Money and Computing
A Really, Really Long Distance Mother's Day Phone Call
I turned up the volume on my Mac and heard clicks — a lipstick top being circled downward, a pocket mirror snapped shut. I raised my voice, not only because we were using technology to manage our two-way conversation, but also because my mother and I were so far away from each other. Me, here on earth. Her, up in heaven. more »
When a Pension Overhaul Comes Without Social Security
The math behind any big change in pension rules doesn’t look the same when state employees and teachers sit outside the Social Security system. The bulk of uncovered public sector employees reside in 14 states; do you know which they are? more »
Bills Introduced: Crime, Employment, Health, Violence Against Women
Among others, a bill to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; A bill to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex more »
The Wall Street Money Machine: ProPublica's Pulitzer
Bankers and hedge funds scrambled to maintain the lavish bonuses and profits, repackaging mortgages in complex securities called collateralized debt obligations. The booming CDO market masked the weak housing market and exacerbated its collapse more »