Works Progress Administration

President Barack Obama hasn't given up. Having seen Congressional Republicans dash his hopes of passing his American Jobs Act wholesale, Obama is now seeking to get his bill through in what he calls "bite-sized pieces." The legislation has reignited a decades-old debate about jobs creation through infrastructure plans.

Even with growing talk of the recession's end, unemployment continues to rise, leading many critics of the Obama administration to ask when, exactly, the much-touted stimulus jobs will arrive. Having cast their vote for a big government solution, even some of the President's supporters are...

Street musicians seem to be more visible in New York City these days. Could this be a sign of the economy worsening? The other night I saw a guy playing a piano, yes, a whole piano he had hauled into the West 4th Street subway station. It's almost become a competition for performers to suss out...