Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in my youth; a… Continue reading
Sep 06 America’s Shrinking Workforce? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Officially, this month's unemployment number is, in the words of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "little changed" at 7.3 percent. The other headline number -- of 169,000 jobs added -- would have elicited an "eh" in… Continue reading
Sep 05 The Art of Local Currency: Keeping Small Beautiful By Paul Solman The regional "BerkShare" currency helps support local artists. Watch the full Making Sen$e segment on BerkShares, which aired on the NewsHour Thursday. Photo courtesy of NewsHour In Thursday's Making Sen$e segment, Paul Solman visits Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to explore… Continue reading
Sep 05 The Art of Local Currency: Keeping Small Beautiful By Paul Solman The regional "BerkShare" currency helps support local artists. Watch the full Making Sen$e segment on BerkShares, which aired on the NewsHour Thursday. Photo courtesy of NewsHour. In Thursday's Making Sen$e segment, Paul Solman visits Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to explore… Continue reading
Sep 05 How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart By Paul Solman BerkShares are the local paper currency of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fuller Photography. What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at… Continue reading
Sep 05 How to Print Dollars in Your Own Backyard and Keep Them Away from Wal-Mart By Paul Solman BerkShares are the local paper currency of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Lauren Fuller Photography. What if you used a different currency to buy a sandwich from your main street deli than you did to make a purchase at… Continue reading
Sep 04 The Importance of Being Rowling (and Why Quality Matters Less) What's in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to book sales. J.K. Rowling, above, reads the first pages of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows." Photo courtesy of Flickr user Ran Yaniv Hartstein. Is there a formula for… Continue reading
Sep 04 The Importance of Being Rowling (and Why Quality Matters Less) By Wahyd Vannoni What's in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to book sales. J.K. Rowling, above, reads the first pages of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows." Photo courtesy of Flickr user Ran Yaniv Hartstein. Is there… Continue reading
Sep 02 Who’s Working on Labor Day? America’s Fastest-Growing Jobs By Simone Pathe A majority of Americans still supports labor unions, but a majority also believes they're likely to weaken. Photo of Charlotte Labor Day parade courtesy of Jared Soares for the PBS NewsHour. On this Labor Day, when fewer than one in… Continue reading
Sep 02 Who’s Working on Labor Day? America’s Fastest-Growing Jobs By Simone Pathe A majority of Americans still supports labor unions, but a majority also believes they're likely to weaken. Photo of Charlotte Labor Day parade courtesy of Jared Soares for the PBS NewsHour. On this Labor Day, when fewer than one in… Continue reading