Nov 11 Why is shopping for Medicare so complicated? By Philip Moeller Medicare Maven Phil Moeller guides readers through the ins and outs of Medicare. Continue reading
Nov 10 Republican candidates oppose the $15 minimum wage By Julie Bykowicz, Julie Pace, Associated Press "If you raise the minimum, you're going to make people more expensive than a machine," Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:09 What’s the economic sweet spot for adjusting the federal minimum wage? By PBS News Hour Thousands of workers walked off the job in as many as 270 cities in a push to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, up from $7.25. Gwen Ifill speaks to Alan Krueger of Princeton University, who believes… Continue watching
Nov 10 Column: Why closing Social Security loopholes is good policy By Alicia H. Munnell Social Security is not supposed to be a complicated program where those “in the know” get a much better deal than the average guy. Continue reading
Nov 09 Column: Why the cure for a sluggish economy is actually longer vacations By Dean Baker What if we could boost the economy with longer vacations? Or with paid family leave? With shorter workweeks?… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: October hiring surge pushes down unemployment to seven-year low By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, employers added 271,000 jobs in the month of October, according to the Labor Department. The strong jobs report leaves the door open to a possible interest rate hike next month. Also, the Supreme Court agreed… Continue watching
Nov 06 Do October’s job numbers signal good times (and an interest rate hike) to come? By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 271,000 jobs in October, nudging the unemployment rate down to 5 percent. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 8:49 Selling office space and happy hour to a rising economy of freelancers By PBS News Hour As the ranks of the self-employed swell, why not set up shared office space with amenities and camaraderie to attract contingent workers? That's the idea behind WeWork, a company offering cool and convenient places for the outsourced to set up… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Egypt and Russia dispute the suggestion that a bomb caused a Russian jetliner crash. Also: Defense Secretary Ash Carter visits the South China Sea as tensions rise, the U.S. upgrades their nuclear arsenal, the mysterious disease… Continue watching
Nov 05 What does the future hold for workers in a freelance economy? By Paul Solman More independent contractors put large corporations into a very powerful position. Continue reading