Economy Jun 05 Krugman Says Forget Debt, Help the Unemployed By Diane Lincoln Estes // Paul Solman's interview with Paul Krugman on "The Great Deformation" will air on the PBS NewsHour soon. We recently sat down with former politician and businessman David Stockman to discuss his controversial book, "The…
Economy May 24 How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from the PBS NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sense Business Desk page. Paul Solman: Last hired, first fired. It's a cliché of the labor market that…
Economy Apr 22 How to Start a Senior Business for ‘Dummies’ // We interviewed Judi Henderson-Townsend, the owner of Mannequin Madness, for our story on senior entrepreneurs, airing on the Monday broadcast of PBS NewsHour. Surrounded by "stiffs" in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse, Henderson-Townsend told us how she got into…
Economy Apr 22 How to Start a Senior Business for ‘Dummies’ By Diane Lincoln Estes and Paul Solman // We interviewed Judi Henderson-Townsend, the owner of Mannequin Madness, for our story on senior entrepreneurs, airing on the Monday broadcast of PBS NewsHour. Surrounded by "stiffs" in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse,…
Economy Mar 18 When Will You Retire? Creative Commons photo courtesy of flickr user wheatfieldbrown. Monday's PBS NewsHour will feature our Making Sense story on the aging of academia. The population of professors over 65 has more than doubled since 2000 and many say they…
Arts Jun 22 Can Investment Assumptions Worsen the State Pension Fund Crisis? Well, no. Investment assumptions themselves don't worsen the crisis, but as we explain in our story on Rhode Island on Wednesday's broadcast, decisions about pension fund investment assumptions can mean higher taxes, lower pensions and bitter politics. Why?…
Economy Apr 06 Government Shutdown: Rx of the Devil or Just What the Doctor Ordered? A conversation this morning with a centrist Democrat from the Brookings Institution who lived through the shutdown of 1995, economist Martin Baily. "In terms of the economy, it had a surprisingly small effect," he said. "On the other hand, when…
Economy Mar 10 ProPublica’s Mortgage Mod Squad: HAMP’S a Flop As you've probably heard by now either on our program or elsewhere, the administration's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP for short) has been a disappointment -- to put it generously. The program, announced back in February 2009, aimed to…