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A look at Massachusetts, the only state that requires health insurance.
For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.
A girl's painful search for information about her father, lost in the Arizona desert.
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A look at Massachusetts, the only state that requires health insurance.
For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.
Fixing structural unemployment by improving scientific, technical and mathematical skills.
A roundtable examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes debate today.
A program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college.
How have changes in manufacturing impacted the average worker in Findlay, Ohio?
How behavioral economics is being utilized to encourage low-income workers to save.
A round table discussion on economic inequality, mobility, debt, and economic health.
Dr. Emily Senay examines the FDA’s medical device review process.
The debate over immigration reform -- an inside look at the lives of Latino farm workers.
Twenty years later: The continuing impact of a school shooting on a small town.
A years-long dispute in Tucson over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high.
Anchor Ray Suarez hosts a panel of experts to explore how to save Medicare.
Are millions of jobs are unfilled, even with high unemployment, because of a skills gap?
Malpractice lawsuits raise healthcare costs. Is a Danish system the solution for the U.S.?
Why does it take 4 times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the US today?
Four tax returns from New Jersey illustrate the disparities in tax regulation.
Dealing with the emotional and financial stresses of caring for a chronically ill parent.
An investigation into readmission penalties, an element of the Affordable Care Act.
Memphis Family Rewards Program – an initiative that aims to break the cycle of poverty.
Need to know looks at the battle over family planning funding in the U.S.
Need to Know updates its ongoing investigation into alleged abuses at the border.
An job-sharing program in Rhode Island and an Oregon program to spawn small business.
Ray Suarez speaks with experts on big money and Citizen’s United in 2012 election cycle.
After winning a second term, President Obama confronts grave challenges.
From jobs and taxes to climate change, PBS presents an in-depth look at the issues.
A report from Dubuque, Iowa — a town in a swing state worth 6 electoral votes.
A report on controversial changes to election rules in the battleground state of Florida
Maria Hinojosa travels to swing state Florida, where 1 in 7 registered voters is Hispanic.
Experts debate whether the United States is headed toward taxmageddon in the new year.
A once thriving steel town now depends on the global economy to survive.
What issues will determine how the women of Virginia vote?
A third of all health care dollars are spent in the last two years of life.
Cuenta las historias humanas detrás de los cambios demográficos de los EEUU.
What would the start of Romney's first term or President Obama's second look like?
Looking ahead to the Democrats' chances in November.
Will the GOP take Ohio in 2012?
A look at the nation's obesity epidemic through the eyes of one South Bronx family.
A look at how global greenhouse gas emissions are threatening the island nation of Palau.
An in-depth look at the nation's infrastructure woes and those trying to fix them.
Extras
20 years before Sandy Hook, a student went on a shooting rampage in Massachusetts.
The National STEM Consortium improves scientific, technical and mathematical skills.
Interview with Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris.
Animated map of STEM training programs by type.
An urban garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy gets a second chance.
A program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college.
Richard Cordray is the first director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
Find out how the income advance loan program works at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Vermont.
Save USA is designed to get low income New Yorkers to put that tax refund into savings.
Innovative employer plans to encourage low-income workers to save and survive hard times.
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