2026 WKAR Election Your Team. Your Vote. In Depth.
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Friday, October 14, 2011

Season 2011 Episode 2870 | 54m 03s

Tonight on the program, we examine how both the Republicans and Democrats are letting the jobs crisis dominate their political agendas. A controversial Ohio bill restricts collective bargaining rights for union workers. Typhoon season in Thailand has caused massive flooding. Shields and Brooks wrap up the week's political news and we examine a renown Kansas City architect.

Aired: 10/13/11 | Expires: 11/13/11
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
$6 billion cryptocurrency heist puts investors on edge
Candidates make final midterm stops as early voting surges
Inside a Ukrainian city hit by Russian drones during the Starlink disruption
'A down payment on change': Rahm Emanuel on what Democrats should do after midterms
Trump should 'take stock' and 'own' election outcome, Sen. Tillis says
Capehart and Continetti on closing messages and midterm predictions
News Wrap: Judge investigating if Trump officials misled court about D.C. golf course plan
October 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
October 29, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
News Wrap: Ceasefire in Oleshky holds for a third day