Jun 08 Do you know how Medigap policies work? By Philip Moeller During your initial enrollment period for Medicare, there are “guaranteed issue rights” for Medigap policies that prevent insurers from either denying coverage or charging you higher rates due to pre-existing conditions. Continue reading
Jun 08 Column: What the U.S. dollar’s ups and downs mean for you By Vikram Mansharamani What forces are affecting the greenback — and more importantly, what do the moves mean for you?… Continue reading
Jun 07 D.C. lawmakers approve a $15 minimum wage By Joshua Barajas D.C. lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday that would raise the hourly minimum wage to $15, joining lawmakers in New York and California who have passed similar proposals in recent months. Continue reading
Jun 07 Why universal basic income isn’t going away any time soon By Paul Solman On June 5, the Swiss voted on a proposal for universal basic income. While the proposal was rejected, supporters claim that this is just the beginning of a transition as inevitable as the eight-hour-day once was. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 52:47 PBS NewsHour full episode June 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders go all-in in the Golden State ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Also: Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg talk politics, why Gary Johnson thinks 2016 is a third-party year, Muhammad Ali’s legacy… Continue watching
Jun 06 Did a Norwegian law inadvertently cut innovation in universities? By Making Sen$e Editor When Norway changed its laws to give universities a major share of the profits from their professors' patents and startups, the rate of innovation was halved. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 6:04 Venezuela struggles with shortages as oil prices plummet By PBS News Hour Venezuela has the world’s largest reserves of oil, but with the price of oil in a free fall, the country’s economy is shrinking, and the South American nation of 30 million people is suffering. New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey,… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 53:00 PBS NewsHour full episode June 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, another Donald Trump rally ends with chaotic crowd violence as hostilities between protesters and supporters continue to escalate. Also: Why job growth is at a five-year low, Chicago releases hundreds of police shooting videos, Shields and… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 4:49 Why hiring is at five-year low and the economy is stalling By PBS News Hour According to a new report from the Labor Department, U.S. hiring fell to a five year low in May, with just 38,000 new jobs. Even if those numbers are off, the last quarter shows a similarly disturbing trend: 115,000 jobs… Continue watching
Jun 03 May’s pitiful jobs report ends hopes for June rate hike By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added a mere 38,000 jobs in May (and no, that is not a typo). Continue reading