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2 weeks ago | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
PBS News Full Episodes Podcasts Newsletters Live Apr 30, 2025 6:35 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio President Trump has made a bold gamble with a fundamental change in economic policy by launching tough tariffs. He argues they will revitalize manufacturing, reduce the national debt and grow the economy.
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3 weeks ago | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Francis' 12-year papacy was a remarkable one, working in service to the church until the very day before he died. He sought to focus more explicitly on social justice, on climate change and addressing the most marginalized in society. But he was also criticized for actions that fell short of his public remarks, undercut commitments or went too far for some Catholics. Stephanie Sy reports.
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1 month ago | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Steward Health Care was once the largest private hospital system in the country. When the private equity-backed network filed for bankruptcy last year, it devastated providers and patients. In Massachusetts, five of the eight Steward-owned hospitals were salvaged by the state and two were shuttered. Economics correspondent Paul Solman went there to see what happened and how.
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2 months ago | 
pbs.org | Geoff Bennett |Ryan Holmes |Azhar Merchant
The White House is implementing two new policies with global consequences ahead of President's Trump's address to Congress. The Trump administration is halting military aid to Ukraine and it's imposing new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Roben Farzad, economic analyst and host of public radio's "Full Disclosure," joins Geoff Bennett for perspective.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics: Yes, I am worried about this, very disconcerting. Feels like the president's moving to broad-based tariffs, if not so-called universal tariffs on every country and every product, something closer to that. And I think that's a problem. It means higher inflation for U.S. consumers. It's a tax on American consumers.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
Jan 27, 2025 6:30 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio One of the biggest questions as President Trump’s second term begins is just how wide and quickly his administration will conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Those operations got underway this weekend in Chicago and other cities around the country. Stephanie Sy reports.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
Sep 24, 2024 6:35 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Ozempic and Wegovy are some of the most popular drugs in the country, driven by their remarkable success in treating diabetes and obesity. But the drugs are extremely expensive, and the drugmaker’s CEO appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to face questions about why those prices are so high. William Brangham reports.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
pbs.org | John Yang |Ryan Holmes
Health Sep 18, 2024 06:30 PM EDT Transcript We’re learning more about the effects of abortion restrictions enacted after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. ProPublica found at least two women in Georgia who died after being unable to get either a legal abortion or timely medical care. Committees examining pregnancy-related deaths concluded that both were preventable. John Yang discussed more with ProPublica's Kavitha Surana.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
pbs.org | Ryan Holmes
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Tariffs are a hallmark of former President Trump’s economic agenda and some of them have bipartisan support as a way of dealing with China. But there are key differences between Trump and Vice President Harris when it comes to how large and wide-ranging they should be. The potential impact is very much on the minds of some voters in battleground states. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
