Oct 20 Britain Plans Deepest Cuts in Decades Protester in front of British Parliament. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images It's a public spending slash of historic proportions as Britain launches an austerity campaign aimed at reducing its deficit. In a speech to Parliament, George Osborne, the chancellor… Continue reading
Oct 20 Nonprofit Bank Buys Foreclosed Homes, Then Sells Them Back to Former Owners ]> Editor’s Note: In tonight’s broadcast is the third installment of our Making Sen$e foreclosure series. We focus on Boston Community Capital, a privately and publicly funded, so-called ‘community development finance institution.’… Continue reading
Oct 20 French Police Break Oil Blockades; Votes Thrown Out in Afghan Election Protesters run away from French riot police during clashes in Lyon. Photo by Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images. French riot police forced union workers away from blocked fuel depots in western France on Wednesday as strikes against government plans to increase… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch UK Budget Cuts: Timing, Scale Debated, But Not Principle In light of the UK's new austerity measures, Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives about Britain's financial future with Ned Temko of The Observer and The Economist's Zanny Minton. Continue watching
Oct 19 One Producer's Take on Putting a Human Face on the Foreclosure Story By Elizabeth Shell Editor’s note: Here on Making Sen$e, we like to highlight great and interesting work, tools and multimedia that are circulating the Web. While those usually involve the bylines of economists or business experts, that’s not always the case. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Boston Group Helps Homeowners 'Stand Up, Fight Back' Against Foreclosure Paul Solman reports on a Boston non-profit group that is helping families and homeowners stay in their homes in the face of foreclosure. This is the second in an occasional series on the mortgage crisis. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch French Protesters Continue Efforts to Halt Pension Reform At least 1 million people again filled streets across France and disrupted traffic to protest a proposed retirement age hike. ITN's Jonathan Rugman reports from Paris about the ongoing -- and sometimes violent -- demonstrations. Continue watching
Oct 19 Economy Divides Voters in Tight Nevada Senate Race LAS VEGAS | In the Silver State's closely watched Senate race between incumbent Harry Reid and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, supporters on both sides of the spectrum voice deep concern over the state's hard-hit economy. Continue reading
Oct 19 One Producer's Take on Putting a Human Face on the Foreclosure Story Editor’s note: Here on Making Sen$e, we like to highlight great and interesting work, tools and multimedia that are circulating the Web. While those usually involve the bylines of economists or business experts, that’s not always the case. While… Continue reading
Oct 19 Tuesday: French Labor Strikes Create Havoc; Bank of America Records Big Loss Protesters in Lyon protect themselves from police tear gas during a demonstration against France's government pensions reform. Photo by Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images. Protesters clashed with police and set fires in cities across France on Tuesday as opposition to a… Continue reading