Dec 15 Calculating a living wage across the United States By News Desk Workers chant outside a McDonald's restaurant in Harlem in April, 2013. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images In "Life in the cash economy for 'underbanked' Americans" and "One NYC family's struggle to survive on a fast food salary," PBS… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Sunday, December 15, 2013 South Africa without Mandela, surveillance changes, and living in the cash economy. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Life in the cash economy for “underbanked” Americans By PBS News Hour Nearly 20% of low income US households are "underbanked," according to the FDIC. But is providing access to traditional, mainstream financial services the best solution for everyone? A professor does double duty as a New York City check casher and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Sen. Murray: Bipartisan budget is ‘pathway for the future’ for divided Congress Sen. Murray: Bipartisan budget is 'pathway for the future' for divided Congress… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Saturday, December 7, 2013 By PBS News Hour Veterans addicted to pain medicine, long-term youth unemployment, Mandela's jail cell. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch News Wrap: White House lobbies for benefits extension for long-term unemployed News Wrap: White House lobbies for benefits extension for long-term unemployed… Continue watching
Dec 05 Illinois governor signs state pension reform into law Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Thursday new legislation that aims to reform the state's underfunded pension system -- a $100 billion unfunded liability that was the worst in the United States. "Illinois is moving forward," Quinn said… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Obama: Income inequality is defining challenge for the U.S. Obama: Income inequality is defining challenge for the U.S. Continue watching
Nov 29 Stocks fall on Black Friday, but up for the month Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Online Black Friday sales couldn't make up for declines in phone and industrial shares on a half day of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard and Poor's 500 Index closed slightly… Continue reading
Nov 26 Nasdaq closes at 4000, a 13-year high Photo by Flickr user bfishadow The Nasdaq Composite Index closed above the 4,000 mark Tuesday for the first time in 13 years, with help from solid housing data, the Wall Street Journal reports. The index closed at… Continue reading