Aug 25 White House Projects U.S. Debt Will Nearly Double in Coming Decade Fallout from the recession is expected to drive up the government's budget deficit by $9 trillion over the next decade, $2 trillion higher than a May estimate, according to a report issued Tuesday by the White House. Continue reading
Aug 25 Simon Johnson on Bank Bonuses and 'Too Big to Fail' By Business Desk Editor’s note: The clip today in our continuing series of video conversations with economist Simon Johnson, author of the popular Baseline Scenario blog, which Paul Krugman calls a “must read,” concerns whether bank bonuses are deserved and whether… Continue reading
Aug 25 Obama Taps Bernanke for Second Term at Fed Ending speculation that he might appoint a new central bank chief, President Obama said he would nominate Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term Tuesday as the administration continues its efforts to stabilize the embattled U.S. economy. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch Across the U.S., All Eyes on Health Reform, Economy At the end of an especially eventful August recess, Jeffrey Brown speaks with reporters and analysts from around the nation about how the economy and health care debates are shaping up. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch As Bernanke Tapped for a Second Term, U.S. Deficits Appear Likely to Soar Judy Woodruff speaks with journalists about federal deficit projections and President Obama's nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke for a second term. Continue watching
Aug 24 Simon Johnson on Jobs in the Recovery By Business Desk Editor’s note: As part of our continuing series of video conversations with economist Simon Johnson, author of the popular Baseline Scenario blog, which Paul Krugman calls a “must read,” today’s clip features a discussion between Paul and Simon… Continue reading
Aug 24 More on Our Correction to Friday's Segment Paul Solman: There’s more to add to our earlier correction to Friday’s segment: We have heard from Social Security and it is indeed the case that benefits do NOT go… Continue reading
Aug 24 Author of 'Cheap' Answers (More of) Your Questions Editor’s note: Paul recently sat down with author and professor Ellen Ruppel Shell to discuss her new book, Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. At the heart of Shell’s premise is the idea that our love of… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Popular 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Winds Down The government is ending its popular 'Cash for Clunkers' program two months early due to dwindling funds. Jeffrey Brown speaks with an automotive journalist about its impact on the auto industry and the economy. Continue watching
Aug 23 Correction to Friday's Segment on Inflation Paul Solman: On Friday night’s program, in a story on inflation (you can see the clip below), I reported the following: “The traditional measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index, is DOWN over the… Continue reading