Feb 02 One-Million Car March? By Paul Solman A warning to those expecting EVs (electric vehicles) to clog the roadways anytime soon, or even to meet President Obama's stated goal of one million by 2015: It's not likely to happen, despite the fact that the U.S. has as… Continue reading
Feb 01 Tool$ Tuesday: What's Your Vehicle's Carbon 'Tire-print'? By Paul Solman Today's "Tool$ We Use" features three on the carbon emissions you generate by driving, with a bonus global warming video attached for your viewing discomfort. On the broadcast Monday: a story about electric cars, with a focus… Continue reading
Jan 28 From the Pain in Spain to Taxes in Naxos: Merle Hazard's Euro-Serenades By Paul Solman All this week we've featured investment advisor Jon Shayne, aka Country-and-Western economist Merle Hazard, warbling his way through the European debt debacle. He started with the pain in Spain and moved on through Erin Go Broke… Continue reading
Jan 27 Financial Crisis Commission Does Strike Some Common Ground If you listened to their respective press conferences Thursday and heard the sometimes bitter tones in their voices, you might have thought that the Republican and Democratic members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission didn't agree at all… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Exclusive | Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest In an exclusive interview with Jim Lehrer, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the U.S. attitude toward intensifying anti-government protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, plus the White House's agenda for the economy and gun control, disagreements with… Continue watching
Jan 27 Ode to Germany: Merle Hazard, Backed by Beethoven By Paul Solman Today's post introduces the fourth of country singer Merle Hazard's Euro-shanties, this one taking off on the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th. Merle (if not Beethoven) will do anything to educationally amuse. So will we. But given the gravity… Continue reading
Jan 27 Ode to Germany: Merle Hazard, Backed by Beethoven By Elizabeth Shell Today's post introduces the fourth of country singer Merle Hazard's Euro-shanties, this one taking off on the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th. Teutonic C&W. Merle (if not Beethoven) will do anything to educationally amuse. So will we. Continue reading
Jan 27 Paul Solman on the Economics of the Union By Paul Solman What a relief: a SOTU address without the traditional partisan whack-a-mole standing ovations. "Date night's" civility - or, if you prefer, lack of passion - had the virtue of keeping Democrats and Republicans mostly in their seats. (… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the… Continue watching
Jan 26 The 'Hits' Just Keep On Coming By Paul Solman By "hits," I mean Merle Hazard's Golden Newbie Euro-crisis Euro-tunes, as well as the Internet views that they've been garnering. Monday's post: The Pain in Spain Falls Plainly from Merle's Brain. Yesterday's: Erin Go Broke. And… Continue reading