Certifiably employable
Rick Karr recently visited Seattle to look at a program designed to give the unemployed the skills they need to find jobs in one of the country’s fastest-growing industries.
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Interview: Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris
Seth Harris, acting Secretary of Labor on the challenges of our new economy.
Ask the experts: Unemployment
We’ve asked two experts to examine the causes of American unemployment and explain how we might fix some of the issues associated with it.
The significance of May Day
On May 1, 1886, approximately 35,000 workers walked off their jobs, demanding the standardization of eight-hour workdays. Many labor historians point to this day in U.S. history as the inception of International Worker’s Day, more commonly referred to as May Day.
Need to Know: May 3, 2013: Retraining America
Rick Karr travels to the state of Washington to report on The National STEM Consortium – a program designed to target this type of structural unemployment by improving the scientific, technical and mathematical know-how of American workers.
Need to Know: April 19, 2013: Mississippi Savings
A program designed to help low-income, mostly African-American children save for college – and teach them about banking and money along the way.
American Voices: Dan Ariely
For many people, saving money isn’t just difficult; it’s a foreign concept. A recent study found that 58% of Americans do not have a formal retirement plan in place.¹ Why is even thinking about saving money so daunting to so many of us? We spoke with Dan Ariely, professor of psychology and behavioral economics at [...]
The European debt crisis
How might Europe’s spiraling debt crisis affect the U.S. and its stalled economic recovery? To understand the potential impact, here are five things to know.
The MLK legacy in Memphis
Playwright Katori Hall grew up in Memphis, TN., a city still haunted by the untimely death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her celebrated Broadway play, “To the Mountaintop,” starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson, was a musing on King’s last night. In this web exclusive she talks about the lasting legacy of Dr. [...]
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