Aug 03 When it comes to Social Security, patience provides a tremendous return By Laurence Kotlikoff Should you take your Social Security benefits now, or should you wait? Social Security expert Laurence Kotlikoff answers your Social Security questions. Continue reading
Aug 03 What do monkeys and humans have in common? An innate sense of economic justice By Ian Morris All primates value fairness of some kind. Ian Morris explains how our sense of fairness and economic justice have evolved to where they are today. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 1:52 Should Uber drivers be considered employees? Viewers sound off. By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments on NewsHour Weekend’s report from last week on how the definition of “employee” is changing in the sharing economy -- where companies like Uber and Instacart have taken off. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 9:50 Why is New York City cracking down on Airbnb? By PBS News Hour Short-term housing rental industry giant Airbnb now lists more than 1 million rooms available in 192 countries. The platform's largest market is in New York City, with more than 25,000 listings per night, but it's also where the debate over… Continue watching
Jul 31 Sour economy threatens the American Dream By John Komlos What does a stagnant economy mean for the pursuit of the American Dream? John Komlos warns that the golden days of growth are over. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:42 Do labor-saving robots spell doom for American workers? By PBS News Hour The onslaught of automation that's replacing human workers -- from golf caddies to bank tellers -- may be putting us on a path to humanitarian crisis, says Jerry Kaplan, author of "Humans Need Not Apply." As technology grows and jobs… Continue watching
Jul 30 The hidden dangers of our robotic rivals By Jerry Kaplan New hazards arise as machines increasingly intrude into domains that were formerly the exclusive province of humans. Jerry Kaplan explains the hidden dangers of the human-machine competition. Continue reading
Jul 30 One key economic factor is forcing millennials to move back home By Kristen Doerer With lower incomes and higher debts, more millennials are saving money by moving back home to Mom and Dad’s. Continue reading
Jul 29 Social Security whistleblower claims widows losing thousands due to agency mistakes By Laurence Kotlikoff A whistleblower tells Larry Kotlikoff about a number of Social Security practices he considers unfair, dishonest and unworthy of our government. Continue reading
Jul 29 What the annual Medicare and Social Security reports miss By Philip Moeller Trustees of the Medicare and Social Security programs released their annual reports last week. What wasn't included? How to put these critical senior support programs on sustainable trajectories. Continue reading