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Medicare for all 鈥� why supporters can鈥檛 agree what it should meanSupport for single-payer health care seems to have risen over the past year or so, but such a plan presents complex, and controversial, choices.
Where is workforce really booming? Among the oldest workers.McDonald鈥檚 wants to hire 250,000 senior workers. A CVS program avows that 鈥楾alent is Ageless.鈥� And nationwide the ranks of older workers are surging.
Car trouble: How symbol of freedom became a ball and chainA record 7 million Americans are 90 days or more delinquent on car loans,聽a new report finds.聽U.S. auto debt is also at a record: $1.28 trillion.
The ExplainerUber鈥檚 founders have cashed in. How about the drivers?Uber relies on an army of drivers whom it refuses to call employees. But some see its 鈥淧artner Protection鈥� plan as a model for the gig economy.
As US-China trade war ramps up, how will it affect you?China-made goods will cost Americans more, as President Trump presses Beijing for trade-talk concessions. By July tariffs may hit cellphones, shoes.
First LookWalmart follows Target to enter retail shipping warsThe nation's largest retailer joins the next-day shipping competition.聽Walmart has one big advantage over Amazon 鈥� its more than 4,700 stores that double as shipping hubs.
First LookStock markets fall after US-China trade talk stalemateEconomists warn that U.S. and China鈥檚 escalating dispute over trade and technology will likely hurt economic growth.聽
This Nebraska Republican says it鈥檚 time to think big on rural investmentPresident Trump is meeting with Democrats on infrastructure. Rural America says that, from roads to internet access, it needs to be part of any plan.
A doubly green deal? Clean energy jobs also pay well.New analysis from the Brookings Institution suggests that transitioning to clean energy sources could open up a range of high-paying career paths.
First LookNYC, largest fur market in country, considers ban on fur salesIf passed, New York would become the third major American city to ban the sale of fur. Industry advocates argue the ban will trigger the loss of more than a thousand jobs.聽
Nebraskans talk extreme weather. Just don鈥檛 call it climate change.The severe flooding that inundated Nebraska last month washed away fields, bridges, and roads. But did it change minds about climate change?
Taxpayers need help. So does the IRS.The IRS budget has been cut 17% since 2010, even as the tax code has grown more complicated. Enforcement and customer service are strained.
First LookBorder crisis delays truckers hours, sometimes daysPresident Donald Trump has beefed up border security, but with inspectors assigned elsewhere, trucks crossing into the U.S. with goods from Mexico for stores, manufacturers, and construction sites face long lines.聽聽
In debt or struggling to save? Artificial intelligence can help.With friendly names like 鈥淐harlie,鈥� the latest financial apps use algorithms to analyze spending habits and give advice. But they鈥檙e not a panacea.聽聽
Why capitalism in America now needs its defendersCapitalism or socialism? At a Monitor Breakfast Wednesday, Larry Kudlow defended capitalism as the best path to prosperity for all.
鈥楾oo cozy.鈥� Boeing crashes raise doubts over FAA certification.The crash of Boeing 737 Max jetliners in Indonesia and聽Ethiopia have prompted reviews not just of the airplane but of regulators鈥� approval process.
First LookRural America faces housing cost hardshipOver the past decade, nearly a fourth of U.S. rural counties have seen a sharp increase in households spending half or more of their income on housing. Since the Great Recession, loss of high-paying jobs have hit rural regions鈥� clusters of coal-dependent counties especially hard.聽
Childless workers often lose out on tax credits. Not with this program.A tax-refund initiative in Atlanta showcases a type of welfare program that can reduce poverty without discouraging work.
Legal pot: Why minorities say they鈥檙e being left out of the moneyBlack lawmakers from New York to Georgia threaten to block marijuana legalization unless there are concessions for drug-war scarred neighborhoods.
Trapped in tariffs, firms tied to lobster industry look for way outFrom tariffs on lobsters to duties on the steel in lobster traps, here鈥檚 how one U.S. industry is affected by trade tension with China and Europe.
