Sep 02 In Hampton Roads, a Military Bastion Meets 'Austerity' By Dante Chinni What the military giveth, the military can taketh away. It's not a happy lesson, but it is one that many Military Bastions, counties around armed services installations, have learned in the recent years through rounds of base closings. Continue reading
Sep 02 Another Gulf Oil Rig Explodes; 13 Workers Rescued By News Desk Updated 5:11 p.m. ET | Another offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, sending 13 workers into the water. After initial reports of a 100-foot-wide oil sheen and at least one worker injury, Coast Guard said Thursday… Continue reading
Sep 01 A Useful Refinancing Calculator Paul Solman: With all the hullabaloo about low interest rates and refinancing of mortgages, I’d been looking around for reliable refinancing calculators on the Web and have found one with an excellent pedigree. It’s the product of a well-known… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch News Wrap: Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 25 In other news Wednesday, bombs killed at least 25 people and injured scores more in a religious procession in Lahore, Pakistan. Continue watching
Sep 01 Flow of Illegal Immigrants to the U.S. on the Decline, Study Finds A study released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center found that the yearly flow of illegal immigrants into the United States dropped nearly two-thirds from 2007 to 2009 from the first five years of last decade. This… Continue reading
Aug 31 Is All Debt Unsustainable? Question: Economists seem to agree that the debt cannot be sustained. I’m skeptical of this generality — that is, not all debt is the same. Isn’t it important to distinguish between the debt incurred to improve production and research, versus… Continue reading
Aug 31 In Europe, Austere Summer Holiday a Sign of the Times Europeans who could afford it this year are wrapping up their traditional month-long August holidays. But many of Europe's political leaders either scaled back or canceled their vacations, and few ventured far from their capitals. So much for a European… Continue reading
Aug 31 Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Answers Your Questions By Paul Solman Last week, Paul Solman spoke with Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book "Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight." Mnookin offered to take some viewer questions. Here… Continue reading
Aug 31 Tuesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the White House announces the launch of a new dance performance series. Continue reading
Aug 30 In Louisiana, Wetlands Erosion is a Slow-Moving Crisis By Betty Ann Bowser A worker lays boom beside a fragile Louisiana wetland area early in the Gulf oil disaster on April 29. Photo by Erica Berenstein/AFP/Getty Images City fathers love to talk about the numbers: 78 percent of the population of New Orleans… Continue reading