Morning Edition Workers Caught Up In The Shutdown Say They Face Real Damage Nearly 14 percent of federal workers make less than $50,000 per year. Those who are furloughed during the partial government shutdown are making hard choices after missing their first payday.
Morning Edition Gillette Launches #MeToo-Inspired Ad Campaign, Backlash Follows Gillette has become the latest brand to face backlash for taking a stand on a heated social issue with a new ad spotlighting the #MeToo movement and calling out toxic masculinity.
Morning Edition Jack Bogle, Who Started An Investment Revolution, Dies At 89 The Vanguard founder created the first index mutual fund for individual investors. Bogle believed investors should own a mix of bonds and stocks but shouldn't pay investment managers to pick them.
Microsoft puts $500M toward affordable housing in Seattle Microsoft is putting half a billion dollars toward affordable housing efforts in the Seattle area, the tech giant announced on Wednesday night.
All Things Considered Jack Bogle, Father Of Simple Investing, Dies At 89 Bogle, the founder of Vanguard who created the first index mutual fund, died Wednesday, the firm said. He said investors should own a mix of bonds and stocks but shouldn't pay managers to pick them.
All Things Considered Gannett Faces Hostile Bid From Company Known For Gutting Newsrooms Gannett, the owner of USA Today and some 100 other newspaper properties has received an unsolicited bid from another newspaper group, MNG, known for imposing severe cost-cutting measures.
Working Women: Why The U.S. Is Behind When it came to the female labor force participation rate, America used to lead the world. But we've fallen behind. Today on the show: what happened?
Morning Edition It's Pay Day For The Coast Guard But No Checks Are Expected Steve Inskeep talks to retired Adm. Cari Thomas, CEO of the relief organization Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, about Coasties who probably won't collect a pay check because of the government shutdown.
Gov. Kate Brown Demands Big Educational And Environmental Changes For the first time in her tenure, Gov. Kate Brown has a full four-year term stretching ahead of her — and the State of the State address she gave Monday reflected an ambitious agenda from raising billions to stabilize the state’s public schools to curbing carbon emissions.
Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered From Lion Air Crash The 'black box' may provide insight into what happened in the minutes before the Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged into the Java Sea, killing all 189 people aboard.
