Unemployment and the U.S. Economy
Don Peck talked about his March, 2010 Atlantic article, “How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America.” In it examines how current high joblessness rates will affect the life course and char…
447 viewsDon Peck talked about his March, 2010 Atlantic article, “How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America.” In it examines how current high joblessness rates will affect the life course and char…
447 viewsMarc Thiessen spoke about the Obama administration’s use of predator drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, arguing that the policy could have several harmful effects in the war in Afghanistan.…
238 viewsJohn Horsley spoke on the 1st anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, focusing on its impact on highway and transportation projects across the country. He also responded t…
78 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments. C-SPAN employees Kirk Perkins, Robb Harleston, and Bobbi Jackson were interviewed about the impact of the Washington, D.C., blizzard on C-SPAN …
91 viewsTony Capaccio talked about Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s announcement on the 2010 defense budget. Mr. Capaccio, who covered the press conference, discussed what will be cut from the budge…
107 viewsStuart Anderson talked about the deadline for company H-1B visa petitions, and he responded to telephone calls, electronic mail, and Susquehanna (PA) High School students who participated vi…
179 viewsNeil King talked about efforts of the Obama Administration’s auto task force in restructuring Chrysler and General Motors, and how a controlled bankruptcy of a carmaker might work if bankru…
65 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on a New York Times poll which shows Americans are more optimistic about the economy since February 2009.
63 viewsAmy Walter talked about the political news of the day, including the Justice Department’s dismissal of charges against former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.
42 viewsRepresentative Earl Blumenauer talked about upcoming debate over the fiscal year 2010 budget. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. A clip of Representative Paul Ryan’s re…
60 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the Justice Department dropping charges against former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.
78 viewsRepresentative and Financial Services Committee member Gary Peters talked about the hearing on federal aid (more than $150 billion) to AIG (American International Group), the bonuses AIG gav…
85 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Should Congress pass a special tax on AIG bonuses?”
88 viewsJonathan Moreno and David Prentice talked about President Obama’s planned Executive Order rescinding the Bush Administration’s policy on stem cell research. They responded to telephone call…
115 viewsNicholas Lardy talked about China’s economy, U.S. debt to China, and China’s National People’s Congress, which opened last week. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. A cl…
77 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Should the U.S. reach out to moderate members of the Taliban?”
56 viewsThe Conservative Political Action Conference met in Washington, DC to discuss issues important to conservatives. Michelle Malkin talked about the future of conservatives, Obama Administratio…
216 viewsDoug Lederman talked about the $47 billion allocated for education spending included in the budget proposal submitted by President Obama, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic m…
97 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the question, “Who is middle class?”
55 viewsTim Fernholz that economic proposals by the Obama Administration, including the administration’s outline for the fiscal year 2010 budget. Mr. Fernholz responded to telephone calls and electr…
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