Jun 02 Watch 3:59 Falling unemployment, stalled growth: What the latest jobs report means for the economy By PBS News Hour According to the Labor Department, the unemployment rate dropped from 4.4 percent to 4.3 percent last month -- the lowest number in 16 years. At the same time, job growth seems to have stalled. Diane Swonk of Diane Swonk Economics… Continue watching
Jun 02 Analysis: Today’s unemployment number fools us and President Trump, but for different reasons By Paul Solman A quick look at today’s headline unemployment number, and you’d think the U.S. job market was killing it with the official unemployment rate down again to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent last month. And yet, the economy only grew by… Continue reading
Jun 02 Column: ‘The New Urban Crisis’ is a crisis of capitalism, writ large By Richard Florida Are cities the great engines of innovation, the models of economic and social progress that the optimists celebrate, or are they the zones of gaping inequality and class division that the pessimists decry? The reality is that they are both. Continue reading
Jun 02 Column: The problem with Trump’s cuts to education? It undermines his own economic growth goals By Shaun M. Dougherty, The Conversation What are the consequences of President Trump's proposed cuts to educational spending?… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 9:04 Has urban revival caused a crisis of success? By PBS NewsHour, Sarah Clune Hartman Attract members of the "creative class" to a city and they will create jobs and spur urban renewal. But that idea, championed by noted urbanologist Richard Florida, has a double-edged downside: increased economic segregation and less affordable housing. Economics correspondent… Continue watching
Jun 01 Is the ‘creative class’ saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in? By Paul Solman The clustering of the "creative class" -- professionals in the arts, in the media, in tech -- has brought growth and innovation to cities, but has also led to "the new urban crisis," author Richard Florida tells the NewsHour's Paul… Continue reading
May 31 What do you need to know about successful aging and retirement? By Philip Moeller Medicare and Social Security are of critical importance in enabling older Americans to age in good physical and financial health. To support these broader goals, “Ask Phil” is expanding its mission to include your other questions about successful aging. Continue reading
May 30 The demand for nursing isn’t going away. Will more men join their ranks? By Kristen Doerer The problem is these health care jobs are associated with women’s work and with women’s pay. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 3:54 Economist Tyler Cowen says Americans have lost their drive By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo American economist and author Tyler Cowen says in his new book, “The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream,” that every available measure of productivity in this country shows that innovation is slowing down. Cowen says the book… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 9:22 When risk means reward, angry CEOs dominate By PBS News Hour The testosterone-endowed are at an advantage when risk-taking brings success. According to current research in both psychology and economics, physical attributes that correlate to higher levels of the hormone may suggest how likely someone is to be powerful. Economics correspondent… Continue watching