Oct 01 Watch The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American Dream The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American Dream… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Obama Campaign Talks Economics, Romney Campaign Talks Education In other news Tuesday, President Obama presented his strategy for reviving the economy and supporting the middle class, while challenger Mitt Romney began a bus tour throughout Ohio, touting his education policy and hoping to sway undecided Ohio voters to… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Mayor Cory Booker Lays out Party Platform at the Democratic National Convention Mayor Cory Booker Lays out Party Platform at the Democratic National Convention… Continue watching
Aug 07 Campaign for the Middle Class Goes On By Christina Bellantoni President Obama greets the Presidential Logistics Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base on Monday before departing for campaign events in Connecticut. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. First, Mitt Romney used Hillary Clinton in an ad attacking President Obama. Now,… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Give Voice to Anger Over Greed, Corporate Culture Budding Wall Street Movement Gives Voice to Anger Over Greed, Corporations 2166052763… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Writer Asks: Can the Middle Class Be Saved? The cover article in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine asks: "Can the middle class be saved?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Don Peck about his take on the erosion of America's middle class. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Land of the Free, Home of the Poor Financial gains over the last decade in the United States have been mostly made at the "tippy-top" of the economic food chain as more people fall out of the middle class. The top 20 percent of Americans now holds 84… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Krugman: Obama’s Tax-Cut Defense ‘Enormously Self-Indulgent’ President Obama held a news conference Tuesday in which he defended his decision to compromise with Republicans on tax-cut extensions for all, in order to extend unemployment benefits. To discuss the economic and political impact of the plan, economist Paul… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Pelosi: Democrats Expect to Keep House Majority, ‘Battle-Tested’ for Campaign In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will retain a majority in the House despite a hostile political environment and weighs in on the battle over extending Bush-era tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Clinton Adviser Tyson: Drop Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Spur Spending Next in our continuing series of discussions on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all or some Americans, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Laura Tyson, who served as President Clinton's chief economic adviser. Continue watching