Mar 16 The Financial Blame Game: Who’s At Fault? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Michael Cassady Question: With the suffering from the financial crisis falling mostly on masses of people who were not responsible for causing it, why has there not been a healthy postmortem and acceptance of responsibility before the victims are… Continue reading
May 03 Q&A: Addressing Mental Health and Trauma in Haiti By Talea Miller Nearly four months after the earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, mental health workers are trying to help the survivors cope with their feelings of distress, loss and fear. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Considering Unemployment’s Lingering Social, Emotional Consequences Jeffrey Brown talks to journalist Don Peck about the personal unemployment experience and about the long-term social consequences of joblessness as unemployment remains near 10 percent and economic indicators point to a slow recovery. Continue watching
Feb 04 Reflections on the Housing Market By Carolyn O'Hara Economist Karl Case co-developed the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, today the most widely watched source of housing market prices in the U.S. Here, in a PBS NewsHour online exclusive, is his summation of the housing crisis -- in verse form. Continue reading
Dec 17 Making Sen$e of 2010: Indicators to Watch By Carolyn O'Hara As the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What is the economic indicator to watch and why?… Continue reading
Dec 15 Making Sen$e of 2010: Economic Surprises in Store By Carolyn O'Hara As the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What economic development would surprise you most?… Continue reading
Oct 21 What’s the Difference Between a Recession and a Depression? Question: What is the difference between a recession and a depression? I have been out of work since last November. It seems like a depression for me. I worked for a civil/structural consulting engineering firm for the past 11 1/2… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch In St. Louis, Comparing Stimulus Funds to the New Deal In the first in a series of reports from St. Louis on the Obama administration's first 100 days, Paul Solman tracks where federal stimulus money has been spent and compares today's projects with those funded by the New Deal during… Continue watching
Apr 16 In Case You Missed It: The Paradox of Thrift Editor’s Note: On last night’s NewsHour, Paul examined the paradox of thrift. Here’s MIT’s Simon Johnson explaining the phenomenon in the segment: SIMON… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Unemployment, Underemployment Reading Tops 14% The Labor Department's release of new unemployment numbers Friday had analysts comparing the job market in the current recession to the jobless rate in 1982. New York Times reporter David Leonhardt draws parallels from the past and assesses the current… Continue watching