How Disasters Impact Ambition
A recent study suggests that long after people recover financially from a catastrophe, there could be a lingering impact on their ambitions and the economic choices they make.
Economy
Need Help In Puerto Rico? Here's $100
If Karian Batista had $100, she would buy food. "I don't have enough for the kids," she says. Distributing cash, a growing trend in aid, gives people "dignity and choice," one organization says.
Why You Shouldn't Count On The Promised $4,000 'Raise' From GOP Tax Plan
The White House's estimate of gains for the average American family rests on a lot of assumptions and is disputed by economists on the right and left alike.
Limited Outreach, Shorter Sign-Up Time May Cause Insurance Headaches In 2018
The silver (or gold) lining may be that changes in premium pricing may mean some people could sign up for a better health insurance plan that costs them less money.
Money May Not Shield Prosperous Blacks From Bigotry, Survey Says
A study by NPR, Harvard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds African-Americans making more than $75,000 report experiencing higher levels of discrimination than those making less.
Congress Works On Tax Overhaul, Trump Says 401(k) Breaks Won't Change
The president put the brakes on a GOP tax overhaul that would help balance the budget by sharply limiting pre-tax IRA contributions. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.
Predictably Unpredictable: Why We Don't Act Like We Should
We don't always do what we're supposed to. We don't save enough for retirement. We order dessert when we're dieting. In other words we misbehave. Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler asks why.
How The Affordable Housing Crisis Is Playing Out In One Dallas Neighborhood
Only 25 percent of people who need government help to pay for housing get it. In collaboration with The FRONTLINE Dispatch, NPR looked at what can happen to the other 75 percent and how the affordable housing crisis is playing out in one Dallas neighborhood.
Trump Mulls Reappointing Janet Yellen To Another Term As Fed Chair
Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, who breaks down President Trump's possible picks for the next chair of the Federal Reserve.