Sep 09 Column: Why a $15 minimum wage should scare us By Veronique de Rugy Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would be a boon to some workers, but the aggregate effect would be overwhelmingly negative. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 9:18 How one U.S. company is trying to surf the tides of foreign trade By PBS News Hour Trade has become a major theme of this year’s presidential race -- how it affects jobs, wages and manufacturing in the United States. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at one California-based surfboard company that has been bruised by… Continue watching
Sep 08 Wells Fargo fined for creating fake accounts, other illegal practices By Kristen Doerer The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Wells Fargo $100 million for illegal banking practices on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 08 Airbnb announces steps to prevent discrimination By Eugene Mason Airbnb announced Thursday that it is taking steps to protect against discrimination. Continue reading
Sep 08 Yes, trade with China took away blue-collar jobs. And there’s no getting them back. By Gordon Hanson Trade economist Gordon Hanson says American blue-collar jobs have gone away as a result of China's rise, but not because of unfair trade practices. Continue reading
Sep 07 I didn’t want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it? By Philip Moeller Social Security administers many aspects of Medicare including the enrollment process and handling the deduction of Part B premiums from monthly Social Security payments. Continue reading
Sep 07 Column: Like it or not, these billionaires are shaping the direction of discovery By Vikram Mansharamani Today’s billionaires regularly channel their wealth into traditional areas of philanthropy like education and public health. But the richest of the rich are also devoting significant resources to futuristic moonshots. Continue reading
Sep 06 Column: When industrial-scale farming is the sustainable path By Miriam Horn There's a large and growing movement across the heartland states to use big, intensified agriculture as a path to restoring soil life and a stable climate. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:59 Can unions adapt to today’s economic challenges? By PBS News Hour Union membership has been on the decline in the U.S. for decades, and is currently half of what it was in the 1980s. How are unions adapting in an era of stagnant wages and a growing “sharing economy”? Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 5:10 A high-tech, high-end clothing company that’s keeping jobs in America By PBS News Hour Voormi transforms locally sourced Rocky Mountain sheep wool into high-end outdoor clothing. But the Colorado startup is also hoping to help transform rural communities into small manufacturing hubs, where economic development is needed the most. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching