May 09 Watch News Wrap: Postal Service Drops Plans to Close 3,700 Locations In other news Wednesday, the U.S. Postal Service abandoned a plan to shutter 3,700 service locations. Under the new plan, more than 13,000 rural mail facilities may have to cut back hours of operation but no locations will close. Also,… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Sen. Tom Coburn's Solution for 'Debt Bomb': Everybody Must Sacrifice Sen. Tom Coburn's Solution for 'Debt Bomb': Everybody Must Sacrifice… Continue watching
May 08 Is the IRS Sexist When It Comes to Child Care? Photo by Subactive_Photo via Flickr Creative Commons Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Name: JJ Question: What's with the inequitable treatment… Continue reading
May 08 Is the IRS Sexist When It Comes to Child Care? By Maureen Hoch Photo by Subactive_Photo via Flickr Creative Commons Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Tuesday's query: Name: JJ Question: What's with the inequitable treatment of… Continue reading
May 07 Stand-Up Comedian Baratunde Thurston on 'How To Be Black' EmbedVideo(3331, 482, 304); Baratunde Thurston seemed like something of a wonder: a stand-up comedian via Sidwell Friends and Harvard. I note, however, that there is now something called The Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society, so perhaps surprise… Continue reading
May 07 Stand-Up Comedian Baratunde Thurston on 'How To Be Black' EmbedVideo(3331, 482, 304); By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Baratunde Thurston seemed like something of a wonder: a stand-up comedian via Sidwell Friends and Harvard. I note, however, that there is now something called The Harvard College… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Stand-Up Comedian Baratunde Thurston on 'How To Be Black' Baratunde Thurston, author of "How To Be Black," talks about being black in America. Continue watching
May 04 Watch For New College Grads, Jobs Outlook Better but Far From Great For New College Grads, Jobs Outlook Better but Far From Great… Continue watching
May 04 Slim Job Growth in April, But Fewer Americans Reporting They Worked People wait in line at a job fair in the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. It's time for the unemployment news, and our monthly U-7, the most inclusive stat on un- and underemployment… Continue reading
May 04 Slim Job Growth in April, But Fewer Americans Reporting They Worked People wait in line at a job fair in the Queens borough of New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. It's time for the unemployment news, and our monthly U-7, the most inclusive stat on un- and underemployment… Continue reading