Aug 23 Watch Have Democrats Lost Sight of Their Founding Principle? In his book "Spoiled Rotten" Jay Cost lays out historical context for why he says the Democratic Party has strayed from its founding principle: that all people were created equal, and the government's job is to ensure that equality. Cost… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Eurozone’s Possible ‘Lehman Moment’: What it Means for U.S. As the U.S. election season heats up amid rising debt, Europe's woes, expiring Bush-era tax cuts and a scheduled round of spending cuts, the Congressional Budget Office warned the economy could head back into recession. Judy Woodruff speaks with Harvard… Continue watching
May 14 Watch Unemployment: Addressing a Worsening ‘Human Disaster’ in U.S. Unemployment: Addressing a Worsening 'Human Disaster' in U.S. Continue watching
May 01 Watch After the Fall: People, Banks ‘Still Cautious’ on Credit, Debts After the Fall: People, Banks 'Still Cautious' on Credit, Debts… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch For the Love of Chinese Bread Economic analysis of a bakery is the topic of this dispatch from Yoram Bauman in China. Continue watching
Oct 19 India’s Growth Held Back by Overpopulation The population gap between rising economic powers India and Brazil is on display in the countries' largest cities. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch In a Weak Economy, Why Is CEO Pay on the Rise? Median executive compensation has more than quadrupled over the last four decades, even through the latest financial crisis. Margaret Warner explores how CEOs can still command such salaries and benefits in light of the recession with Michael Faulkender of the… Continue watching
Aug 19 Is Economic Inequality a Big Deal? By Paul Solman // With our inequality coverage (watch Land of the Free, Home of the Poor and Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble?) topping the "Most Watched" chart here at the Online NewsHour, we thought we'd… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Is Economic Inequality a Big Deal? A debate on whether economic inequality is or isn't a big deal, a clear and present danger… Continue watching
Aug 18 Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns By Elizabeth Shell By Paul Solman, Kelly Chen and Sarah Svoboda Black tar heroin. Photo via the City of Wichita police department. Note: We've been exploring economic inequality in America this week, and thought it an opportune moment to share something… Continue reading