Apr 11 Could ‘Financial Weather Observers’ Prevent Another Economic Crisis? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Michael Cassady Question: As I read deeper into the details about… Continue reading
Apr 11 Could ‘Financial Weather Observers’ Prevent Another Economic Crisis? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Michael Cassady Question: As I read deeper into the details about the financial crisis, it seems the root condition that capital is 'capitalizing upon,' excuse the pun, is the transitional inefficiencies affecting the integration of formerly hegemonic national economies… Continue reading
Apr 08 Weekonomics: Budget Negotiations Edition By Elizabeth Shell // Just hours away from a potential government shutdown, Paul Solman speaks via Skype with two economists on the financial implications of the budget impasse in this week's edition of "Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup."… Continue reading
Apr 08 Weekonomics: Budget Negotiations Edition Just hours away from a potential government shutdown, Paul Solman Skypes with two economists on the financial implications of the budget impasse in this week's edition of 'Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup'. Continue reading
Apr 07 Making Sen$e: The Need for a Long-Term Budget Fix By Paul Solman Alice Rivlin (seated in green) with Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, during a meeting of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in late 2010. (Photo By Tom… 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 06 Government Shutdown: Rx of the Devil or Just What the Doctor Ordered? By Diane Lincoln Estes A conversation this morning with a centrist Democrat from the Brookings Institution who lived through the shutdown of 1995, economist Martin Baily. "In terms of the economy, it had a surprisingly small effect," he said. "On the other hand, when… Continue reading
Apr 05 A Young Veteran and His Dog By Elizabeth Shell // Video shot and produced by Elizabeth Shell. Returning from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan (and sometimes both), American veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life: many are still grappling with what they experienced in combat and, as… Continue reading
Apr 05 A Young Vet and His Dog Returning from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan (and sometimes both), American veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life: many are still grappling with what they experienced in combat and, as we recently reported, 11 percent were unemployed in March. Continue reading
Apr 04 Can U.S. Product Makers Manufacture a Profit? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Paul Menzel Question: I understand that it is more profitable for… Continue reading