Mar 15 Divided House Passes Second Stopgap Budget The House of Representatives approved another temporary spending measure Tuesday that will cut spending and keep the government operating for another three weeks, provided it also passes in the Senate. The measure would cut $6 billion in spending, mostly from… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Paul Solman and Dante Chinni Talk Economic Inequality in Ohio Paul Solman and Dante Chinni discuss the two economic worlds they found in Ohio. Continue watching
Mar 15 Paul Solman and Dante Chinni Talk Economic Inequality in Ohio By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman and Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation recently traveled to two counties in Ohio - Crawford and Delaware. Thirty years ago they had similar average incomes but today, they've grown apart. The town of Galion in… Continue reading
Mar 14 Income Inequality Gap Widens Among U.S. Communities Over 30 Years View of Philadelphia from Glenwood Green Acres public garden; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/tonythemisfit In the debate about income inequality in America, many stories miss an important point: rising disparities are not just about investment bankers versus… Continue reading
Mar 14 A Snapshot of Economic Inequality Across our 'Patchwork Nation' By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman and Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation recently traveled to Ohio's Crawford and Delaware counties to examine economic inequality. In a preview of the upcoming story, which is slated to air on Tuesday's broadcast, we're… Continue reading
Mar 11 Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami: What We're Reading on Economic Impact By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too… Continue reading
Mar 11 What We're Reading: Economic Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman is traveling today but we here at Making Sen$e wanted to share a list of reports we've been following on the financial impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Though it's too soon to say… Continue reading
Mar 11 In News Conference, Obama Addresses Disaster in Japan, Oil Prices, Libya By News Desk In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking." The president said he spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan early… Continue reading
Mar 10 ProPublica's Mortgage Mod Squad: HAMP'S a Flop By Paul Solman As you've probably heard by now, either on our program or elsewhere, the administration's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP for short) has been a disappointment -- to put it generously. The program, announced back in February 2009, was aimed… Continue reading
Mar 10 ProPublica's Mortgage Mod Squad: HAMP'S a Flop By Diane Lincoln Estes, Paul Solman As you've probably heard by now either on our program or elsewhere, the administration's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP for short) has been a disappointment -- to put it generously. The program, announced back in February 2009, aimed to… Continue reading