May 31 Watch To cut costs and strengthen public schools, Vermont plans massive consolidation By PBS News Hour In Vermont, voters will decide next week whether to okay the largest public school reorganization in 125 years. A new ballot measure would merge smaller schools and do away with perks that let parents use tax dollars to send their… Continue watching
May 31 The best insurance policy on Earth: waiting until 70 to take Social Security By Paul Solman Viewing Social Security as an investment is economically blockheaded. Instead, think of Social Security as an insurance policy. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 54:20 PBS NewsHour full episode May 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Iraqi government steps up efforts to recapture the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, Hulk Hogan’s legal battle with Gawker raises questions about media ethics, emphasizing… Continue watching
May 30 I’ve fallen on hardship. Should I take Social Security early? By Laurence Kotlikoff Boston University economist Larry Kotlikoff answers readers' Social Security questions. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Saturday, May 28, a war with the Islamic State appears to be escalating on two fronts and the number of migrants crossing from Libya to Europe is surging. Later, hear how South Dakota is trying to… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 9:38 How South Dakota is luring attorneys to remote areas By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo As more and more states struggle with declining rural populations, these areas are experiencing an acute challenge in hiring and retaining lawyers. PBS NewsHour Weekend correspondent Christopher Booker travels to South Dakota to find out about a state program that… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 4:40 ‘Top Chef’ Tom Colicchio on America’s staggering waste of food The United States wastes roughly 70 billion pounds of food every year, an estimated quarter of all food produced in the country. Now, TV “Top Chef” Tom Colicchio aims to bring the issue to the highest levels of government with… Continue watching
May 27 Column: The 5 best pieces of advice from 2016 commencement speeches By Vikram Mansharamani Here are five of the most valuable tidbits taken from some of the best addresses delivered to the class of 2016. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 8:28 U.S. innovators dogged by money-grubbing ‘patent trolls’ By PBS News Hour The U.S. economy is driven by innovation, but unwelcome “patent trolls” are gunking up the system. Patent reform bills sit idle in Congress as the “trolls” set up companies for the sole purpose, critics say, of shaking down inventors while… Continue watching