Jun 12 Watch How Big a Boost Do Working Seniors Give the Economy? Americans who work past traditional retirement age are extending their productive lives. They're also paying taxes longer, which may have big implications for the country's finances. As part of his Making Sen$e series, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch From Lecture Hall to Graveyard Dr. Ronald Stockton; university professor and graveyard enthusiast. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Wanting, But Physically Unable, to Keep Working Bike shop owner Mike Kemp. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch A Boom in Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment Among Late Bloomers A Boom in Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment Among Late Bloomers… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Discouraging Jobs Report Raises Fear That Recovery May Be Slowing Down A disappointing jobs report has sparked fears of a slowing recovery. Although the unemployment rate dipped slightly, that reduction was attributed to people retiring or who had stopped looking for work. Judy Woodruff reports on why the job market in… Continue watching
Jan 18 Commentary: Raising the Social Security Retirement Age Makes No Sense in Today’s Economy for Older Workers By Paul Solman Photo of an artisan blacksmith by John Burke via Getty Images. Paul Solman: We write a lot about Social Security on this page. Recently, our resident expert "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff and I got into a tiff about ways to… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American Dream The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American Dream… Continue watching