Arts Dec 17 Best-selling children’s author Mo Willems on sparking creativity and joy Author and illustrator Mo Willems has sold millions of children’s books and created beloved characters, including the Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant and Piggie. Now he’s the Kennedy Center’s first education artist-in-residence, making new kinds of work for both kids…
Making Sen$e Dec 12 Americans are drowning in medical debt, so this nonprofit is buying — and forgiving — it Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit’s effort to relieve the burden of medical…
Economy Dec 09 Remembering former Fed chair and economic giant Paul Volcker Paul Volcker, who served as chair of the Federal Reserve for two presidents, died Monday. His passing came 40 years after he drove interest rates to record highs in an effort to tame double-digit inflation. Known for his height and…
Making Sen$e Dec 05 The Who’s Pete Townshend doesn’t enjoy performing. Here’s what he’d rather do Fifty-five years after co-founding the rock band The Who, Pete Townshend is still at it. The lead lyricist and guitarist says he actually doesn’t enjoy performing but views it as an “easy” job necessary to finance his lifestyle and support…
Making Sen$e Nov 21 How these 2 economists are using randomized trials to solve global poverty More than 700 million people across the globe live on extremely low wages. This year, a trio of economists won the Nobel Prize for their work on addressing global poverty, using randomized control trials to test and improve social policy.
Making Sen$e Nov 14 How these employers are adapting to the needs of an aging workforce As the population ages and older workers are making up more and more of the labor force, some employers are taking notice and adjusting their own practices to retain valuable experience and skills. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has the story.
Making Sen$e Oct 31 For these seniors, entrepreneurial ambition is far from retiring Entrepreneurs are often imagined as twenty-something recent college dropouts. But in fact, people ages 45 to 64 start businesses at higher rates than do their younger peers -- and plenty of seniors are in startup mode, too. Economics correspondent Paul…
Making Sen$e Sep 19 Why extreme climate scenarios no longer seem so unlikely The United Nations has called climate change the “defining issue of our time.” But new analyses suggest the planet’s temperature will rise by even more than the UN had estimated -- and that warming creates ever-increasing energy consumption due to…
Making Sen$e Sep 12 How U.S.-China trade war is pinching profits for Maine’s lobster industry Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are not expected to ease anytime soon, and in New England, tariffs are clawing away at lobster profits. Lobstering is a $1.5 billion industry that helps keep Maine’s economy afloat. But due to…