Need To Know RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:10:06 -0400Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:10:06 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2365020353/The Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate included President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. How might it work? Need to Know medical correspondent Emily Senay, M.D. travels to Massachusetts, the only state in the nation that already requires everyone to have health insurance - part of a 2006 health reform law signed by then-governor Romney.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365020353/05/31/2013A look at Massachusetts, the only state that requires health insurance.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012816/While the number of illegal crossings at the border has plummeted dramatically — roughly half the number than during peak years — just as many people are dying. Meaning for those coming into the country illegally, it is now more deadly, more lethal, than at any time in recent U.S. immigration history.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365012816/05/16/2013For those crossing the border illegally, it is now more deadly than ever before.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365012573/In this extended interview, 19-year-old Gladys Dominguez shares her emotional journey to find information about her father, Alfonso Martinez Sanchez, who was lost crossing Arizona state’s border desert while trying to re-enter the United States.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365012573/05/16/2013A girl's painful search for information about her father, lost in the Arizona desert.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecuritySocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365010028/PBS Need to Know sat down with survivors of the Simon's Rock shooting, as well as family members of the victims, to learn how a trauma of this magnitude continues to reverberate even two decades later.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365010028/05/10/201320 years before Sandy Hook, a student went on a shooting rampage in Massachusetts.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004832/“Need to Know” correspondent Rick Karr travels to the state of Washington to report on The National STEM Consortium – a program designed to target this type of structural unemployment by improving the scientific, technical and mathematical know-how of American workers.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004832/05/01/2013The National STEM Consortium improves scientific, technical and mathematical skills.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationGovernmentGovernmentReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsTechnologyTechnologySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004827/Even as unemployment remains stubbornly high, millions of jobs remain unfilled because many workers do not have the necessary training to fill them. This week we look at The National STEM Consortium – a program designed to target this type of structural unemployment by improving the scientific, technical and mathematical know-how of American workers. Also, Seth Harris, Secretary of Labor.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004827/05/01/2013Fixing structural unemployment by improving scientific, technical and mathematical skills.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004842/Interview with Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris. Prior to joining the Department, Mr. Harris served as a Professor of Law at New York Law School and Director of its Labor & Employment Law Programs. Prior to his work at the New York Law School, Mr. Harris served for seven years at the Department of Labor during the Clinton Administration, under Robert Reich and Alexis Herman.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004842/05/01/2013Interview with Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentGovernmentGovernmentSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004279/Animated map of STEM training programs by type.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004279/04/30/2013Animated map of STEM training programs by type.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyTechnologyTechnologyCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002459/With the gun control debate raging after the mass school shooting in Newtown, CT, Need to Know examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes the discussion today. Ray Suarez anchors a panel including: George Mason Law School professor Joyce Lee Malcolm, former New York Times foreign correspondent and editor Craig Whitney, and Fordham University history professor Saul Cornell.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002459/04/26/2013A roundtable examines the history of the Second Amendment and how it shapes debate today.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationNational SecurityNational SecuritySocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364999915/Six months after Superstorm Sandy hit the New York City area, neighborhoods like Far Rockaway in Queens are still picking up the pieces — but residents are getting some help from local nonprofits dedicated to rebuilding after the storm's destruction.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364999915/04/22/2013An urban garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy gets a second chance.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunitySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364997817/To mark financial literacy month, "Need to Know" correspondent Stacey Tisdale travels to Mississippi to examine a program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college - and teach them about banking and money along the way. Anchor Ray Suarez interviews Richard Cordray, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364997817/04/17/2013A program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPersonal FinancePersonal FinanceNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationParentsParentsIssues & AdviceIssues & AdviceEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364999032/Richard Cordray is the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the new federal agency charged with supervising financial institutions, enforcing consumer financial laws, and educating consumers.