manufacturing jobs. you ve got aging now, a disinterested younger generation and then you ve got what s left in the middle and that s not enough to fill the need. ifill: and ray suarez talks to author eric klinenberg about the growing number of americans who are content to live alone. they re not going to settle with living the wrong person in the way they might have 50 years ago. brown: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. brown: the president s health care overhaul was bac