Hard choices
Need to Know takes an in-depth look at the hard choices made by America’s working poor.
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Need to Know: July 27, 2012: Living on the financial edge
We take an in-depth look at the difficult spending decisions facing the nation’s working poor.
Need to Know, June 29, 2012: Solving poverty in America
Need to Know examines a successful experimental program in Oakland, Calif., designed to help the working poor emerge from poverty. Anchor Maria Hinojosa interviews Ron Haskins, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Monsignor Kevin Sullivan discusses society’s duty to the poor.
Taking the initiative
Need to Know travels to the Bay Area to examine the Family Independence Initiative, a program designed to help the working poor help themselves emerge from poverty.
Ron Haskins on entitlement cuts
Anchor Maria Hinojosa interviews Ron Haskins, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the country’s lack of progress on national poverty issues.
American Voices: Msgr. Kevin Sullivan
The executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York talks about society’s obligation to serve those in need.
Budgeting your money
Five easy-to-follow tips that will help you gain control of your personal finances.
Payday loans: An insider’s perspective
Graham McCaulley talks to NTK about his journey from payday lender to consumer activist.
