Jan 11 Watch Stagnant wages imperil financial security Wages in the U.S. have been largely stagnant over the past 45 years, but during the same time span consumer prices have risen dramatically. Hari Sreenivasan discusses this trend and its effect on poverty with Bloomberg BusinessWeek reporter, Roben Farzad. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 9:43 Poverty rates surge in American suburbs When President Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” fifty years ago, images of the American poor focused on the inner-city and rural poor. What is the state of American poverty today? Megan Thompson reports on the less visible but growing… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Shields and Brooks on Christie's scandal tolerance, Gates' war stories Shields and Brooks on Christie's scandal tolerance, Gates' war stories… Continue watching
Jan 09 The War on Poverty: Not Just a Liberal Campaign By Shawn Fremstad Although President Lyndon Johnson, seen here signing the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964, is often identified with the War on Poverty, many of its programs were bipartisan initiatives. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia via LBJ Library. Editor's Note: 2014 marks… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 50 years on, what strides have we made in the war on poverty? 50 years on, what strides have we made in the war on poverty?… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch As fast food workers protest low pay, some argue wage increases would kill jobs As fast food workers protest low pay, some argue wage increases would kill jobs… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Nat Geo's female photojournalists capture and share visions of the world By PBS News Hour Nat Geo's female photojournalists capture and share visions of the world… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Oklahomans grapple with growing shutdown impact as resources start to dry up Oklahomans grapple with growing shutdown impact as resources start to dry up… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 'Inequality is bad for everyone': Robert Reich fights economic imbalance 'Inequality is bad for everyone': Robert Reich fights against economic imbalance… Continue watching