This week's Bill Moyers NOW - exporting jobs, David Suzuki interview, more

http://www.pbs.org/now/thisweek/index.html

This week on NOW:

In the midst of steep economic recession and skyrocketing unemployment rates, more and more major American companies are cutting costs by outsourcing work to foreign countries. Now, these exported jobs are taking their toll on college-educated and skilled professional workforce. With experts estimating that 3.3 million white-collar jobs will be sent overseas by 2015, is America's middle class being hollowed out? NOW goes to India where the country's skilled and educated workforce is answering customer and financial service calls and taking over technology positions for some of America's biggest corporations while millions of Americans search for jobs at home.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/jobflight.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/unemployment.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/workmap.html

Bill Moyers interviews eminent scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki who says that the entire planet may be reaching its limit. The conversation expands on Suzuki's four-part television series called THE SACRED BALANCE beginning next Wednesday night on PBS, in which he explores how everything in the natural world from life-giving water and soil to the life in our oceans and our skies is interconnected with each other and with the earth.
http://www.pbs.org/now/science/humanimpact.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/science/earth.html

As millions of Americans head back to school next week, the impact of ballooning state budget deficits is evident in America's classrooms. Across the nation, severe cuts in funding for primary schools and high schools as well as for state colleges and universities have left many educators and administrators wondering what the future holds. Last year, some Oregon public schools were forced to close ahead of schedule for lack of money leaving parent's scrambling. David Brancaccio interviews Southern Oregon University president Elisabeth Zinser to discuss the Oregon budget cuts and their impact on higher education.

David Brancaccio on the pumped up prices of gasoline.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/gasprices.html

Check your local listings.
http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html

I am looking forward to watching, especially the piece on crumbling education trying to get by on no money at all and the environmental piece as well.

It airs at different times in different areas. The David Suzuki interview was fascinating, although rather depressing. Set your VCRs, call your friends, don't miss it!

The segment on exporting middle class jobs was enlightening, as well.

Been a fan of Suzuki's for a long time now.

great show...!

Wonk...did you see tonight's Dateline NBC as well...very good show about people who got laid off and are either still out of work or looking for work...
Truly a sad state of affairs in this country to date...and some people still can't believe how it got this way...!

Thanks for the links...!

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Had dinner with my sister and hub last night who happened to catch the segment on "outsourcing". I'm not sure of their politics, but they were very disturbed by what they saw. The question came up "We've lost our manufacturing jobs, now we're loosing the service industry jobs - what's left? Will we all be working at Walmart?" So I say, who'll have any money to spend if we're all working at Walmart? It's on at 11:00pm for those in the tri-state area. Don't miss it.