Nov 08 Politics, Democracy, Anarchy – Does the World Owe Greece? A national flag of Greece flies outside the Greek stock exchange in Athens. Photo by Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg via Getty Images. In Greece last summer for the NewsHour, we interviewed a plain-spoken, candid economist named Manos Matsaganis. As… Continue reading
Nov 07 ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests By Paul Solman // A year ago July, we did a story on "private equity" featuring journalist Josh Kosman, who'd written a book, "The Buyout of America." In it, Kosman blamed private equity firms for buying companies with borrowed money, taking… Continue reading
Nov 07 ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests EmbedVideo(1924, 482, 304); A year ago July, we did a story on "private equity" featuring journalist Josh Kosman, who'd written a book, "The Buyout of America." In it, Kosman blamed private equity firms for buying companies… Continue reading
Nov 04 Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue Khalifah Varnado reads a help wanted post card during the Arizona Workforce Connection Career Expo at the Arizona State Fair Grounds in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. As expected, unemployment in the U.S. was little changed in… Continue reading
Nov 04 Unemployment Drops to 9 Percent, but Jobless Frustrations Continue Khalifah Varnado reads a help wanted post card during the Arizona Workforce Connection Career Expo at the Arizona State Fair Grounds in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images. As expected, unemployment in the U.S. was little changed in… Continue reading
Nov 02 Are Americans Getting Angrier? By News Desk Photo of Occupy Wall Street by Getty Images. While shooting at the end of day recently at Zuccotti Park, I was heckled twice while "re-asking" several questions. That is, with only one camera, it's impossible to create a dialogue… Continue reading
Nov 02 Are Americans Getting Angrier? Photo of Occupy Wall Street by Getty Images. While shooting at the end of day recently at Zuccotti Park, I was heckled twice while "re-asking" several questions. That is, with only one camera, it's impossible to create a… Continue reading
Nov 01 A Recap of Paul Solman’s Inequality Chat Each week, Paul Solman gets dozens of questions from the audience, ranging from whether one should refinance a mortgage, if Stephen Colbert is coming after his job to where he buys his signature hats. Generally, we post… Continue reading
Nov 01 A Recap of Paul Solman’s Inequality Chat Each week, Paul Solman gets dozens of questions from the audience, ranging from whether one should refinance a mortgage, if Stephen Colbert is coming after Paul's job to where he buys his signature hats. Generally, we post… Continue reading
Oct 31 The Inequality Dilemma Political cartoon satirizing U.S. economic equality and mobility by David Fitzsimmons. Reproduced with permission from Daryl Cagle's PoliticalCartoons.com. It's a welcome moment when we TV reporters get mail, since we usually talk to an invisible, mute audience. Continue reading