Apr 06 Watch Should Consumers Move Their Money From Megabanks to Smaller Banks? In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, Paul Solman explores the differences for consumers between small community banks and the "too-big-to-fail" financial giants. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Florida Struggles to Keep Up With Demands on Unemployment System In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, Paul Solman examines troubles for both those receiving and those paying for jobless benefits in Florida, where jobless rates are the sixth highest in the country. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Tiny Technology Holds Big Economic Potential In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the small scale of nanosciences and the big impact they could have on the economy. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Is a College Education Essential for Americans? A series of debates sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs address whether America needs more college graduates to remain competitive on a global level, or whether the emerging job markets favor people without degrees. Paul… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Is the U.S. the Latest World Power in Decline? As part of his continuing series of reports examining the country's economic future, Paul Solman sits down with Yale historian Paul Kennedy to discuss the rise and fall of the U.S. and other great economic powers. Continue watching
Dec 31 Topic Archive of Making Sen$e with Paul Solman A list of topics covered by Paul Solman's Making Sen$e page. Continue reading
Dec 04 About Making Sen$e with Paul Solman Making Sen$e with Paul Solman is funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Few Glimmers of Hope for Unemployed Americans With the long-term unemployment rate at its highest level since 1948, the nation's jobless are taking little solace in recent data suggesting the recession is winding down. In the latest installment of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman explores the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Deciphering the Shape of Economic Recovery When economists discuss economic recovery, it's often in terms of the alphabet. In the latest installment of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman explains what phrases such as "V-shaped recovery" or "U-shaped recession" say about the economic outlook. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Detroit Feels Ripple Effects From GM’s Bankruptcy Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Detroit residents about the "collateral damage," or ripple effects, from General Motors' bankruptcy filing earlier in the week. Continue watching