Economy Nov 05 October Job Numbers Raise Reader Questions A flurry of questions today about the October job report from NewsHour's Facebook and Twitter. In response, a flurry of answers. ........................................................................................................................................... Janet Vetter: The economy added 150,000 jobs but the unemployment rate remained the same? What is…
Nation Nov 04 Economic Theory — And Jim Lehrer — in Song You know baby, in the years I've been your central banker We've done a lot of overnight repo lending And it's been good, it's been so good But the economic situation has gotten serious now And baby, one night just…
Politics Nov 03 A Lighter Look at Campaign Ads in a Record-Breaking Midterm Race Just a few hours ago, polls across the country closed, election races were called, and the most expensive mid-term election cycle in U.S. history came to an end. And the television and radio airwaves will no longer be deluged with…
Economy Oct 26 Nightmarish Stories of Mortgage Modification Woes The idea that bank paperwork can weigh you down is nothing new. But the foreclosure cases we've come across lately sound downright Kafka-esque. A homeowner trying to modify her mortgage is told to fax documents to a certain department. Soon…
Arts Oct 19 One Producer’s Take on Putting a Human Face on the Foreclosure Story Editor’s note: Here on Making Sen$e, we like to highlight great and interesting work, tools and multimedia that are circulating the Web. While those usually involve the bylines of economists or business experts, that’s not always the case.
Nation Oct 12 More From Robert Putnam on ‘American Grace’ // On Monday's broadcast, correspondent Paul Solman interviewed Robert Putnam, a Harvard public policy professor and one of the co-authors of "American Grace," on religion in America. The full interview delved into many more topics than there was time…
Arts Sep 21 Paul Solman on Emotions of Job Loss and Foreclosure, Meaning Of ‘The Hat’ Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with business and economics correspondent Paul Solman about the emotional responses people have had when interviewed about losing their homes, their jobs or both in the economic downturn. Also, "The Hat" makes a special appearance.