Dec 01 Watch 8:43 Is crumbling infrastructure inhibiting American productivity? By PBS NewsHour, Sarah Clune Hartman In recent decades, American productivity growth has slowed. Yale University's Jacob Hacker has a possible explanation: the country’s outdated and deteriorating infrastructure. Hacker, co-author of “American Amnesia,” argues the U.S. has forgotten the role government plays in engineering prosperity, and… Continue watching
Nov 22 Will Trump’s big agenda put GOP budget goals out of reach? By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump promises big tax cuts, a border wall and massive spending on infrastructure. That's a recipe for bigger deficits that fiscally minded conservative Republicans have railed against during President Barack Obama's tenure. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump disavows alt-right in New York Times interview By Dan Cooney, Kristen Doerer President-elect Donald Trump disavowed the alt-right in an on-the-record interview with the New York Times on Tuesday. He also responded to questions about the possibility of prosecuting Hillary Clinton, his commitment to the First Amendment, his plans for Syria, and… Continue reading
Nov 17 Column: Our infrastructure is in disrepair. Will Trump invest in it? By Vikram Mansharamani Investing in infrastructure could give the economy a much needed and almost immediate boost during a time of stubbornly low growth. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Trump promises to make infrastructure a major focus By PBS News Hour Donald Trump has signaled that infrastructure will be a major issue in his administration. He has also promised to create 25 million jobs through infrastructure spending, tax reduction, trade deal reform and lifting restrictions on American energy development. Laura Bliss… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 8:12 How Trump’s economic proposals offer a vision from the past By PBS News Hour On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to revive American manufacturing, get tough on trade with China, cut taxes and invest in infrastructure. Do those proposals recall other visions for economic development over history? Economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:49 How and why we need to get the lead out of our lives By PBS News Hour Our love/hate relationship with lead is as old as history itself. The origin of "plumbing" comes from the Latin word for lead. But only in the 1970s did we realize the consequences of even low doses of the hazardous metal,… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:56 What President Hillary Clinton would do on Day 1 By PBS News Hour With the election just six weeks away, we can begin to imagine what the candidates would actually do if they reach the Oval Office. What would Hillary Clinton propose and get done in the first days of her presidency? Lisa… Continue watching
Aug 13 What Trump and Clinton didn’t say in their economic speeches By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spelled out their economic visions in high-profile speeches in Michigan this week. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 10:06 Should the private sector help rebuild American infrastructure? By PBS News Hour As the U.S. grapples with a growing list of transportation infrastructure needs and limited public funds, more states are looking to public-private partnerships as a means of fixing and replacing aging bridges, tunnels and roads. But is there a downside… Continue watching