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 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 Watch 49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins… Continue watching
Nov 07 Poverty’s Changing Profile in the U.S. Fresh produce is viewed at the Central Park United Methodist Church weekly food pantry on Oct.19, 2011 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The church feeds thousands of needy Reading residents monthly and relies on donations and volunteers to keep its increasingly… 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 07 Watch ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests We ask business journalist and author Josh Kosman about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue watching
Nov 07 Greek Leaders in Talks to Form New Government, Italy’s Debt Crisis Grows By News Desk George Papandreou, Greece's prime minister, left, meets with Karolos Papoulias, Greece's president, center, and Antonis Samaras, leader of Greece's main opposition New Democracy party, in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 6, 2011. Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Greek leaders… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch ‘Need To Know’: States Tackle Jobs Crisis in Creative Ways Several states are testing creative ways to tackle the jobless problem. This excerpt is part of a series called "Help Wanted" produced by PBS' "Need To Know."… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Groupon’s IPO Skyrockets: ‘As Near a Perfect Launch as a Company Could Hope for’ Groupon Stock Soars, but Does It Have Lasting Value?… Continue watching