Economy
Proposals would ease standards, raise retirement age to address pilot shortage
Airlines blame a shortage of pilots for widespread cancellations and reduced service. Would allowing pilots to keep flying past age 65 and reducing the 1,500-hour flight training requirement help?
Families are continuing to have to deal with the effects of inflation
Falling gasoline prices are expected to put a dent in the latest inflation rate. But other costs, such as housing, continue to climb, putting a strain on many family budgets.
Fast-growing green jobs pay more, Wake Forest economist says
New research by Wake Forest University economist Mark Curtis finds that jobs in the renewable energy sector have tripled in the last 15 years, a figure that could grow with the recent passage of th
Biden signs semiconductor bill into law, though Trump raid overshadows event
This was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.
'We have nowhere to go': Many face eviction during a crisis in affordable housing
Most Americans say a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live. An NPR poll also finds nearly twice as many Black renters as white faced an eviction threat in the past year.
Hot econ summer: The soundtrack to Planet Money Summer School
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Poll: As costs rise, Black and Hispanic renters struggle the most
According to a new poll, a majority of Americans said a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live, and many fear eviction.
White adults receive the most financial help from older relatives, poll shows
A new poll finds white adults are more than twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents or other elders. It helps explain America's persistent racial wealth gap.
With a COVID program ending, some 6,000 people living in motels need to move
California's program to house people in motels in order to get them off the street during COVID is ending. But it's unclear where the more than 6,000 people living in these facilities are headed.