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364999032/04/19/2013Richard Cordray is the first director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPersonal FinancePersonal FinanceNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364999031/To mark financial literacy month, "Need to Know" correspondent Stacey Tisdale travels to Mississippi to examine a program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college - and teach them about banking and money along the way. Statistics show that families and students who plan to save -- even a minimum amount -- have a much greater chance of attending college.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364999031/04/19/2013A program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPersonal FinancePersonal FinanceNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationParentsParentsIssues & AdviceIssues & AdviceSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364995162/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364995162/04/12/2013How have changes in manufacturing impacted the average worker in Findlay, Ohio?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364989966/Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, talks about why saving money is so difficult for many people and how simple changes in policy can make it easier to do. Ariely is the author of The Upside of Irrationality, Predictably Irrational and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989966/04/03/2013Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyHealthHealthScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesScience & NatureScience & NaturePsychology & The MindPsychology & The MindSegmentend=2018-04-05http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991041/Save USA is a program created by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and funded with federal, state, and private dollars. It’s designed to get low income New Yorkers to put that tax refund in a savings account instead of spending it right away.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991041/04/04/2013Save USA is designed to get low income New Yorkers to put that tax refund into savings.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationGovernmentGovernmentSegmentend=2018-04-05http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991049/William Brangham reports on companies that are helping their workers make it through tough times with income advance loans. Many workers keep the automatic pay deduction after the loan is paid off and start the habit of saving.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991049/04/04/2013Innovative employer plans to encourage low-income workers to save and survive hard times.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationSegmentend=2018-04-05http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991225/The Fletcher Allen Hospital in Vermont has had great success with "Working Bridges" income advanced loans, which are used for everything from college tuition to car repair. The loans come with an interest rate above those available for those with good credit, but far below the rates of payday lenders. The loans to staff have a low default rate and 85% of participation in a follow-up savings plan.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364991225/04/05/2013Find out how the income advance loan program works at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Vermont.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationClipend=2018-04-05http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989958/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-wage earners who save their tax refunds. Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364989958/04/03/2013How behavioral economics is being utilized to encourage low-income workers to save.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2018-04-03http://video.pbs.org/video/2363926706/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 American Enterprise Institute.http://video.pbs.org/video/2363926706/03/29/2013A round table discussion on economic inequality, mobility, debt, and economic health.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentEpisodeend=2018-03-29http://video.pbs.org/video/2354453861/Dr. Josh Rising is Project Director of the Medical Device Initiative at the Pew Charitable Trusts. One of its goals is to improve the tracking of the safety of medical devices on the market.http://video.pbs.org/video/2354453861/03/22/2013Dr. Josh Rising is Project Director of the Medical Device Initiative at the Pew Trust.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegmentend=2018-03-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2354535507/Dr. Emily Senay examines whether the Food and Drug Administration’s medical device review process is adequately protecting the public. Our profile follows a woman who had pelvic organ prolapse and was treated with a surgically implanted mesh.http://video.pbs.org/video/2354535507/03/22/2013Dr. Emily Senay examines whether the Food and Drug Administration’s medical device reviewnrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesWomenWomenNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyTechnologyTechnologyHealthHealthSegmentend=2018-03-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2354687650/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 Charitable Trusts.http://video.pbs.org/video/2354687650/03/22/2013Dr. Emily Senay examines the FDA’s medical device review process.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesWomenWomenNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyWomenWomenTechnologyTechnologyHealthHealthEpisodeend=2018-03-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2354479387/In this web exclusive, Linda Gross speaks to Need to Know medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay about how she deals with her chronic pain, compounded by feelings of anxiety, frustration and isolation.http://video.pbs.org/video/2354479387/03/22/2013Linda Gross speaks to Dr. Emily Senay about how she deals with chronic pain.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesWomenWomenNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyWomenWomenClipend=2018-03-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2339772440/As the debate over immigration reform continues in Washington D.C., Need to Know offers an inside look at the lives of Latino farm workers. With the continuation of our “Main Street” series, correspondent John Larson reports from Salinas, California — home to John Steinbeck and some of the richest farmlands in the world.http://video.pbs.org/video/2339772440/03/01/2013The debate over immigration reform -- an inside look at the lives of Latino farm workers.