Aug 10 When to consider Obamacare instead of Medicare By Philip Moeller Even though you might qualify for Medicare under its disability rules, you might not find a better deal than what you can get under the Affordable Care Act, at least until you turn 65. Continue reading
Aug 09 Ask the Headhunter: Job interviewers shouldn't be asking for your salary. Here's why By Nick Corcodilos When employers demand to know your salary, it’s usually for just one reason: to low-ball any offer they make you. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 53:22 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 8, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump begins to reveal his economic plan, and former CIA official Evan McMullin announces an independent presidential bid. Also, we analyze Trump's attempt to reset his campaign, an Olympics update from Rio, the health care… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 3:04 Trump proposes 3-tier income tax structure, regulation freeze By PBS News Hour Donald Trump laid out his economic plan today in Detroit, proposing an across-the-board income tax reduction as well as a freeze on agency regulations. Trump also attacked Hillary Clinton’s policy approach, arguing it “punishes" workers and business owners in the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Column: Why Brexit is not a foregone conclusion By Wahyd Vannoni There are and will be significant headwinds for this or any future UK government trying to negotiate its way out of the European Union. Continue reading
Aug 08 Why life expectancy for black men fell following the infamous Tuskegee experiment By Making Sen$e Editor Disclosure of the Tuskegee syphilis study in 1972 coincided with increases in not only medical mistrust, but also mortality among black males. Continue reading
Aug 08 AP fact check: How does Donald Trump's economic plan hold up? By Associated Press In his centerpiece speech on the economy, Donald Trump wrongly accused Hillary Clinton of wanting to increase middle-class taxes and blamed America's crumbling roads and bridges in part on the money spent on refugees, a minuscule expense in comparison with… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 25:10 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Aug. 7, rebels in Syria advance on government forces in the embattled city of Aleppo, peace talks aimed at resolving Yemen’s 16-month civil war are suspended and the Obama administration declassifies its playbook for drone… Continue watching
Aug 07 Trump to try to steady campaign with economic speech By Laurie Kellman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump is trying to shift from a disastrous stretch of his presidential campaign to one focused on policy and party unity. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 53:38 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton led in national polls this week as a former CIA chief endorsed her. Also, Chicago police video shows the fatal shooting of a black teenager, assessing the candidates’ economic plans, a child soldier’s struggle… Continue watching