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. It's… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama Farmers, Workers Cope With Impact of Ala. Immigration Law… Continue watching
Oct 28 Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip' EmbedVideo(1862, 514, 320); By Elizabeth Shell Scott Beason, one of Alabama's Republican state senators, is no newcomer to controversy. Earlier this year, he helped author what many consider to be the nation's strictest immigration law, which… Continue reading
Oct 28 Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip' EmbedVideo(1862, 482, 304); Scott Beason, one of Alabama's Republican state senators, is no newcomer to controversy. Earlier this year, he helped author what many consider to be the nation's strictest immigration law, which we examine in detail… Continue reading
Oct 27 Should We All Buy Savings Bonds? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: Sue Pruner Question: In this debt crisis, what would the effect be if many citizens… Continue reading
Oct 27 Making Sense: Should We All Buy Savings Bonds? Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: Sue Pruner Question: In this debt crisis, what would the effect be if many citizens bought… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Does U.S. Economic Inequality Have a Good Side? A new Congressional Budget Office analysis supports the idea that income inequality has grown considerably over the past few decades. As part of his Making Sen$e series on economic inequality, Paul Solman talks to libertarian law professor Richard Epstein, who… Continue watching
Oct 26 Join Paul Solman for a Chat about Economic Inequality in America Join Paul on Twitter using #inequalitychat. Editor's Note: Wednesday night on the NewsHour, libertarian law professor Richard Epstein sits down with Paul Solman for a frank discussion on a topic that's been front-and-center on many of our pages as… Continue reading
Oct 26 Join Paul Solman for a Chat about Economic Inequality in America Join Paul on Twitter using #inequalitychat. Editor's Note: Wednesday night on the NewsHour, libertarian law professor Richard Epstein sits down with Paul Solman for a frank discussion on a topic that's been front-and-center on many of our pages as… Continue reading
Oct 25 Dwelling on the Good and Bad: U.S. Housing Prices at the Moment A construction worker gestures on the roof of a home in Phoenix, Ariz. Home prices inched up in August from the previous month according to the Case-Shiller Index. Photo by Joshua Lott/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions… Continue reading