Nov 05 Watch 8:49 Selling office space and happy hour to a rising economy of freelancers By PBS News Hour As the ranks of the self-employed swell, why not set up shared office space with amenities and camaraderie to attract contingent workers? That's the idea behind WeWork, a company offering cool and convenient places for the outsourced to set up… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Egypt and Russia dispute the suggestion that a bomb caused a Russian jetliner crash. Also: Defense Secretary Ash Carter visits the South China Sea as tensions rise, the U.S. upgrades their nuclear arsenal, the mysterious disease… Continue watching
Nov 05 What does the future hold for workers in a freelance economy? By Paul Solman More independent contractors put large corporations into a very powerful position. Continue reading
Nov 05 Everything you need to know about the Obama administration’s new retirement plan By Richard Eisenberg Two years in the making, will the Obama program help?… Continue reading
Nov 05 Column: Recent Social Security reform doesn’t fix unfair spousal benefits By Eugene Steuerle The budget compromise forged by Congress and the Obama administration at the end of last month makes two fundamental changes in Social Security. Continue reading
Nov 04 Big hikes in drug prices make Medicare open enrollment shopping a must By Philip Moeller Rising drug prices have led many Medicare drug plans to raise premiums, deductibles and other costs by large amounts. They are free to do this, and you are free to take your business elsewhere. Continue reading
Nov 02 Column: This is not how you fix Social Security By Laurence Kotlikoff Fixing Social Security, which certainly needs plenty of fixing, needs to be done in the light of day, in hearings open to the public, based on testimony by a range of experts, and with careful consideration of a range of… Continue reading
Nov 01 Column: Congress is pulling the rug out from people’s retirement decisions By Laurence Kotlikoff The bill will reduce the lifetime benefits of millions of Americans by tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 7:54 The war over a tax break for hedge funds and money managers By PBS News Hour The so-called carried interest loophole is a tax break used by hedge funds and other investment groups that lets wealthy money managers pay a relatively low investment tax rate. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a close look at the controversial… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 54:22 PBS NewsHour full episode October 29, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, China changes their three decade-old policy limiting families to one child. Also: Fact-checking GOP debate talking points, migrants struggle to cope with a boat tragedy off Greece, answering FAQs about Obamacare enrollment, why some want to… Continue watching