Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Season 2012 Episode 2350

Tonight on the program, we examine news that if the United States does not pass a balanced budget by the end of 2012, the country could face another recession. Also: the presidential campaigns in battleground states, the dangers of Whooping Cough, and author Richard Ford discusses his new novel 'Canada,' about morality, murder and coming of age.

Aired: 08/21/12
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
September 30, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
Passengers describe stopping pilot's alleged attempt to crash Israel-bound flight
Former diplomats assess U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and region's future
Is the American Dream still achievable for younger generations?
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on his blueprint for depolarizing a fractured nation
Evan Gershkovich reflects on arrest in Russia and reclaiming his life after release
News Wrap: Watchdog finds no criminal activity by Powell related to Fed renovation
Nikole Hannah-Jones reflects on her daughter's school experience
Ayad Akhtar blurs fiction and reality in new novel, 'The Radiance'
New York prosecutors reopen investigation into alleged rape at Cornell University