Over the past 10 months, EconomyStory.org has featured some of the most poignant, informative and visual stories about communities coping in the ongoing crisis. These stories are what make public media stand out – the voices featured from around the country and the innovative ideas that have inspired news stories. It’s been so exciting to [...]
Now that you’ve paid your taxes, where is all that money going? KQED’s YouDecide tool lets you answer a poll about whether your money is being well spent, and shares data about where the money really goes. It turns out that in three major categories – defense, health care and education – we direct more [...]
It’s that time of year again. The time when all the procrastinators start fretting April 15: tax day. Paying taxes isn’t what most of us would consider fun, but here are some great resources for getting your filing in on time and taking advantage of credits along the way. Nightly Business Report’s Tax Tips with [...]
Greece is in major debt and the ancient country is facing some very modern problems trying to get out. As a newer member of the eurozone, the European countries who have adopted the euro as their one currency, more financially stable nations like Germany and France are nervous about the implications coming to Greece’s aid. [...]
Chile and Haiti suffered similar massive earthquakes, but the aftermath and impact of the disasters couldn’t be more different. Chile’s much more economically developed than Haiti and has made huge progress over the past 20 years, which partially contributed to limiting the country’s death toll after the earthquake. So recovery, as Marketplace’s Tess Vigeland reports, [...]
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