Feb 06 The housing crisis: What's the Fed's excuse? By Charles Calomiris, Stephen Haber The massive increases in risky mortgages and thin bank capital requirements underlying the financial crisis wouldn't have been possible without the Fed’s willing participation. But the Fed doesn't act alone. In this adaptation of their forthcoming book, Charles Calomiris and… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Closing the Gap: Rep. George Miller on why raising the minimum wage is now practical By PBS News Hour Some conservatives argue that raising the minimum wage will slow job growth without improving prospects for people in poverty. In a series of conversations about the growing divide between rich and poor, Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. George Miller, D-Calif.,… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Considering the ethics and economics of CVS stores ending tobacco sales By PBS News Hour CVS, the nation’s second-largest drug store chain, has announced that it will stop selling tobacco products because they pose a conflict with the health mission of the business. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Dr. Ronald Depinho of the M.D. Anderson… Continue watching
Feb 05 How one professor's American dream -- teaching -- turned into the American nightmare By Arik Greenberg Being an adjunct isn't what most part-time university faculty had in mind when they envisioned being a professor. Continue reading
Feb 05 Most Americans unfamiliar with and won't use Bitcoin By Simone Pathe Even as the use and price of Bitcoin has increased, 76 percent of Americans are still unfamiliar with the digital currency and nearly 80 percent of consumers have never and would never consider using an alternative currency. That's according to… Continue reading
Feb 05 CVS pharmacies to stop selling tobacco products by October By Zachary Treu CVS/pharmacy stores across the country will cease the sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products by Oct. 1, parent company CVS Caremark announced this morning with the headline "This is the right thing to do." "Ending the sale of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Emerging markets face new fallout as U.S. Federal Reserve scales back By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch New report forecasts health care reform law will decrease U.S. labor supply By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 To triple-dip the Social Security system, get divorced By Laurence Kotlikoff You can double-dip the Social Security system, says Larry Kotlikoff, but not triple-dip -- unless you are divorced. Continue reading
Feb 03 Dow Jones continues 2014 slide with large drop By Justin Scuiletti The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 320 points Monday, continuing a downward trend after its worst January performance since 2009. Continue reading