Sep 07 Making Sense: Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for the White House Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he… Continue reading
Sep 07 Political Checklist: What Can Obama Accomplish in His Jobs Speech? EmbedVideo(1416, 482, 304); David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview a big week in American politics: Wednesday night the Republican presidential candidates face off in another debate, which will be frontrunner Rick Perry's first. As Wednesday's Morning Line… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Political Checklist: What Can Obama's Speech Accomplish? David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview President Obama's jobs speech… Continue watching
Sep 07 Perry-Romney Battle to Take Center Stage at Republican Debate By David Chalian Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigns in Iowa last month. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. All eyes will be on Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he takes the stage to participate in his first debate of the presidential campaign season. In… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Romney Rolls Out Jobs Plan as Obama's Approval Rating Hit New Lows A pair of polls out Tuesday show that many Americans have deep concerns about President Obama's overall job performance and his handling of the economy. Judy Woodruff discusses the polls and the 2012 campaign, including Mitt Romney's new jobs plan,… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch How Should U.S. Postal Service's Financial Problems Be Fixed? The head of the U.S. Postal Service told lawmakers Tuesday that radical changes are needed to avert a financial collapse. Gwen Ifill leads a debate over what can be done to stave off a shutdown with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe… Continue watching
Sep 06 Romney's Jobs Road Map: Cut Taxes and Decrease Regulation Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney unveiled his jobs plan Tuesday -- a series of 59 ideas he claims will update America's economic plan and allow it move past high unemployment while shrinking government. Romney, speaking to a crowd… Continue reading
Sep 06 'Better This World': POV Film Examines Plot Behind a Protest "Better this World" is the name of a film airing on POV Tuesday night, but it may as well be the credo and intentions behind the two central characters and their decision to protest the Republican National Convention in… Continue reading
Sep 06 Romney to Prescribe Economic Fix and Unveil Jobs Plan By David Chalian Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will unveil his proposal for fixing the country's economy problems. Photo by Stephen Morton/Getty Images. As a new round of national polling out Tuesday tells us, there is nothing more top of mind for American… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Obama Rallies Support for Jobs Speech as GOP Contenders Woo Voters in S.C. President Obama used a Labor Day event in Detroit to preview the jobs speech he'll give Thursday evening as Republican presidential contenders targeted the president, and each other, at a forum in South Carolina. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian assess… Continue watching