Oct 14 Column: Trump’s trade policy is a recipe for recession, history says By Benn Steil, Emma Smith Trade deficits, you see, do not just disappear and tax revenues soar because you block imports. Donald Trump needs a new big idea. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Why this entrepreneur is treating Trump like a schoolyard bully By PBS News Hour LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is the rare high-tech billionaire who is defying Donald Trump publicly. He's even bankrolled a snarky parlor game that mocks the Republican presidential candidate mercilessly. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks with Hoffman about why he’s stepping… Continue watching
Oct 13 Why LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is standing up to Donald Trump By Paul Solman LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is passionately anti-Trump. Economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with Hoffman to discuss why he feels so strongly about speaking out against Trump, why he thinks others in Silicon Valley ought to and why he thinks… Continue reading
Oct 12 Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment? By Philip Moeller Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. During this period, Medicare beneficiaries are free to select new plans. Continue reading
Oct 12 Embroiled in scandal, Wells Fargo CEO resigns By Kristen Doerer John Stumpf has stepped down as CEO and chairman of Wells Fargo. The bank’s president Tim Sloan will take over as CEO immediately. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 3:20 Our student debt anxiety explained in one video By PBS News Hour College affordability has become a major issue in the election because it’s a major issue in our lives -- Americans currently hold $1.3 trillion in student debt, and it’s on a staggering rise. Frontline and Marketplace collaborated on this video… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:19 ITT Tech students are the newest victims of for-profit education failures By PBS News Hour In September, for-profit technical institute ITT Tech declared bankruptcy and closed its 130 campuses, after the Department of Education said it could no longer admit students who relied on federal funds to attend. The DOE cited accreditation problems and concerns… Continue watching
Oct 11 Column: Could Hurricane Matthew turn the tide in Florida’s voting? By Vikram Mansharamani The relationship between weather and turnout is proportional: the more extreme the weather, the more extreme its impact on turnout. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:01 This plantation-turned-university grows environmental entrepreneurs By PBS News Hour A former banana plantation in Costa Rica is now a school -- but the curriculum still involves growing fruit. EARTH University, founded in 1992, trains students from developing nations in responsible, sustainable agriculture. Graduates then apply their knowledge in their… Continue watching
Oct 10 Why two economists’ work in contract theory won them a Nobel Prize By Kristen Doerer Two economists, Oliver Hart at Harvard and Bengt Holmström at MIT, have won a Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their contributions in contract theory. Continue reading