

Making Sen$e Jun 11

Shutting down the U.S. economy in an effort to control the coronavirus outbreak came at enormous cost to American businesses. But the damage borne by African American entrepreneurs has been especially significant. Paul Solman reports on how black business owners…
By Paul Solman
Economy Nov 05

As the ranks of the self-employed swell, why not set up shared office space with amenities and camaraderie to attract contingent workers? That's the idea behind WeWork, a company offering cool and convenient places for the outsourced to set up…
By PBS NewsHour
Economy Nov 22

Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Howard Herbst Question: Republicans say they want to keep the Bush…
By Paul Solman
Economy Nov 22

Name: Howard Herbst Question: Republicans say they want to keep the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to protect small businesses. Can't the tax code be quickly and easily redesigned to allow small business income reported on an individual (personal)…
By Elizabeth Shell
Support Provided By: Learn more
Educate your inbox
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.