Charles Platt, author and journalist, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts what it was like to apply for a job at Wal-Mart, get one, and work there...
At a time when the world is going through a financial crisis -- the likes of which has not been witnessed for at least a generation -- interest in all matters pertaining to the economy in general and money in particular has grown exponentially...
Sixteen years ago, a relatively young, ambitious new Democratic president arrived in Washington determined to transform America's health care system...
This week the Obama administration, acting through Secretary of the Treasury Geithner, appointed a pay czar to review, reject, and possibly set the pay of companies that received large amounts of federal assistance during the financial crisis...
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