“A growing number of Americans are relying on side jobs or freelance “gigs” for income. And while tech companies such as Uber and AirBnB make this type of independence more accessible, journalist Sarah Kessler writes in her book, “Gigged: The end of the job and the Future of Work,” about some of the downsides for…
“White supremacists gathered in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly “Unite The Right” event in Charlottesville, Virginia, during which 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed. They were outnumbered by a coalition of hundreds of counterprotesters. NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.” Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
“Ohio Republican Troy Balderson carried on Tuesday night as if he had won the special House election, but his lead is razor-thin over Democrat Danny O’Connor in a traditionally red district. In Kansas, Trump-backed GOP gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has the smallest of leads over the state’s Gov. Jeff Colyer. William Brangham talks with Kyle…
“In 1980, the Congress approved the Superfund program, generating money to clean up the country’s most hazardous toxic sites by imposing a tax on industries that polluted the most. Since 2000, the program’s purchasing power has declined by 40 percent and over 1,300 sites still need to be cleaned up. Katherine Probst, who has analyzed…
“Several black pastors said at the White House on Wednesday that President Trump had helped improve life in inner cities. Yet HUD Secretary Ben Carson has looked into tripling rents for poor tenants on federal assistance and slowed an anti-segregation initiative. Yamiche Alcindor talks with Bishop Harry Jackson, a member of Trump’s evangelical advisory board.”…
“When Hurricane Maria reached Puerto Rico last year, the island was already facing austerity measures in the wake of a debt crisis. Since then, $3.8 billion has been spent to strengthen the power grid but 260 customers still have no electricity, and during Tropical Storm Beryl in July, 47,000 people lost electricity. The Associated Press’…
“The Trump administration says it is working to meet a federal court deadline that orders more than 2,500 migrant children between the ages of 5 and 17 be reunited with their families by Thursday. More than 460 parents may have already been deported without their children. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Amna Nawaz.” Find…
“As migrant children wait in U.S. immigration detention centers to reunite with their families, public records reveal that in the past decade, thousands of people have reported sexual abuse while in a similar type of immigration custody. Emily Kassie, an investigative reporter and producer with the Marshall Project who obtained the data and spoke to…
“This week marks 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, who led a struggle against apartheid and brought his country to a new democratic future while setting a political and moral example recognized around the globe. Now a new book that offers insight into Mandela’s remarkable story through his own words. Jeffrey Brown takes…
“The Trump administration has 12 days to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite more than 2,500 migrant children who were separated from their families at the U.S.- Mexico border. While U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw commended the administration for reunifying 58 of the youngest children, he also said he remains vigilant. The Texas Tribune’s Julián…