Need To Know - Shirley Sherrod, dangerous roads, Afghanistan
Behavioral economics at work
How behavioral economics can encourage low-income workers to save. William Brangham reports on workers who have repaid emergency loans and continue to take the lower amount in their paychecks and save the difference. Brian Epstein reports Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan offering incentives to low-...
Air date: 04/03/2013
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Economic inequality and mobility
A round table discussion on economic inequality, mobility, debt, and the state of the American economy four years after the official end of the recession. Guests include Jared Bernstein, former Chief Economic Adviser to Vice President Biden, Rana Foroohar of Time Magazine and John Makin of the...
Air date: 03/29/2013
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Iran's opposition party and wounded vets
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?s Iran, his nuclear ambitions and the citizens who support or criticize him. Three families who have struggled with the burden of caring for veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
Air date: 06/25/2010
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Medical Devices
This week ?Need to Know? medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay examines whether the Food and Drug Administration?s medical device review process is adequately protecting the public. Plus, anchor Jeff Greenfield interviews Dr. Josh Rising, project director of the Medical Device Initiative at The Pew...
Air date: 03/22/2013
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The price of gas; food safety, Ground Zero Mosque
The controversial method of extracting natural gas known hydraulic fracturing in Wyoming. Glenn Beck on Ground Zero Mosque, Katrina anniversary. New York Times public health reporter Gardiner Harris discusses who is ? and who isn?t ? protecting our nation?s food supply.
Air date: 08/30/2010
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