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  • May 23, 2017

    Is it fair to ask people to work for government benefits?

    The Trump administration will reveal a major budget proposal tomorrow. It is widely expected to include massive cuts to Medicaid – $800 billion worth over 10 years. States would also get more flexibility to impose work requirements, meaning people who receive government assistance – including Medicaid – would be required to work.  Is that a good […]

  • May 22, 2017

    Mar-a-Lago has cyber security weaknesses

    The Trump helicopter is seen at the Mar-a-Lago Resort where President Donald Trump has hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    A ProPublica and Gizmodo investigation found weak cyber security at Mar-a-Lago and other Trump properties.

  • May 22, 2017

    Abacus: The only bank charged in the financial crisis

    (From left) Vera Sung, Jill Sung and Thomas Sung of Abacus Federal Savings Bank.
    Sean Lyness

    The film "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" is the surprising saga of the Sung family.

  • May 22, 2017

    Does a new CEO really mean a new start for Ford?

    "We need to move faster with great clarity so that everybody understands where we're going, our employees, our investors, and the public" said Bill Ford, Ford's executive chairman. Above, a picture of Ford and former CEO Mark Fields.
    William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

    Mark Fields is out, but is new CEO Jim Hackett the answer to transforming Ford?

  • May 22, 2017

    Timber tariff cuts different ways in Canada, U.S.

    A worker at Pine Profiles, Inc. in Creston, B.C., one of the many businesses affected by tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.
    Nate Hegyi

    New timber tariffs could save mills in the U.S., but at the cost of jobs in Canada

  • May 19, 2017

    The long tradition of being bored at work

    The long tradition of being bored at work
    Fred Mott/Evening Standard/Getty Images

    Sometimes, you just have to get through it, says Mary Mann, author of "Yawn: Adventures in Boredom."

  • May 19, 2017

    The U.S.’s delicate balance between arms deals and diplomacy

    President Trump is headed to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his first foreign trip as president. The Saudis buy a lot of weapons from the U.S., and more arms deals could be announced this weekend. The U.S. keeps careful tabs on who buys American-made weapons and what they buy. There is sometimes a delicate […]

  • May 19, 2017

    Same old action movies and sequels at the box office this summer

    "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is one of the season's tent pole productions.
    Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios

    We're in 'tent pole city now' says New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris.

  • May 19, 2017

    Weekly Wrap: What will happen to Trump’s economic agenda?

    President Trump arrives for a press conference in the East Room of the White House.
    BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

    Rachel Abrams of the New York Times and Sudeep Reddy of Politico join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. This week, they talk about how the latest revelations from the White House will affect Donald Trump’s economic agenda ahead of his trip to Saudi Arabia. Plus, with the controversies surrounding Trump and former […]

  • May 19, 2017

    PETA takes its fight to other animal entertainment

    PETA spends millions of dollars each year organizing grassroots campaigns against animal abuse. Above, activists protest Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
    FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages

    The campaign against Ringling Bros. is over. Now activists have more energy to take on Hollywood.

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