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2018-03-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2339692508/John Larson sits down with Ann O’Leary, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and the director of the Children and Families Program at Next Generation in San Francisco. O’Leary, an expert on poverty and employment, explains how she believes the best way to respond to entrenched poverty in the Salinas Latino community is by lessening barriers to higher education.http://video.pbs.org/video/2339692508/03/01/2013Ann O’Leary says the best way to respond to poverty in Salinas is through education.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesClipend=2018-03-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2330997115/George Wentworth, a senior staff attorney at the National Employment Law Project, on the new laws in several states prohibiting hiring discrimination against the unemployed.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330997115/01/31/2013George Wentworth on new laws prohibiting hiring discrimination against the unemployed.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentPoliticsPoliticsSegmentend=2018-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2330997979/Peter Cappelli, is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at The Wharton School and Director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources and author of Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330997979/01/31/2013Wharton economist Peter Cappelli on the "skills gap" and what companies need to do.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegmentend=2018-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2330999238/"Need to Know" examines how millions of jobs are unfilled, even during a period of high unemployment, because workers don't have the necessary skills. The program focuses on Alabama's efforts to train a new generation of shipyard workers to fight unemployment and attract business to the state.http://video.pbs.org/video/2330999238/01/31/2013Alabama's efforts to train shipyard workers to fight unemployment and attract business.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologySegmentend=2018-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2337449877/On December 14, 1992, exactly 20 years before the shooting at Sandy Hook, a student went on a sudden rampage at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts. The gunfire killed a student, Galen Gibson, professor, Ñacuñán Sáez, and wounded four others. We sat down with survivors and family members to learn how a trauma of this magnitude continues to reverberate even two decades later.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337449877/02/21/2013Twenty years later: The continuing impact of a school shooting on a small town.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsEpisodeend=2018-02-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2337471041/When he was just 13 years old, a single bullet in the back from an unsuspecting stranger left Jerry McGill a quadriplegic for the rest of his life. This random act of violence may have dashed the 44-year-old’s childhood dreams of becoming an athlete or entertainer but it never stole his optimistic outlook on life. McGill wrote a memoir addressed to the shooter called “Dear Marcus: A Letter."http://video.pbs.org/video/2337471041/02/21/2013Jerry McGill reflects on the shooting that left him a quadriplegic for life.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEducationEducationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2018-02-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2337861893/On December 14, 1992, exactly 20 years before the shooting at Sandy Hook, a student went on a sudden rampage at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts. The gunfire killed a student, Galen Gibson, professor, Ñacuñán Sáez, and wounded four others. We sat down with survivors and family members to learn how a trauma of this magnitude continues to reverberate even two decades later.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337861893/02/22/2013Twenty years later: The continuing impact of a school shooting on a small town.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsParentsParentsIssues & AdviceIssues & AdviceSegmentend=2018-02-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2337863221/Faculty who were working at the school during the 1992 shooting take us back to that fateful night in Great Barrington, and share their memories of Ñacuñán Sáez, the professor gunned down by Wayne Lo at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337863221/02/22/2013Faculty who were working at the school during the 1992 shooting take us back to that nightnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEducationEducationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesClipend=2018-02-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2337456623/Peter Filkins, a literature professor at Simon’s Rock College was moved by the Sandy Hook shooting, which occurred 20 years to the day after a shooting at Simon's Rock, to compose the poem "Nobody's Road." The poem is set to music composed by Gabriel Gould, a friend and former classmate of Galen Gibson, who was killed in the 1992 shooting at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337456623/02/21/2013The 1992 school shooting at Simon's Rock College inspires poetry and piano.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEducationEducationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesClipend=2018-02-21http://video.pbs.org/video/2335625906/This week “Need to Know’ travels to Tucson, Arizona, where a years-long dispute over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high; supporters say it has helped re-engage at risk students and improved their test scores. Opponents contend it encourages subversive thinking. Claudio Iván Remeseira on the future of ethnic studies.http://video.pbs.org/video/2335625906/02/15/2013A years-long dispute in Tucson over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2018-02-15http://video.pbs.org/video/2335540913/Editor-in-chief of “Hispanic New York” (www.hispanicny.com), Remeseira teaches a seminar on the history of Latinos and the Latinization of the U.S. at Columbia University’s Center for American Studies.http://video.pbs.org/video/2335540913/02/15/2013Claudio Iván Remeseira on the future of ethnic studiesnrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationRace & EthnicityRace & EthnicitySegmentend=2018-02-15http://video.pbs.org/video/2335399721/This week “Need to Know’ travels to Tucson, Arizona, where a years-long dispute over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high; supporters say it has helped re-engage at risk students and improved their test scores. Opponents contend it encourages subversive thinking. The show is anchored by Ray Suarez.http://video.pbs.org/video/2335399721/02/15/2013A years-long dispute in Tucson over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationGovernmentGovernmentReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2018-02-15http://video.pbs.org/video/2332794524/Ray Suarez hosts a panel of experts to explore how to save Medicare. Peter Suderman is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com. Paul N. Van de Water is a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where he specializes in Medicare, Social Security and health coverage. Judith Stein is the Executive Director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2332794524/02/07/2013Anchor Ray Suarez hosts a panel of experts to explore how to save Medicare.