Mar 30 Tea Party Poses a Dilemma for Boehner in Budget Battle EmbedVideo(255, 482, 304); As the clock ticks once again toward the government shutdown deadline - April 8 - the NewsHour asked Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for the Takeaway radio program from Public Radio International and WNYC, to… Continue reading
Mar 30 Regulators Crack Down on Microfinance Industry in India By Fred de Sam Lazaro [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Kw7qSrW1Y] New rules aimed at regulating India's microfinance industry, whose spectacular growth and near collapse strongly echo the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, are set to take effect April 1. Neighboring Bangladesh's supreme court will also resume hearing an appeal… Continue reading
Mar 30 President Obama Presents Energy Plan, Calls for Cut in Imports of Foreign Oil EmbedVideo(262, 482, 304); In a speech Wednesday at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his goals for reducing American energy dependence, heavily emphasizing new technology and alternative sources in addition to "safe and responsible" offshore drilling. He was quick… Continue reading
Mar 30 Making Sen$e: Are American Workers Overpaid? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name: Alex Question: Maybe it's my background as a college instructor (and… Continue reading
Mar 30 Are American Workers Overpaid? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Alex Question: Maybe it's my background as a college instructor (and union member), but Paul Solman's tone in his inquiry into GM workers' wages raised my hackles. It may be that the intent was didactic -- to instruct viewers… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Is the U.S. Stuck in a Second Housing Slump? The economy may be showing sings of new life but new data show a weak housing market. Ray Suarez talks to Yale University's Ron Shiller about the state of the U.S. housing picture. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Conversation: Money and March Madness Lowell Bergman talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the money behind the NCAA. Continue watching
Mar 29 Making Sen$e Tool$ Tuesday: How States Measure Up By Paul Solman According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation grew almost ten percent over the last decade -- from 281.4 million in 2000 to 308.7 million in 2010. The country's racial mix has shifted, too. The number of people that… Continue reading
Mar 29 Tool$ Tuesday: How States Size Up By Elizabeth Shell According to the U.S. Census Bureau the nation grew almost ten percent over the last decade -- from 281.4 million in 2000 to 308.7 million in 2010. The country's racial mix has shifted too. The number of people that… Continue reading
Mar 29 The March Madness Money Trail Update March 31 | A day after this Frontline report aired, NCAA President Mark Emmert signaled a change in position on compensating student athletes. In an interview with USA Today, he said its an idea worth exploring. Read more… Continue reading