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Need To Know - Braking the Banks

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Main Street: Findlay, Ohio
Main Street: Findlay, Ohio
Correspondent John Larson travels to Ohio to assess how workers are faring after the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs over the past 35 years.
Air date: 04/12/2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364995162/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Correspondent John Larson travels to Ohio to assess how workers are faring after the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs over the past 35 years. /episodes/get/8507 /episode/8507 Need To Know: Main Street: Findlay, Ohio /episode-player/8507
Behavioral economics at work
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 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364989958/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false 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-... /episodes/get/8453 /episode/8453 Need To Know: Behavioral economics at work /episode-player/8453
Economic inequality and mobility
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 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2363926706/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false 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... /episodes/get/8391 /episode/8391 Need To Know: Economic inequality and mobility /episode-player/8391
Iran's opposition party and wounded vets
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 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1530605412/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false 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. /episodes/get/8392 /episode/8392 Need To Know: Iran's opposition party and wounded vets /episode-player/8392
Medical Devices
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 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2354687650/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false 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... /episodes/get/8306 /episode/8306 Need To Know: Medical Devices /episode-player/8306