Economy Jul 30 What Henry Ford’s Deep Hatred of Jews Can Teach Us About Anti-Islamism Today Tuesday marks the 150th birthday of Henry Ford, pictured here with his Model T. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Tuesday marks the 150th birthday of the great American industrialist Henry Ford -- genius of manufacturing, pacifist, friend of the working…
Economy Jul 30 What Henry Ford’s Deep Hatred of Jews Can Teach Us About Anti-Islamism Today By Paul Solman Tuesday marks the 150th birthday of Henry Ford, pictured here with his Model T. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Tuesday marks the 150th birthday of the great American industrialist Henry Ford -- genius of manufacturing, pacifist, friend…
Economy Jul 18 The American Dream of Retirement: Do You Have to Be Asleep to Believe It? Does the American dream still exist for American boomers? Photo courtesy of Thanasis Zovoilis/Flickr via Getty. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Today's query is about…
Economy Jul 18 The American Dream of Retirement: Do You Have to Be Asleep to Believe It? By Paul Solman Does the American dream still exist for American boomers? Photo courtesy of Thanasis Zovoilis/Flickr via Getty. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page.
Economy Jul 17 Cut-throat China: the Toxic Effects of Its Obsession With Wealth China's economic focus on consumption has ill effects for its society. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. That the Chinese are consumed with consumption is hardly news, but as reported Monday, efforts to boost domestic consumption are languishing as China's…
Economy Jul 17 Cut-throat China: the Toxic Effects of Its Obsession With Wealth By Paul Solman China's economic focus on consumption has ill effects for its society. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. That the Chinese are consumed with consumption is hardly news, but as reported Monday, efforts to boost domestic consumption…
Economy Jul 11 Seeing Is Believing: Using Virtual Reality to Change You and Society Virtual reality research suggests that seeing your face morphed with that of a political candidate may make you more likely to vote for that candidate. Would a virtual resemblance to Mitt Romney, left, or President Barack Obama, right, influence Paul's…
Economy Jul 11 Seeing Is Believing: Using Virtual Reality to Change You and Society By Paul Solman Virtual reality research suggests that seeing your face morphed with that of a political candidate may make you more likely to vote for that candidate. Would a virtual resemblance to Mitt Romney, left, or President Barack…
Economy Jul 09 Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini’s Gambling Casino? Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary artists are supporting their careers in our latest Making Sen$e report on Tuesday's PBS NewsHour. Image courtesy of…
Economy Jul 09 Musician as Entrepreneur: How About Rossini’s Gambling Casino? By Paul Solman Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary artists are supporting their careers in our latest Making Sen$e report on Tuesday's…