Need To Know

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Episodes

  • Main Street: Salinas, California

    The debate over immigration reform -- an inside look at the lives of Latino farm workers.
  • After Newtown: Gone Boy

    Twenty years later: The continuing impact of a school shooting on a small town.
  • Banned in Arizona

    A years-long dispute in Tucson over a Mexican-American studies program has tensions high.
  • Can Medicare Be Fixed?

    Anchor Ray Suarez hosts a panel of experts to explore how to save Medicare.
  • Manufacturing Jobs

    Are millions of jobs are unfilled, even with high unemployment, because of a skills gap?
  • Do No Harm and Danish Medical Courts

    Malpractice lawsuits raise healthcare costs. Is a Danish system the solution for the U.S.?
  • Ending Paralysis: New Jersey and Germany

    Why does it take 4 times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the US today?
  • A Tale of Four Tax Returns

    Four tax returns from New Jersey illustrate the disparities in tax regulation.

Specials

  • Bill Clinton and Michael Bloomberg

    Featuring Bill Clinton and Michael Bloomberg

About Need To Know

PBS's new TV and web newsmagazine gives you what you need to know -- along with a healthy dose of insight, perspective and wit. Need to Know cuts through the noise of nonstop news to bring you the most compelling stories of the week and of our times. Every Friday night nationwide and all week long on the web.

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