Nov 05 The hidden threat to air travel: Unpaid sick leave By Paul Solman // An initiative on the ballot in SeaTac, Wash., asks voters if they want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour -- that's about twice the federal minimum -- and it's part of our Making Sen$e story… Continue reading
Nov 05 The Hidden Threat to Air Travel: Unpaid Sick Leave By Paul Solman // An initiative on the ballot in SeaTac, Wash., asks voters if they want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour -- that's about twice the federal minimum -- and it's part of our Making Sen$e story… Continue reading
Nov 05 Google’s building something in San Francisco Bay and isn’t saying a word Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images When Google is developing something new, people generally want to know what that something is. Projects along the lines of a new Android phone or Chrome extension can be easier for the… Continue reading
Nov 04 How much do you need to survive: An interactive guide to the living wage // Ahead of his Making Sen$e story on the living wage, Paul Solman speaks with Diana Pearce, creator of the Self-Sufficiency Standard, in this web exclusive video about the bare minimum it takes to survive on your own. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch SAC Capital fined $1.8 billion for insider trading SAC Capital agreed Monday to plead guilty to criminal fraud. The insider trading charges will cost billionaire investor Steven Cohen's high-profile hedge fund $1.8 billion in fines. Sheelah Kolhatkar of Bloomberg Businessweek joins Jeffrey Brown to offer insight on the… Continue watching
Nov 04 How Much Do You Need to Survive: An Interactive Guide to the Living Wage // Monday on the PBS NewsHour, senior correspondent Hari Sreenivasan follows a New York City fast-food worker to get a sense of what it's like to live paycheck-to-paycheck. But just how much is enough to survive on? For our… Continue reading
Nov 04 How Social Security keeps divorcées and widows in the dark about their benefits By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security cites misguided "privacy" restrictions, Larry Kotlikoff argues, for not sharing information about former spouses' earnings records with surviving and ex-spouses. Photo courtesy of Flickr user João Ferreira. Continue reading
Nov 04 How Social Security Keeps Divorcées and Widows in the Dark About Their Benefits By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Social Security cites misguided "privacy" restrictions, Larry Kotlikoff argues, for not sharing information about former spouses' earnings records with surviving and ex-spouses. Photo courtesy of Flickr user João Ferreira. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34… Continue reading
Nov 04 U.S. public investment in schools, highways and other infrastructure at lowest level since 1947 Photo by Flickr user Todd Lappin The Great Recession, public opposition to spending, and reduced taxes have pushed gross public captial investment down to its lowest levels since the end of World War II, according to the… Continue reading
Nov 01 Financial immunization against poverty in old age By Paul Solman The key for older people managing money, whether or not their kids are involved, is to make sure they don't outlive their savings. Image courtesy of Flickr user 401(K) 2013. Continue reading