Commentator David Frum looks at an economic school of thought called the "multiplier effect" — which posits that increased government spending leads to increased public consumption — and wonders if it's possible to accurately measure the effect.
Florida agriculture authorities say they've found 57 Mediterranean fruit flies, an invasive species that threatens 250 different vegetables, fruits, and nuts and can do damage to the state's $100 billion agricultural industry.
Kai Ryssdal reads your responses to our stories and interviews on credit scores, health care insurance companies using call centers and urban areas wanting less freeways.
The high youth unemployment means competition for summer temp jobs at resorts and amusement parks is fierce — and it also leaves many teenagers without valuable work experience.
Scientists understand BP needs their help to assess the damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and to find potential solutions for clean-up, but many scientists draw the line at testifying for the company.
Kai Ryssdal talks to reporter Justin Hyde of the Detroit Free Press about his story on how taxpayers may get more than expected back as automakers start to pay off their government loans
Steve Chiotakis talks with Washington Post tech reporter Cecilia Kang about the FCC's message to Internet providers for more broadband access to more Americans.
American employers are considering medical tourism for their employees as a cheaper insurance option — one employer even offers money to employees who opt to get treatment overseas.
The Senate is expected to vote later today on the extension of unemployment benefits, and a heated debate is centered around whether those checks demotivate the unemployed from finding a job. We posed the big question to economist Diane Lim Rogers.
