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An end to bypassing China's great firewall?
Mar 30, 2018
Ever thought of a life without access to Twitter, Facebook or even Google? For years, residents in China have used virtual private networks, or VPNs, to bypass the government’s strict regulation on internet usage. Recently however, the Chinese government has announced a crackdown on its citizens’ use of VPNs and is closing a lot of […]
The census adds a citizenship question for the first time since 1950
by
Reema Khrais
Mar 27, 2018
Every 10 years, the government takes an accounting of us. Ideally, every one of us. And that population count — the U.S. Census — determines a lot of things, like how many seats your state has in the House of Representatives, and how much federal money is doled out to local communities for important services […]
Why budgets of federal agencies are “use-it-or-lose-it”
Mar 27, 2018
Federal agencies are now trying to figure out how to spend billions of dollars in the next six months. President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill Congress sent him last week, unleashing funding for fiscal year 2018, which is already half over. It’s a use-it-or-lose it situation for federal agencies. Click the audio player […]
The troubled relationship between politicians and economists
by
Alan Blinder
Mar 27, 2018
An excerpt from Princeton economics professor Alan Blinder's new book, "Advice and Dissent: Why America Suffers When Politics and Economics Collide."
Did the government meddle too much during the financial crisis?
Mar 13, 2018
The former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shares her perspective.
Jobs report: What's not to like?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2018
More than 300,000 jobs were added to the economy last month.
Government unions face a big court challenge
Feb 23, 2018
The decision could mean a lot less money for unions that represent state and local workers.
For public good, not for profit.
How does China’s social credit system work?
by
Jennifer Pak
Feb 13, 2018
With a lack of financial data to assess creditworthiness, citizens are being rewarded for honesty and punish misdeeds, which are digitally archived.
On infrastructure, Donald Trump has a math problem
Feb 12, 2018
Today, the White House outlined a $1.5 trillion plan to deal with our nation’s infrastructure problems — everything from waterways to highways to commercial space infrastructure. But the federal government plans to provide just $200 billion of that $1.5 trillion. Where would the rest come from? Mostly from state and local governments, who already feel burdened […]
Behind all this market volatility, there’s another storm brewing
by
Kimberly Adams
and Kai Ryssdal
Feb 6, 2018
How does fiscal policy play into what's happening in the markets?