Feb 06 Watch News Wrap: Senate GOP blocks renewal of long-term jobless benefits By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Democrats fell short by one vote to limit debate on a bill that would restore benefits to Americans who have been unemployed for six months or more. Also, the American Heart Association released its… Continue watching
Feb 06 Two loves: An adjunct’s journey from the classroom to the racetrack By Ingrid Steffensen Ingrid Steffensen thought she'd be spending her life on a university campus. But the relationship she imagined for herself -- teaching and reading and writing full-time (and making a living doing it) -- wasn’t to be. Her love for the… Continue reading
Feb 05 How one professor’s American dream — teaching — turned into the American nightmare By Arik Greenberg Being an adjunct isn't what most part-time university faculty had in mind when they envisioned being a professor. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch New report forecasts health care reform law will decrease U.S. labor supply By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Even at an early age, women underrepresented in tech By Sarah Sheffer Silicon Valley business woman Sheryl Sandberg has popularized a movement to get professional women to “lean in” and fight for their positions at the top of their fields. With no female equivalent of Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in tech,… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Viewers respond to the 2014 State of the Union By PBS News Hour What did the American public think of President Obama's 2014 State of the Union? NewsHour asked viewers to send in video responses. From thoughts on renewable energy to the minimum wage, health care reform to NSA data collection, we sample… Continue watching
Jan 28 Obama to Congress: ‘Give America a raise’ and restore American Dream By Simone Pathe In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama called on business leaders across the country to raise minimum wages. "Give America a raise," he said. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2014 State of the Union Special with analysis from Mark Shields and David Brooks By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama urged Congress to help restore opportunity for Americans but pledged to take action himself Tuesday in his fifth State of the Union. Watch PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Jan 20 More than 200 million people were unemployed in the world in 2013 By Simone Pathe Worldwide, the number of unemployed people rose by 5 million in 2013 to 202 million, according to the International Labor Organization's Global Employment Trends report. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal ‘unwinding’ of labor participation Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation… Continue watching