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Why French protests over pensions could threaten Macron’s international agenda
Protesters have shut down Paris and much of France in angry response to proposed pension reforms. The changes, which would unify the current system and increase workers’ ability to change sectors, represent the delivery of a campaign promise from President…
Illinois pension buyouts may not bring savings budget claims
Illinois' new state budget relies on more than $400 million in savings from a new pension buyout plan that finance experts caution is highly speculative.
Social Security at 80: Is it time for an overhaul?
Social Security turns 80 on Friday, and the massive retirement and disability program is showing its age.
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How will the Illinois pension law rejection affect other states?
On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court voted unanimously to strike down a law passed in December 2013 that was meant to rescue the state's pension system. For more on the implications of that decision Karen Pierog of Reuters joins Hari…
WASHINGTON — Retirees covered by financially troubled multiemployer pensions could soon see their benefits cut under a congressional spending deal to keep the government running.
On this edition, a rare alliance brings major drug companies together to fight serious diseases like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Later, in our signature segment, a financially strapped city struggles to fulfill its obligations to retired public employees. And, a…
A wave of bankruptcies is moving across the country as cities try to manage crushing debt from pension obligations. NewsHour Weekend reports from Vallejo, Calif., with a cautionary tale for cities that are looking to bankruptcy as the solution.
When Congress reached a budget deal to fund the federal government, one of the controversial items they agreed to was a cut in military pensions. But does this break a promise to those who have served? Jeffrey Brown gets perspective…
PBS NewsHour for Wednesday, December 4, 2013…
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