Dec 05 Why the US and China inspire hope for international climate change action By Robert N. Stavins Protesters assemble outside the 19th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland, late last month. What the conference achieved -- and avoided -- and an emerging convergence between the world's two biggest… Continue reading
Dec 05 Why the US and China Inspire Hope for International Climate Change Action By Robert Stavins Protesters assemble outside the 19th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland, late last month. What the conference achieved — and avoided — and an emerging convergence between the world’s two biggest… Continue reading
Dec 04 It’s no bubble: Why we should all give Bitcoin a chance By Laurence Kotlikoff Our Social Security columnist Larry Kotlikoff and Rob Shavell make an economic argument for Bitcoin. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Rene Walter. Continue reading
Dec 04 It’s No Bubble: Why We Should All Give Bitcoin a Chance By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff and Rob Shavell Our Social Security columnist Larry Kotlikoff and Rob Shavell make an economic argument for Bitcoin. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Rene Walter. Most Mondays on Making Sense, we turn to Larry Kotlikoff for… Continue reading
Dec 02 How poor advice may have denied this woman extra Social Security benefits By Laurence Kotlikoff Rumors about Social Security policies abound; it's important to consult the Social Security Administration, especially their technical experts, about your specific circumstances. Photo courtesy of Tetra Images. Continue reading
Dec 02 How Poor Advice May Have Denied This Woman Extra Social Security Benefits By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Rumors about Social Security policies abound; it's important to consult the Social Security Administration, especially their technical experts, about your specific circumstances. Photo courtesy of Tetra Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Illinois pensions in peril By PBS News Hour Associated Press reporter Sarah Burnett talks to Hari Sreenivasan about new legislation concerning the state’s pension system and about how it may affect retirees, labor unions and taxpayers in that state and in others. Continue watching
Nov 30 Political activist arrested in Egypt By Jenny Marder Late Thursday, a prominent Egyptian political activist, Alaa Abd El Fattah, was arrested in his home in Cairo. Alaa Abd El Fattah at his home in Cairo, 2007. Credit: NOW on PBS Abd El Fattah's wife, Manal Hassan, told the… Continue reading
Nov 29 Stocks fall on Black Friday, but up for the month Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Online Black Friday sales couldn't make up for declines in phone and industrial shares on a half day of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard and Poor's 500 Index closed slightly… Continue reading
Nov 29 Sex cells: The gender divided market for eggs and sperm Egg agencies and sperm banks, while they offer new fertility technology, have helped perpetuate old gender stereotypes, explains Yale sociologist Rene Almeling. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Ian Crowther. Continue reading