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Word of the year

A dictionary on display in the Bates Reading Room at the main branch of the Boston Public Library.

What’s your choice for Word of the Year?

Books

The Word of the Year season is almost upon us, as dictionaries prepare to deliver their choices. But what’s your pick for the best new — or horribly overused — word of 2014?

Expansive definition for ‘weapon of mass destruction’ gives prosecutors the power

Global Politics

Evidence mounts, indicating Syria may be using chemical weapons

Global Politics

Word(s) of the Year

Global Politics

Some regional banks doing just fine

Business, Economics and Jobs

Bailing out America

Business, Economics and Jobs

The stimulus bill and another massive bailout for banks — big money challenges for the Obama administration.

Bank Depositors Will Help Pay for Bailout in Cyprus

European regulators approved a bailout over the weekend, but with controversial conditions. They decided to make bank depositors in the politically troubled  Mediterranean  Island nation to pay for part of a $13 billion bailout. Cyprus’s parliament votes on the measure Tuesday night. Leaders in Cyprus are looking for wiggle room with E.U. bailout negotiators before then. Will […]

Special Edition: What Works in Education

We spent the week talking with students, educators, and parents about what works in education – and what doesn’t. Here are the best parts of those conversations, mixed into a special edition podcast.

Michael Kirk on “Money, Power and Wall Street”

Three years after America’s largest financial collapse since the Great Depression, the country is still recovering. Some banks have received huge bailouts, but countless Americans are still struggling to get back on their feet. A new four-hour documentary, “Money, Power and Wall Street” investigates what has been done (and not done) to secure America’s financial […]

The World

Greek Economy’s Impact on World Markets

Business, Economics and Jobs

In discussing the troubled Greek economy’s effect on U.S. markets, Standard & Poor’s equity market strategist Alec Young told the AP that “There’s no easy answers or they would have found them by now. Marcus Mabry and Louise Story discuss.