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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin held a press briefing at the White House to discuss how his department will regulate the use of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. He talked about the threat of…

Joseph Sternberg argued that the mishandling of the 2008 economic crisis by the Baby Boomers has left the a huge burden for Millennials.

Author Daina Ramey Berry talked about her book, The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation. This interview was recorded…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. In his prepared remarks, Mr. Powell said the U.S.…

William Hoagland talked about a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report that projected if the U.S. were to continue its current patterns of taxes and spending, the national debt would…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed the U.S. economy and policies at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. He said the central bank was likely to ease…

State and local officials testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee on limits put on state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps under the 2017 Republican tax bill. Witnesses…

Viewers responded to the question, “Are you better off financially under President Trump?” The latest jobs report showed that employers added 224,000 jobs in June 2019, the unemployment…

Joshua Muravchik talked about the rise, fall, and current re-emergence of socialism around the world.

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on federal government spending. U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified on the growing federal debt and voiced his concerns about the nation’s…

President Trump presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist Arthur Laffer. Mr Laffer, the economic adviser to the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, is credited as being the…

Viewers responded to the question, “Would you pay more in taxes in exchange for free education and health care?” The Los Angeles Times' Raman Mostaghim spoke by phone from Tehran about the…

Journalist Bhaskar Sunkara talked about his book, The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality, in which he examined what a socialist system would…

Kevin Hassett spoke to reporters about the impact of tariffs and tax cuts on the economy.

Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments to the question, “Do you worry about income covering expenses?”

Telephone lines and social media were open to take viewer calls and comments to the question, “Do you worry about income covering expenses?”

The Urban Institute, in partnership with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, held a discussion on state budget priorities and sources of revenue. A panel of tax and state budget experts…

The New Republic’s Matt Ford discussed his article “Make the IRS Great Again” and how Democrats can use this issue in the 2020 race for the White House. This program is part of a “Washington…

Before departing for Colorado, President Trump spoke to reporters at the White House. He reacted to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s first public statement the previous day, saying Mr. Mueller’s…

Eric Hanushek talked about the results of his recent study on income inequality and its impact on educational achievement.