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Employed or not, voting ritual often the same
David Weinberg Nov 7, 2012
In many ways, the 2012 presidential election is a referendum on a number: the nation's unemployment rate of 7.9 percent. Reporters in Oklahoma City (unemployment around 5 percent) and San Bernardino, Calif., (unemployment pushing 12 percent) look behind the numbers.
Election Day: Is waiting the hardest part?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Nov 7, 2012
An economist and an engineer on the frustrations and virtues of waiting.
Electronic voting and the security of a paper trail
David Brancaccio Nov 6, 2012
Why electronic voting’s challenges, from hacking to glitches, might be best with an old fashioned analogue backup.
Buy your 'I voted' stickers now
Kai Ryssdal Nov 5, 2012
Patriotism and civic pride can be yours for just $3.80 per thousand.
Finding a slice of normalcy in New Jersey
Dan Gorenstein Nov 2, 2012
A local pizza parlor-turned-comfort zone reopens its doors in Toms River.
Surviving Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey
Dan Gorenstein Nov 2, 2012
There is no normal in New Jersey this week: Evacuation orders prevent some from returning home and Atlantic City’s bright lights shine, while stop lights are dark.
Atlantic City struggles to reboot after Sandy
Dan Gorenstein Nov 1, 2012
In Atlantic City on the New Jersey shore, the casinos remain closed and are estimated to be losing $5 million a day. Residents are still coping with the aftermath of the storm -- digging out, rebuilding, and waiting to get back online.
Rebuilding after Sandy in an age of austerity
Peter O'Dowd Nov 1, 2012
All the state governments in the path of Sandy say they’re going to rebuild infrastructure. In this age of budget austerity, where will the money come from?
More than flipping a switch: Power companies fight outages
Dan Gorenstein Oct 31, 2012
Electricity is coming back for those who lost power because of Sandy. Two days after the storm, about six million people on the East Coast are still in the dark, down from a high of eight and a half million.
Technology to soar, deficit to fade, Africa takes the day
Chris Farrell Oct 25, 2012
Not everything in the economy hinges on who wins in November. Whether it's President Obama or President Romney -- we're predicting three things are certain by 2016.
