Apr 08 Weekonomics: Budget Negotiations Edition Just hours away from a potential government shutdown, Paul Solman Skypes with two economists on the financial implications of the budget impasse in this week's edition of 'Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup'. Continue reading
Apr 07 The Need for a Long-Term Budget Fix By Elizabeth Shell I wrote yesterday about a chat with the former head of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, Martin Baily, now of the Brookings Institution. Most striking to me, was his suggestion that there could conceivably be an upside to… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Political Checklist: GOP Unveils a Budget, President Opens Re-Election Bid Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the big budget battle in Congress. Continue watching