Politics Oct 10 Watch Market Meltdown, Tone on Campaign Trail Top the Week’s News Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Senior Editor Ramesh Ponnuru discuss the presidential candidates' plans for the troubled economy and how voters are reacting as Election Day draws ever closer.
Economy Sep 23 Watch Massive Financial Rescue Faces Skepticism in Congress Fed chief Ben Bernanke and Treasury head Henry Paulson answered questions from skeptical members of Congress Tuesday as they pushed their $700 billion bailout plan. Analysts discuss the details of the proposal.
Economy Jul 22 Is capitalism the best arangement under which greed will do the least harm? Question/Comment: Is this true?: The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is that kind of a system. (Milton Friedman) Paul Solman: Could be. But the… By Business Desk
Economy Jun 01 Watch Graduate Students Recount Experiences with Globalization In the final installment of his series on globalization, Paul Solman talks with four graduate students at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government for their take on the issue.
Feb 21 Watch Author Discusses Adam Smith and Globalization In the third installment in a series of conversations about the impact of globalization, author P.J. O'Rourke discusses the role of the teachings of Adam Smith in today's economy. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman Dies at Age 94 Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman died Thursday at age 94. He was an expert on the free market and, as one of the nations most prominent economic thinkers, served as an advisor to several Presidents. Continue watching