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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: What quality of life can workers earning nation's highest minimum wage afford?
Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $9.32. Can the state’s low-wage workers can meet their...
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Why do the rich get richer? French economist Piketty takes on inequality in 'Capital'
On a recent U.S. press tour for his bestselling book "Capital," French economist Thomas Piketty spoke to standing-room-only crowds about...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Hefty child care costs present catch-22 for working parents
In most of the country, child care is the most expensive part of the family budget. Infant care now costs...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Good news in jobs report bolstered by shrinking workforce
The jobs report released Friday finds that employers added 288,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Seattle restaurant industry caught in the middle of $15 minimum wage debate
Seattle’s push to raise the minimum wage to $15 has left owners and workers in the city’s restaurant industry conflicted....
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining support in Switzerland
In Switzerland, an idea to guarantee every citizen a yearly income of 30,000 Swiss francs, regardless of other wealth or...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: March jobs report offers bright spot, but long-term unemployment continues stubborn streak
The Labor Department’s reported boost of 192,000 jobs in March marks a milestone in the economic recovery: all of the...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Why obsessing over economic indicators may hinder economic improvement
The monthly jobs report is big news on the first Friday of every month, swaying the financial markets and prompting...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: In 'second machine age' of robots, it's time for humans to get creative
Robotic technology is increasingly infiltrating our everyday world, and as robots become more capable of human labor, people will likely...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economist warns against overacting to January's lower-than-expected jobs numbers
Just 113,000 new jobs were added in January, according to the Labor Department's monthly employment report. The numbers failed to...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is academia suffering from adjunctivitis? Low-paid adjunct professors struggle to make ends meet
Juggling multiple part-time jobs, earning little-to-no benefits, depending on public assistance: This is the financial reality for many adjunct professors...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Sounding an alarm on economic dysfunction by practicing sustainable living
Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles Chris Martenson, a former science professional who gave up his large home and high-status job...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Weak job growth, unemployment drop signal 'unwinding' of labor participation
The December jobs report showed a gain of just 74,000 jobs, while the drop in unemployment was due largely to...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Tricking the brain with transformative virtual reality
Want to have a just-like-real-life fantasy experience without leaving your living room? Virtual reality technology is already employed by certain...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed's role in the economic recovery
Since the financial crisis of 2008, the Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars to buy Treasury and mortgage-backed bonds....
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Nobel economist Robert Shiller on how the stock market reflects psychology
Yale University professor Robert Shiller was one of three Americans honored with the Nobel Prize for Economics for research on...