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2018-02-08http://video.pbs.org/video/2331184163/Need to Know examines how millions of jobs are unfilled, even during a period of high unemployment, because workers don't have the necessary skills. The program focuses on Alabama's efforts to train a new generation of shipyard workers to fight unemployment and attract business to the state. Labor lawyer George Wentworth on efforts to end hiring discrimination against the long-term unemployed.http://video.pbs.org/video/2331184163/02/01/2013Are millions of jobs are unfilled, even with high unemployment, because of a skills gap?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyEpisodeend=2018-02-01http://video.pbs.org/video/2329165132/Every year, one in 14 doctors in America will be sued for malpractice. Most lawsuits will be dismissed, or resolved in favor of the doctor; but the cost of insuring against such suits can be huge. And. correspondent William Brangham travels to Denmark, where medical disputes are settled by experts without ever going to court.http://video.pbs.org/video/2329165132/01/25/2013Malpractice lawsuits raise healthcare costs. Is a Danish system the solution for the U.S.?nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthEpisodeend=2018-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2329112467/Every year, one in 14 doctors will be sued for malpractice; and a survey by the AMA found that more than 60% of doctors over 55 have been sued at least once. Most lawsuits will be dismissed, or resolved in favor of the doctor; but the cost of insuring against such suits can be huge. At the same time, the majority of patients who suffer injury from malpractice, never receive any compensation.http://video.pbs.org/video/2329112467/01/25/2013Jeff Greenfield explores how malpractice lawsuits contribute to rising healthcare costs.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSegmentend=2018-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2329116980/A closer look at how medical malpractice is handled in Denmark, by taking litigation out of the equation completely. Supporters of the system say it makes it easier for doctors to practice medicine, and for injured patients to get compensated quickly.http://video.pbs.org/video/2329116980/01/25/2013In Denmark medical disputes are settled by settled by experts without ever going to court.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSegmentend=2018-01-25http://video.pbs.org/video/2327998189/In this web exclusive interview, Need to Know correspondent Rick Karr sits down with German environmental economist Claudia Kemfert, who heads the department of energy, transportation and environment at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin).http://video.pbs.org/video/2327998189/01/22/2013Environmental economist Claudia Kemfert, of the German Institute for Economic Research.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyParentsParentsScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentClipend=2018-01-22http://video.pbs.org/video/2326687067/Jeff Greenfield explores why it now takes nearly four times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the United States than it did in the 1970s. The Bayonne Bridge needs to be raised to accommodate the new size of ships. Need to Know looks into why the project has become a debate over government paralysis and environmental quality.http://video.pbs.org/video/2326687067/01/17/2013How the Bayonne Bridge became a case study in America's infrastructure paralysis.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureSegmentend=2018-01-18http://video.pbs.org/video/2327063530/Need to Know explores why it takes nearly four times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the United States than it did in the 1970s. The Bayonne Bridge is a case study in gridlock. By comparison, correspondent Rick Karr reports on how German political parties of every stripe are now backing a plan that is expected to nearly end that country’s use of fossil fuels by 2050.http://video.pbs.org/video/2327063530/01/18/2013Why does it take 4 times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the US today?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentTechnologyTechnologyEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureEpisodeend=2018-01-18http://video.pbs.org/video/2326679795/What would it take to transform the whole country’ electric grid–to shut down all of its old power plants, and move to a system that generates electricity exclusively from renewable resources? Rick Karr reports on how German political parties of every stripe are now backing a plan that is expected to nearly end that country’s use of fossil fuels by 2050.http://video.pbs.org/video/2326679795/01/17/2013A multiparty German plan to end that country’s use of fossil fuels by 2050.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentGovernmentGovernmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentTechnologyTechnologyEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentSegmentend=2018-01-18http://video.pbs.org/video/2325929396/The Brooklyn-based nonprofit "Care for Sandy" has emerged as one of the critical grassroots groups helping residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy save some of their most cherished memories.http://video.pbs.org/video/2325929396/01/15/2013A grassroots effort to save photos damaged by Hurricane Sandy.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaClipend=2018-01-18http://video.pbs.org/video/2324404112/As the discussion goes on in Washington about revising the federal tax code, "Need to Know" profiles four New Jersey residents with dramatically different incomes to demonstrate how current tax regulations disproportionately benefit some Americans more than others.http://video.pbs.org/video/2324404112/01/10/2013Four tax returns from New Jersey illustrate the disparities in tax regulation.