have felt whenf members of the congressional black caucus suggested that she janets yellen was in fact a racist, maybe even a white supremacist. what does jenny ellen do wrong? well, they suggested what shest did wrong was she failed to harness the power of the federal reserve to help african-americans specifically now at first yellen seemed confused by this complaint. the point of the fed f is to kep the american economy stable. the point is not to pay off oil blocks democratic voters and she tried to explain this our power she said, can tnc be targeted at the experience of particular groups. th that was her response. but the congressional black caucus did not buy it. r messagt their message to janet yellen was the same as their message. you and every othero person in this country. three hundred and fifty millionn people do it. we say we will denounce as a racist. and finally, janet yellen got that message. boy, did she. within a year yellen had all but abandonedtr the trad
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Sustainable, and that there is a chance of reimbursement. Woodruff plus, an environmental shock to the economy setting a price to hedge against the risks of Climate Change. I want the government, to put a price on co2 that everybody pays in order to set the right incentives. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill once again, members of the u. S. Military have been killed in a barr
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff russia is stepping up pressure to regain two diplomatic compounds seized in new york and maryland. President obama ordered them seized in december, over russian meddling in the 2016 election. Today, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov called it highway robbery, and his deputy held a highlevel meeting at the state department. Nick schifrin has been following the story, and joins me now. So, nick, why are the russians so interested in these two compounds . What officials are talking about is bilateral irritants, so these are the compounds, these are the R
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