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Why Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Working

April 16, 2018

By Richard Eisenberg Credit: Adobe Stock (Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Next Avenue and Chasing the Dream, a public media initiative on poverty and opportunity.) The 4.1 percent unemployment rate, its lowest since 2000, is great…

Asthma Challenges

February 13, 2018 | Episode

Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America is a multi-platform public media initiative that provides a deeper understanding of the impact of poverty on American society. ValleyPBS looked at some of challenges residents in Fresno's 93706 zip code face.…

Coal miners’ health care collides with budget showdown

June 27, 2017 | Clip

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…