Economy Sep 30 Paul’s Full Interview with Pres. Lula da Silva Editor’s note: We were only able to air sections of Paul’s wide-ranging interview with Brazilian President Lula da Silva at the G-20 late last week. In the interest of letting viewers see Lula’s complete takes on global warming, the situation…
Economy Sep 29 Jeffrey Sachs on the New World Economic Order Paul Solman: When in Pittsburgh last week for the G-20 meetings, we interviewed Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, 23 years after our first interview with him. In all these years, Sachs has been a champion of both the verities…
Economy Sep 23 Joe Stiglitz on How the G-20 Should Tackle Global Financial Reform Editor’s note: Paul recently sat down with economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz to talk about the financial reform agenda at the G-20 meetings that begin tomorrow in Pittsburgh. Beyond offering thoughts on just what the G-20 countries can…
Economy Sep 18 Lehman’s Lawyer on the Decision to Let It Fail Editor’s note: Paul also recently sat down with Harvey Miller, lawyer for Lehman Brothers during its descent into bankruptcy, for an insider’s look at what it was like meeting with government regulators as Lehman faced collapsed.
Economy Sep 18 Former Regulator on Lehman’s Collapse Editor’s note: Paul recently sat down with Robert Glauber, former Treasury undersecretary under George H.W. Bush and the leader of the taskforce under Reagan charged with reporting on the 1987 stock market crash, to discuss what Glauber would have…
Economy Sep 17 What Has Been the Most Surprising Effect of the Financial Crisis? Editor’s note: All this week on the Business Desk, we have been featuring contributions from economists, financial journalists, and other experts on the origins and impact of the financial crisis. Today, we asked a few of our favorite experts who…
Economy Sep 14 Reporting the Crisis Paul Solman: This week marks the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and one of the most extraordinarily tumultuous weeks Wall Street has ever had. So, in reflecting on those events and the subsequent year, I thought I’d offer…
Economy Sep 09 What Has Been Done to Insulate the U.S. From Systemic Risks Overseas? Question: Chairman Bernanke mentioned in the News Hour forum back in July that the key trigger to Depression 1.0 was the failure of a large central European bank. With Austrian and other banks in deep distress (I believe Austrian banks…
Economy Sep 04 In a Difficult Job Market, Settling for Less Editor’s note: In a report that aired earlier this week about a Manhattan job fair, Paul spoke at length with Philip Mereday, a former executive who had been out of work for about a year. Mereday, a college graduate…
Economy Aug 31 Sudhir Venkatesh on the New Meaning of Recovery Editor’s note: On tonight’s NewsHour, Paul visits a New York City job fair to get a sense of how many Americans who have been out of work for extended periods of time are coping with their job searches. There’s been…