Aug 09 Watch Facing Bankruptcy Unknowns, Detroiters Take Revitalization Into Their Own Hands Facing Bankruptcy Unknowns, Detroiters Take Revitalization Into Their Own Hands… Continue watching
Aug 04 Detroit May Be Bankrupt, but as an American, You’re Not By Paul Solman Earlier on this page, our regular Social Security columnist Larry Kotlikoff argued in favor of "generational accounting" and the recently introduced Intergenerational Financial Obligations Reform Act (INFORM Act), which he helped draft and which has garnered the support of… Continue reading
Aug 04 Detroit Today, Washington Tomorrow By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff The official debt total is well below the true "fiscal gap," argues Larry Kotlikoff, who has helped draft the INFORM Act. Photo courtesy of Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Larry Kotlikoff is a dear friend of both… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Will Other U.S. Cities Follow in Detroit’s Footsteps? Shoring Up the Fiscal Health of Other U.S. Cities in Light of Crisis in Detroit… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Who Will Bear the Financial Burdens of Detroit’s Bankruptcy? Who Will Bear the Financial Burdens of Detroit Going Bankrupt?… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Shields and Brooks: Obama’s Remarks on Race and Confrontation, Detroit’s Debt Shields and Brooks: Obama's Remarks on Race and Confrontation, Detroit's Debt… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Watch Michigan Governor Speak About Detroit Bankruptcy Watch Michigan Governor Speak About Detroit Bankruptcy… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Painful Options Ahead: Detroit to Default on $2.5 Billion Debt Painful Options Ahead: Detroit Defaults on Billion-Dollar Debt… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch From Lecture Hall to Graveyard Dr. Ronald Stockton; university professor and graveyard enthusiast. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Is It a Coat or a Sleeping Bag? Both. Veronika Scott invented a coat for the homeless that doubles as a sleeping bag at night. Continue watching