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PBS NewsHour

What These Americans Say They Need from Congressional Pandemic Aid

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“With Congress back in session, lawmakers are considering another round of coronavirus relief. Two of the major sticking points are prolonging increased unemployment benefits and protecting against coronavirus-related lawsuits. What do Americans think about these two issues, as they grapple with the pandemic’s economic fallout? We hear some of their opinions.” Find more from PBS…

PBS NewsHour

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Says ‘Individual Discipline’ Key to Reopening Safely

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Weeks of business closures and stay-at-home orders have left the American economy in shambles. Now, a majority of states are starting to lift restrictions and resume business — even though COVID-19 cases and deaths nationwide continue to climb. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has a phased plan for reopening, and he joins Judy Woodruff to discuss…

PBS NewsHour

Utah’s Tourism Industry ‘Taking A Big Hit’ From Outbreak

3 years ago PBS NewsHour
COVID-19

“The coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S. along with the economic ripple effects of the nationwide shutdown. In Utah, a state that relies heavily on tourism, thousands of people have applied for unemployment benefits. Liz Adeola, host and producer for PBS Utah, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Salt Lake City with more.” Find more from…

Voices in My Head

COVID-19 and What We Will Learn for The Future: Two Boomers Talking

3 years ago Feature, Voices In My Head
COVID-19

COVID-19, Coronavirus, the Pandemic, toilet paper. One cannot hide from the most game-changing event in our lifetime. Yes, even greater than 9/11. We’re going to have to go back to World War Two, the Depression, and the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19 to compare what is happening to the world today. Thomas Fields and I are…

PBS NewsHour

Stories from Americans Who Have Lost Their Income Amid the Pandemic

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Wednesday’s huge rise in unemployment claims dwarfs all historical records in the U.S. Although nearly 3.3 million filed, many economists say the number still doesn’t reflect the full scope of people who have been laid off or furloughed or are losing their businesses. We asked Americans to share their stories of the struggles they are…

PBS NewsHour

2 Views on Balancing Medical Risk and Economic Pain

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“The tragedies we see playing out in Italy and around the world are why most public health officials say it’s far too soon to plan when people can return to work. But President Trump says he wants to see much of the country back to normal by April 12. Paul Solman speaks with True Health…

TEDx

The Dirty Secret of Capitalism — And A New Way Forward by Nick Hanauer

3 years ago TEDx

“Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct results of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mantra that “greed is good” — an idea he describes as not only morally corrosive but also scientifically wrong — and lays out a new theory of economics…

Democracy Now!

“People Are Mad”: Striking Auto Workers Are Fed Up with General Motors

3 years ago Democracy Now

“Thousands of General Motors employees are entering their fourth week on strike, with workers demanding better pay, protections of healthcare benefits and a commitment from GM to keep jobs in the U.S. The collective action, now the longest auto worker strike in the last 50 years, came out of a shared frustration over GM’s outsourcing…

Big Think

Universal Basic Income, the 30-Hour Workweek, and the Economics of Poverty

6 years ago Big Think

Look, I think change is scary. I think there is no way around that. I think what is familiar is easier for people, and not everybody wants disruption and innovation and entrepreneurship; not everybody wants to have seven jobs. That sounds terrible to a lot of people. I think the idea, the sort of assumption…

My New America

My New America Part Two: Jobs and the Economy

6 years ago Feature
Jobs

Jobs and the Economy in My New America is one of the topics tackled in the latest PalacioMagazine.com project with the Political Science classes of Professor Som Chounlamountry at California State University, Long Beach. This is the third partnership with the Professor and his students. In My New America, we wanted to discover as many voices surrounding three important issues:…

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