41 million Americans carry more than $1.3 trillion in outstanding student debt. And millions “needlessly fall behind” on this student loan debt,…

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Oct 18

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The economy is improving, yet these voters don’t trust the data

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Unemployment in the U.S. is at 5 percent, a relative low, and 10 million jobs have been created during the Obama administration. But a new survey finds that many Americans are experiencing high levels of economic anxiety, a factor that…

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Oct 11

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Our student debt anxiety explained in one video

By PBS NewsHour

College affordability has become a major issue in the election because it’s a major issue in our lives -- Americans currently hold $1.3 trillion in student debt, and it’s on a staggering rise. Frontline and Marketplace collaborated on this video…

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