Nov 08 Column: Washington’s carbon tax doesn’t address environmental justice By Bill Corcoran, Byron Gudiel Putting a price on carbon is just one tool in the toolbox for cutting climate pollution, not a solution in and of itself, the columnists say. Continue reading
Nov 07 Column: The stock market doesn’t like the idea of a Trump presidency By Eric Zitzewitz A surprise Trump win would have the about the same effect on global markets that Brexit had on UK markets. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 53:48 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump campaigns in New Hampshire, while Hillary Clinton tackles Pennsylvania and Michigan. Also, unemployment drops below 5 percent, guilty verdicts in the “Bridgegate” scandal, forecasting the election, analyzing fear of voter fraud, gaps in American… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Unemployment rate drops below 5 percent By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added a net 161,000 jobs in October, dipping the unemployment rate a tenth of a percent to 4.9. Also, there are guilty verdicts in New Jersey Governor Chris… Continue watching
Nov 04 Column: Koch brothers are the latest strange bedfellows in Washington state carbon tax fight By Yoram Bauman The twists and turns just keep coming in the pioneering revenue-neutral carbon tax measure, Initiative 732, which will be on Tuesday’s ballot in Washington state, writes Yoram Bauman. Continue reading
Nov 04 An October treat for U.S. workers: real but modest wage rebound By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 161,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate ticked down one-tenth of a percent to 4.9 percent. But the star of the report was wage growth. Continue reading
Nov 04 Column: Is the military’s unpredictable budget leading to a readiness crisis? By Vikram Mansharamani The United States may spend more money on its military than any other country in the world, but the Pentagon’s budget has suffered from a lack of predictability. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 9:44 Has the election season hurt Trump the brand? By PBS News Hour In the past if you added the Trump name to any building, its value would have automatically increased, the effect of Donald Trump’s work to create a huge, global brand that includes products, real estate and, most recently, a campaign. Continue watching
Nov 03 How Donald Trump equated his name with luxury and sold it to the masses By Paul Solman Why do celebrity brands have an emotional impact on consumers?… Continue reading
Nov 03 Column: Is your anger about the election based on facts? By Jim Stone You have every right to be an angry voter this year, but it's not OK to be an ignorant or passive, angry voter, writes Jim Stone. Continue reading