Feb 14 American Airlines-U.S. Airways Merger By the Numbers If approved by regulators, the American Airlines and U.S. Airways merger would create the world's largest air carrier. Photo by Mike Theiler/Reuters. The boards of American Airlines and U.S. Airways voted late Wednesday for an $11 billion deal to… Continue reading
Feb 14 The Man and the Thinking Behind the Minimum Wage Hike President Obama is pushing a controversial hike in the minimum wage. It is surely no coincidence that his chief economic advisor is Alan Krueger, an economist who became famous in the 1990s for research supporting minimum wage hikes. But… Continue reading
Feb 14 The Man and the Thinking Behind the Minimum Wage Hike By Paul Solman President Obama is pushing a controversial hike in the minimum wage. It is surely no coincidence that his chief economic advisor is Alan Krueger, an economist who became famous in the 1990s for research supporting minimum wage hikes. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch American Airlines and US Airways Merge to Become World's Largest Airline American Airlines and US Airways announced Thursday that the two companies will merge, creating the world's largest airline. The $11 billion deal will affect some 187 million passengers who fly the two airlines annually. Jeffrey Brown has the latest on… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch After State of the Union, Obama Begins Push to Raise Minimum Wage After State of the Union, Obama Begins Push to Raise Minimum Wage… Continue watching
Feb 13 Obama Says We Must Never Default, But Would It Really Hurt Us If We Did? By Paul Solman After defaulting on their debts in the 1840s, state governments, like Pennsylvania's, learned to disallow budget shortfalls. This is the lesson that we should learn from history and never repeat. Photo by Flickr user Brendan Lynch. Paul Solman: President Obama… Continue reading
Feb 13 Obama Says We Must Never Default, But Would It Really Hurt Us If We Did? By Paul Solman After defaulting on their debts in the 1800s, state governments, like Pennsylvania's, learned to disallow budget shortfalls. This is the lesson that we should learn from history and never repeat. Photo by Flickr user Brendan Lynch. Paul Solman: President Obama… Continue reading
Feb 12 What Flew and What Flopped Among Obama's 2012 SOTU Proposals? President Barack Obama speaking during the 2012 State of the Union. Photo by the PBS NewsHour. President Obama put forth a set of liberal policy items focused on economic innovation and restoring the American economy in his 2012 State… Continue reading
Feb 12 Obama to Focus on Economy in State of the Union Address President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday evening. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday evening, laying out the policy pieces to fill… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low… Continue watching