Apr 03 Your Thoughts on the Bubble Quiz Creative commons photo courtesy flickr user Smaku. A bevy of emails have inundated our inbox since we first posted Charles Murray's popular quiz, "Do You Live In a Bubble?" and its attempt to ascertain users' socio-economic status… Continue reading
Apr 03 Your Thoughts on the Bubble Quiz Creative commons photo courtesy flickr user Smaku. A bevy of emails have inundated our inbox since we first posted Charles Murray's popular quiz, "Do You Live In a Bubble?" and its attempt to ascertain users' socio-economic status… Continue reading
Apr 02 Where to Find Our Economic Inequality Coverage Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Monday's query: Name: Bill Grisolia Question: Did you do the report examining the connections between the growing… Continue reading
Apr 02 Economic Inequality Series: A Guide Illustration by Alberto Ruggieri via Getty Images. Paul Solman has been covering economic inequality for nearly 25 years as part of his business and economics reporting for the PBS NewsHour. His recent series has looked at the… Continue reading
Apr 02 Economic Inequality Series: a Guide Illustration by Alberto Ruggieri via Getty Images. Paul Solman has been covering economic inequality for nearly 25 years as part of his business and economics reporting for the PBS NewsHour. His recent series has looked at… Continue reading
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Mar 30 The Mega Millions Lottery: to Play or Not to Play? By Paul Solman Tammy Redlen and Sierra Luchien walk into Bluebird liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., after waiting in line for nearly three hours to purchase their Mega Millions ticket. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. When a lottery pot gets as big… Continue reading
Mar 30 The Mega Millions Lottery: to Play or Not to Play? Tammy Redlen and Sierra Luchien walk into Bluebird liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., after waiting in line for nearly three hours to purchase their Mega Millions ticket. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. When a lottery pot gets as big… Continue reading
Mar 30 Higher Gas Prices: the Varied Impact Across Patchwork Nation Photo by Paul Thomas/Bloomberg via Getty Images. No one likes paying more for anything, but there's something special about gasoline. It's a price increase that's very hard to avoid, and it's directly tied to one of the nation’s central… Continue reading