Nov 17 And Now, Some Good Economic News Job seekers and employers meet in Ontario, Calif.; file photo by David McNew/Getty Images Over the last four years, scanning the nation's business headlines has become something best done with a pack of Tums at the ready. From housing… Continue reading
Nov 07 Poverty’s Changing Profile in the U.S. Fresh produce is viewed at the Central Park United Methodist Church weekly food pantry on Oct.19, 2011 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The church feeds thousands of needy Reading residents monthly and relies on donations and volunteers to keep its increasingly… Continue reading
Nov 03 Anybody But Romney? Mitt Romney greets volunteers; photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The 2012 primary contests have not yet begun, but one trend has emerged in the early stages of the campaign. In national polls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits… Continue reading
Oct 26 Flat Taxes: How Would GOP Plans Affect Different Community Types? By Dante Chinni Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As the early stages of the 2012 campaign progress, a new question has come into play: Are the rich really different? Or, more specifically, should they be treated differently in the U.S. tax… Continue reading
Oct 20 The Housing Mess Drags on … and on Renzo Salazar places a sign in front of a foreclosed home on Oct. 13 in Miami, Florida; Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images It is all but impossible to pinpoint one key problem in the U.S. economy -- manufacturing declines,… Continue reading
Oct 11 Are Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party Signs of Building Populist Movements? Occupy Wall Street demonstrator. File photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images What began in Manhattan more than three weeks ago with the rallying cry to "occupy Wall Street" has grown to become something more. The loosely organized liberal protest group… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Cities Hit Hard by Slump, Adding to Cloudy Economic Picture As the nation's economic woes mount, evidence of continuing trouble can be found in city revenues, the housing market and high unemployment rates. Gwen Ifill discusses the big picture with Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni, Howard Wial of the Brookings… Continue watching
Sep 27 Tracking Economic Woes, From Cities to Housing to Family Income We take a broad look at the nation's economic woes on Tuesday's NewsHour -- troubles ranging from unemployment to housing to household incomes. Patchwork Nation has been examining much of this data in recent months. Project director Dante Chinni will… Continue reading
Sep 21 Foreclosures Are Rising – and in the Wrong Places for Overall U.S. Economy Home in foreclosure; Getty file photo After months of declines, foreclosures were up again in August by about 7 percent compared to July. That's not good news to anyone hoping for an economic turnaround. But look closer at where… Continue reading
Sep 16 Even Where Times are Relatively Good, Worries Persist Downtown Nashua, N.H. Photo by Flickr user StarrGazr NASHUA, N.H. - There are a lot of towns in America that would trade places with this city, which sits just over the Massachusetts border. The unemployment rate is an… Continue reading