Sep 08 Watch Leonard Lamkin: Using My 401 (k) Tax-Free Leonard Lamkin explains why we should be able to withdraw from our retirement savings. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Linda Spinelli: We Need Shovel-Ready Projects Linda Spinelli talks about the need for shovel-ready projects. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Peter Sturdivant: I Want to Hear $500 Billion Peter Sturdivant talks about how much money is needed. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Laura Beal: Obama Needs to Step It Up Laura Beal talks about education. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Julian Blumenthal: Bring Manufacturing Back Julian Blumenthal talks about bringing manufacturing back to this country. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch Can America’s Jobless Fill American Jobs? With the U.S. unemployment rate stuck around 9 percent, economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether widespread joblessness is simply the result of a weak economy or if a broader shift toward higher-skill work is occurring that could leave many Americans… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch In ‘Old People Driving,’ Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Deadly ‘Lucky Shot’ on Helicopter Unlikely to Change U.S. Tactics in Afghanistan 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Spur Changes in U.S. Afghan Operations… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 8:15 McCullough’s ‘The Greater Journey’ Tracks French Influence on U.S. Author and historian David McCullough has explored the French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons home to the U.S. after living in Paris. Continue watching