A cash bail system can often mean that poor defendants remain in jail while wealthier defendants go free. But New Jersey is attempting to change that with some of the nation's most comprehensive bail reforms. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports.…
On-demand drivers face many challenges in their “everyday hustle”, from road rage, to personal safety issues, to low pay. Cecilia Brentlinger came to New York from Peru in search of a better life for her son. She started working as…
Walid Abdelwahab's “everyday hustle” is working long hours cooking and selling food from a cart in Manhattan to support his family. He also confronts constant challenges that come along with vending on New York City’s streets, from long hours to…
Meet Nadir Samara, a New York City dog walker who makes more money walking dogs in Brooklyn than he did working for an insurance company in Philadelphia. A recent college graduate, Nadir’s “everyday hustle” means walks during the day, rain…
Opportunity can come in unlikely forms. For Nadir Samara, it was dog walking.
Meet the furry friends who keep Nadir on his toes.
Meet Carl, the three-legged dog who never fails to make NYC dog walker Nadir laugh on the job.
The leading causes of homelessness continues to be eviction and job loss, but other drivers include mental health issues, substance abuse and chronic health conditions.
Seventy years ago, President Truman forged a deal where coal companies and the union agreed to fund lifelong health care pensions. The government never intended to pay for these benefits, but Congress has become a funder of last resort. Now…
We’ll tell you about a program that is pairing up those who yearn to teach with those in need of valuable lessons.
Our “Chasing The Dream” initiative takes us from the gridiron to the classroom. We talk to former New York Giants Super Bowl champ Amani Toomer, as he teams up with the United Way to pave the way for kids in…
More than half a million LI residents are immigrants. How is the economy impacted and how are immigrants dealing with deportation threats? As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty and Opportunity in America, we talk with…