Feb 26 Watch What do unions offer American workers today? By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown gets debate from Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity and Kate Bronfenbrenner of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University on the significance of Volkswagen auto workers in Tennessee rejecting UAW membership and… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Swiss banking giant refuses disclosure in Senate grilling on tax evasion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch What does the VW union failure mean for the future of U.S. organized labor? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 26 A new study: How overpaid CEOs tank their firms By Simone Pathe Exorbitant CEO compensation has been blamed for the explosion of wealth at the top of the income gap. But could it also be hurting future stock prices?… Continue reading
Feb 25 Mt. Gox goes offline amid allegations of largest-ever bitcoin heist By Joshua Barajas The world's largest Bitcoin exchange went offline Monday amid a series of setbacks -- including a reported theft of hundreds of millions of dollars -- that have raised concerns about the virtual currency's legitimacy in the marketplace. Bitcoin entrepreneur Ryan… Continue reading
Feb 24 You're in love: Now how do you maximize your Social Security? By Laurence Kotlikoff Is getting married the best way to maximize your Social Security? Maybe. But what if your new love has an ex already collecting his or her spousal benefits? You can collect them too. Larry Kotlikoff explains when tying the knot… Continue reading
Feb 24 The Affordable Care Act: Not jobs destroyed, but jobs opened By Suzanne Gallagher Much has been made of the Affordable Care Act's effects on workers, many of whom may now quit their jobs or work less because they can obtain health care outside of work. But their choice to work less could also… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Transcripts reveal Fed reactions during 2008 economic crisis By PBS News Hour Federal Reserve Board transcripts from 2008 released on Friday give a behind-the-scenes look at how the nation’s central bankers reacted to the global financial meltdown. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with the Wall Street Journal’s Jon Hilsenrath about what new insight these… Continue watching
Feb 21 Too many college grads? Or too few? By Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Jeff Strohl Don't believe the statistics that point to the stagnant demand for college-educated workers; college attendance is still an advantage in the labor market, and suggesting otherwise only discourages those who could benefit most from going to college. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 20 years on, debating whether NAFTA is success story or damaging policy By PBS News Hour Continue watching