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentEpisodeend=2018-01-11http://video.pbs.org/video/2322907193/Scott Simon interviews Robyn Stone (former Deputy Asst. Secretary for Disability, Aging & Long-Term Care Policy under President Clinton) about the broader societal impacts of long-term care in the United States.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322907193/01/03/2013Robyn Stone (former Deputy Asst. Secretary for Disability, Aging & Long-Term Care Policy)nrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2018-01-04http://video.pbs.org/video/2322906458/Long-term care is expensive. Many of our seniors end up in nursing homes - which is often a big bill for states to foot. But the small state of Rhode Island may have found an innovative way to save money while providing better care with better results. They're paying loved ones - like family members - to stay at home and take care of the elderly.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322906458/01/03/2013A Rhode Island program that is paying family and friends to care for their loved ones.nrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2018-01-04http://video.pbs.org/video/2322904634/More than 10 million people in the U.S. already have long-term health care needs, and that number is only going to grow as baby boomers and their parents live longer. Many of them will require extraordinarily expensive full-time care. With budgets tight across the nation, the questions are: who is going to provide that care? And who is going to pay for it? One family's struggle.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322904634/01/03/2013Dealing with the emotional and financial stresses of caring for a chronically ill parent.nrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2018-01-04http://video.pbs.org/video/2322899694/Karla Murthy reports from California about one family that is dealing with the emotional and financial stresses of caring for a chronically ill parent for many years. Anchor Scott Simon interviews Robyn Stone (former Deputy Asst. Secretary for Disability, Aging & Long-Term Care Policy under President Clinton). A Rhode Island program that is paying family members to care for their loved ones.http://video.pbs.org/video/2322899694/01/03/2013Dealing with the emotional and financial stresses of caring for a chronically ill parent.nrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2018-01-04http://video.pbs.org/video/2319359919/Lynn Reichgott on coordinating care within communities, so those who choose to can “age in place.”http://video.pbs.org/video/2319359919/12/20/2012Lynn Reichgott on coordinating care in communities, to enable people to "age in place."nrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2017-12-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2319356038/Medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay investigates readmission penalties, an element of the Affordable Care Act designed to reduce costs and lead to more coordinated healthcare once patients are released from the hospital. Later, anchor Ray Suarez interviews Dr. Michael Sparer of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.This week’s “American Voices” features Lynn Reichgott, co-creahttp://video.pbs.org/video/2319356038/12/20/2012An investigation into readmission penalties, an element of the Affordable Care Act.nrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2017-12-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2319357485/A conversation with Dr. Michael Sparer - Professor and Department Chair of Health Policy and Management at The Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.http://video.pbs.org/video/2319357485/12/20/2012Dr. Michael Sparer, Health Policy & Management at Columbia Mailman School of Public HealthnrHealthHealthAgingAgingCaregivingCaregivingHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2017-12-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2316010769/Need to Know investigates new penalties for hospital readmission for certain conditions.http://video.pbs.org/video/2316010769/12/13/2012Need to Know investigates new penalties for hospital readmission for certain conditions.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSegmentend=2017-12-21http://video.pbs.org/video/2316230157/Playwright Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop,” a musing on Martin Luther King’s last night, played on Broadway with Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson in the lead roles. Her play “Hurt Village” takes place in a contemporary Memphis housing project. In this essay, she addresses breaking down assumptions about poverty.http://video.pbs.org/video/2316230157/12/14/2012Memphis-born playwright Katori Hall on breaking down assumptions about poverty.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsDramaDramaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEducationEducationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2017-12-14http://video.pbs.org/video/2315626324/Need to Know travels to Memphis, Tennessee to cover the Family Rewards Program – an initiative that aims to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by offering cash incentives. The program rewards low-income families with cash payments for good attendance, good grades, steady employment, and going to the doctor and dentist. The goal is to increase self-sufficiency, create healthy habits andhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2315626324/12/13/2012An initiative that aims to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by offering cash.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsParentsParentsSegmentend=2017-12-14http://video.pbs.org/video/2316501060/Need to Know travels to Memphis, Tennessee to cover the Family Rewards Program – an initiative that aims to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by offering cash incentives. The program rewards low-income families with cash payments for good attendance, good grades, steady employment, and going to the doctor and dentist.http://video.pbs.org/video/2316501060/12/14/2012Memphis Family Rewards Program – an initiative that aims to break the cycle of poverty.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesEpisodeend=2017-12-14http://video.pbs.org/video/2316232905/Anchor Ray Suarez interviews Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor in New York, where Michael Bloomberg is a major backer of the “Family Rewards” program. Gibbs talks about how changing behavior may help lift young people out of poverty.http://video.pbs.org/video/2316232905/12/14/2012NY Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs on how changing behavior may help young people out of poverty.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSegmentend=2017-12-14