GM Bankruptcy Changes Lives
NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman is in Detroit, talking to a variety of General Motors company stakeholders about how they view General Motors’ recent bankruptcy filing. Instead of selling...
View ArticleWhat Will the Economic Recovery Look Like?
Since late 2007, the U.S. and global economies have been in a prolonged recession. How long will this downturn last? When will the recovery come? How can we see the recovery? These are just some of the...
View ArticleRussia’s Economic Woes Hamper Recent Prosperity
After a decade of economic growth, Russia has been hit hard by the global financial crisis and now suffers from record high inflation and unemployment rates. With the Russian economy so heavily...
View ArticleRecession Changes Shopping Habits
In a slumping economy with record job losses and foreclosures on homes and businesses, Americans are being forced to slow the rate of consumption that has been rising over the last few decades. As part...
View ArticleNewsHour Interview With President Obama
In this video, Jim Lehrer sits down with President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss the administration’s efforts to push health care reform legislation through Congress and the state of the...
View ArticleU.S.-China Economic Relations
U.S. and Chinese officials gathered in Washington D.C. for the Strategic and Economic Dialogue conference where President Barack Obama stressed the importance of ongoing dialogue between the two...
View ArticlePoetry Video Series
How are artists reacting to the current economic situation? How do poets explain their memories? How do they commemorate the new president or articulate identities both modern and traditional? In this...
View ArticleJob Seekers Face Long Searches in Tough Economy
As part of his ongoing series on “Making Sense” of the economy, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman visits a Manhattan job fair where many people have been out of work for as long as a year...
View ArticleObama to Kids: “You Have No Excuse”
President Obama spoke at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., as part of an administration back-to-school event. The speech, which was broadcast live to school...
View ArticleWill raising the minimum wage help workers?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Thousands of fast food and other low-wage workers protested across the country Tuesday as part of a growing movement calling for a $15 minimum wage. The federal minimum wage has stood at...
View ArticleLesson Plan: Income Inequality in the United States
According to studies by the Pew Research Center, the American middle class is shrinking and the gap between high-income and low-income households is growing. As a result, income inequality in the...
View ArticleMurder of British politician changes tone of U.K. Brexit debate
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question What is the purpose of alliances between groups of nations? The man accused of murdering a British member of parliament last Thursday made his first court appearance...
View ArticleTrump and Clinton talk jobs, economy on Labor Day
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question What will the presidential candidates focus on in their final two months before Election Day? Labor Day kicked off the start of the final two-month phase of the...
View ArticleWill Americans living in poor rural areas vote?
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question Why does a citizen’s wealth, education and job status affect whether they are likely to vote or not? Some poorer residents of rural America say their voices are not...
View ArticleLesson Plan: How to create a balanced budget — it’s a ‘Balancing Act’
How do we know that our government is fulfilling its duties to us, the public? How do we decide what those duties are? As efforts to pass the federal budget get underway, students will have the power...
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Lesson plan: Solar invention makes safety and production levels shine
Think about all the different ways humans rely on light each day. Imagine trying to drive or cross the road without any streetlights. How would hospitals and schools function without light? In this PBS...
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Lesson plan: How inventions will land humans on Mars
SpaceX, a private aeronautics company, wants to colonize the Red Planet, which means today’s students could be the first humans in history to live on Mars. Of course, many technical and perhaps some...
View ArticleInside the new trade deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (if helpful, follow along with the transcript) and then answer the discussion questions. Summary: President Donald...
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Human geography lesson: Why one-third of the Marshall Islands has left for...
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and then answer the discussion questions. Your students may find it helpful to follow along using the transcript. Summary: The Marshall...
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Student breakdown on government’s shutdown
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and then answer the discussion questions. Your students may find it helpful to follow along using the transcript. Summary: Thousands of...
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