Oct 26 Watch European Leaders Seek Solutions to Debt Crisis at EU Summit European Union leaders gathered Wednesday in Brussels in hopes of reaching a deal to bolster Eurozone relief funds and contain Greece's debt crisis. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News reports from Brussels. 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 26 Flat Taxes: How Would GOP Plans Affect Different Community Types? By Dante Chinni Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As the early stages of the 2012 campaign progress, a new question has come into play: Are the rich really different? Or, more specifically, should they be treated differently in the U.S. tax… Continue reading
Oct 26 Which Cities Have the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor? The U.S. Census Bureau released a report Wednesday outlining where different U.S. cities fall on the scale of income inequality. This report uses the Gini Index, which we used previously to show how other countries compare to… Continue reading
Oct 26 EU Leaders Meet to Tackle Debt Crisis By News Desk German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, in Berlin on Wednesday. Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images. 12:30 p.m. ET | Germany's parliament has passed Merkel's measure, boosting a bailout fund for the eurozone as… Continue reading
Oct 25 Perry’s Last Bid to Regain the Right By Quinn Bowman Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Getty Images Texas Gov. Rick Perry came out of the gate in the 2012 Republican nomination process with a bang: After announcing his candidacy on Aug. 13, Perry dominated many of the polls by mid-September. His… 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
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
Oct 24 Watch Would Obama’s Refinancing Plan Boost Ailing Housing Market? With millions of Americans "underwater" on their mortgages and millions of homes facing foreclosure, President Obama unveiled a revamped home-loan refinancing program Monday during a stop in Nevada, which has the country's highest foreclosure rate. Judy Woodruff and guests examine… Continue watching