Feb 13 In Case You Missed It: Society’s Ability to Weather Crisis Largely Depends on Leaders’ Positions By Business Desk As the country struggles through an economic crisis, Paul Solman talked to author Jared Diamond about his book “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” on Friday’s NewsHour. Read the transcript here. // ]> // ]]>… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Society’s Ability to Weather Crisis Largely Depends on Leaders’ Positions Nations with leaders who are keenly affected by their own decisions may weather crises better than those whose leaders are further removed, according to author Jared Diamond. Diamond discusses his new book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed"… Continue watching
Feb 13 Mich. Budget Would Eliminate Arts Funding When Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced her 2010 budget proposal on Thursday, there was something missing: money for the arts. Continue reading
Feb 13 Latest Stimulus Package Restores Arts Funding The House of Representatives approved a compromise $787 billion economic stimulus package Friday afternoon that would provide $50 million to the National Endowment for the Arts for projects across the country. Continue reading
Feb 13 If Our Economy is More Global, Does That Change Our Strategies? Editor’s Note: Paul recently answered “Five Good Questions” on the economy for the PBS Engage blog. You will also be able to find those answers here on the Business Desk all week. Question/Comment:… Continue reading
Feb 13 Should the Government Give Money to Consumers to Pay Off Credit Cards, Mortgages? Editor’s Note: Paul recently answered “Five Good Questions” on the economy for the PBS Engage blog. You will also be able to find those answers here on the Business Desk all week. Question/Comment:… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Other News: Wall Street Slumps, Satellites Collide In Thursday's other news, stocks fell on Wall Street and a Russian and U.S. satellite collided over Siberia in the largest accident of its kind. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Bipartisan Buy-in on Final Stimulus Bill Could Hinge on Jobs Lawmakers continued Thursday to nail down the details of the economic stimulus bill in a push toward a final vote. Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty examine the bill's effectiveness and react to news of Judd Gregg's… Continue watching
Feb 12 How Do We Rebuild the Middle Class? Editor’s Note: Paul recently answered “Five Good Questions” on the economy for the PBS Engage blog. You will also be able to find those answers here on the Business Desk all week. Question/Comment:… Continue reading
Feb 12 More Satellite Collisions Could Occur, Experts Say By PBS News Hour As space officials continued to track the debris fields created by Tuesday's collision of two satellites, experts warned that more crashes will inevitably occur in the increasingly crowded orbits above Earth. Continue reading