Aug 27 Watch Shields and Brooks on White House's Economic Predictions, Beck Rally Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's top news including economic slowdown concerns, the Federal Reserve's role in propping up the U.S. economy, how John McCain staved off primary opposition and what to expect from weekend rallies in… Continue watching
Aug 26 Ask Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Your Questions By Paul Solman On Thursday's NewsHour, Paul Solman talks to Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book "Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight." "My approach is always to see if I… Continue reading
Aug 26 Ask Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Your Questions Editor’s Note: Tonight on the NewsHour, Paul Solman talks to Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate and When to Fight. “My approach is always… Continue reading
Aug 26 Is Economic Hardship Bottoming Out? By Dante Chinni When you are down long enough it can be hard to recognize the start of a turnaround. That's actually been the story of the U.S. economy over the past eight months - a touch of good news, followed by set… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:24 Author: Successful Negotiation Hinges on Tone, Language, Word Choice Robert Mnookin, author of "Bargaining with the Devil," speaks with economics correspondent Paul Solman about the rewards and challenges of negotiations. Continue watching
Aug 25 'Rational Optimist' Matt Ridley Answers Your Questions on Economy, Science By Paul Solman Editor's Note: Last week, Paul Solman talked to "rational optimist" Matt Ridley about why he believes that life on earth for humans is getting better and better. _pap_embed_custom('news01n4276qf42',482,304,""); Ridley agreed to answer some of your questions -- his… Continue reading
Aug 25 A Few More Thoughts on 'Rational Optimism' Paul Solman: A few words of thanks for, and comments on, the ever-so-talented Mr. Ridley’s online replies to viewer questions. The q-and-a is much appreciated. Especially this paragraph on economic growth: “It is the combination of atoms, electrons and… Continue reading
Aug 25 'Rational Optimist' Matt Ridley Answers Your Questions Editor's Note: Last week, Paul Solman talked to "rational optimist" Matt Ridley about why he believes that life on earth for humans is getting better and better. Ridley agreed to answer some of your questions -- his replies… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Dismal Home Sales Report Renews Economic Recovery Concerns The National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday that July's home sales fell a worse-than-expected 27.2 percent -- the largest recorded monthly drop dating back to 1968. Jim Lehrer speaks with Susan Wachter of the University of Pennsylvania about the dismal… Continue watching
Aug 24 Why Does the U.S. Government Borrow Money Instead of Just Printing More? Question: Why does The U.S. government borrow money and thereby create debt when it has the sovereign and Constitutional right to create whatever money we NEED? $1,000 of debt and $1,000 of created money… Continue reading