Economy

In today's On the News segment: There's a new price tag for buying control of the US Senate, and more.

This episode looks at election results, Ebola, mortgage rules, China limiting executives' pay, and more.

The analysis shows little or no gains for the majority of Americans over the last 25 years, even in the years since the end of the recession.

While a major global campaign to cut down on tax evasion is picking up momentum, anti-poverty advocates say the initiative overlooks the world's poorest countries.

Albrecht Ritschl, professor of economic history, discusses Germany's unpaid war debts and reparations to Greece from World War II.

As we found ourselves choosing between rice, oatmeal, or potatoes for every meal, it occurred to us that being in poverty isn't about how hard you work; it's about …

Keeping this common space of encounter is essential for survival, for as much as one group attempts to isolate itself from another, our lives are inescapably bound together.

What we need to imagine, I think, is a new kind of “prosperity” - one that combines a carefully limited consumption of nature's regenerative resources with a robust consumption …

President Obama can rightly say that he inherited a mess from his predecessor, but at some point that does get old.

In today's On the News segment: Children remain “the most enduring victims” of the recession, and more.