Tag Archives: newshour

What motivates the workforce?

PBS NewsHour’s Paul Solman looks at how Wall Street bonuses and other issues affect workplace productivity on a more granular level.

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The boom/bust cycle

The Patchwork Nation team has been traveling around the country, looking at different types of communities and how they are coping with the economic crisis. This week, they were in Eagle, Colorado, an area that has seen high highs and low lows throughout history.

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The art of Herblock

A new exhibit at the Library of Congress celebrates the art of political cartoonist Herbert Block (“Herblock”), looking at how he chronicled news events, from 1929 through 2001.

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Watch and learn

PBS has just launched a new economy video widget, featuring full episodes of NewsHour, Frontline, Bill Moyers Journal and more. Curated by PBS editors to find the best economy-related content from across public media, the player also includes historical pieces, like the American Experience series on the 1930s. You can embed the code below and [...]

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Analyzing the President's address

NewsHour’s David Brooks and Mark Shields discuss President Obama’s speech on health care reform and what impact it will have on Congress.

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