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Robert Samuelson talked about his book The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence, published by Random House (November 11, 2008). The book is about the …

Panelists examined between health care policies and measures of economic prosperity such as wages, labor force participation and national economic growth. Speakers included Jason Furman, cha…

Author and Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson talked about his columns, as well as U.S. economic performance under President Obama

Robert Samuelson spoke about the business of journalism and his experiences as a columnist for Newsweek magazine and the Washington Post. His columns concentrate on economics, politics, and …

Robert Samuelson talked about U.S. economic issues, including the economic impact of the new health care law, U.S. debt, Wall Street, and the status of the financial crisis. Mr. Samuelson b…

Financial journalists spoke about the state of the world economy, news coverage of financial stories during the recent recession, and ways in which debt and deficits affect governing. They a…

Robert Samuelson and Liaquat Ahamed talked about their latest books and the current economic crisis. They answered questions from members of the audience following their remarks. Robert Sam…

Robert Samuelson talked about his book, The Great Inflation and it’s Aftermath, which is about the spiraling inflation that occurred in the U.S. between the 1960's and 1982. He discussed the…

Mr. Samuelson compares the United States economy of August 2005 with the present day and discusses the increase in gasoline prices and possible solutions to the rising costs. He also respond…

Panelists discussed the current Social Security system including it’s structure and projected financial solvency, the administration’s proposal for progressive indexing and personal accounts…

Mr. Samuelson talked about the state of the economy and the impact of falling dollar values on the international monetary market. Topics included the U.S. trade deficit and the foreign excha…

Mr. Samuelson discussed the Farm Bill and his column from Wednesday on the Farm Bill.

Robert Samuelson talked about his book, Untruth: Why the Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong, published by AtRandom. The book is a collection of the author’s columns, which he calle…

Newsweek columnist, Robert Samuelson, spoke about news of the day and responded to viewer comments and questions.

The National Economists Club hosted a panel discussion on the budget. Panelists discussed what to do with the surprising Federal budget surplus. The size and sustainability of the surplus wa…

Robert Samuelson talked about economic expectations in the United States and why many Americans are anxious about their future. He is the author of the book "The Good Life and its Discontent…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Economics columnist Robert Samuelson talked about his book, The Good Life and Its Discontents at a meeting of the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco. Mr. Samuelson’s book focus…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Robert Zoellick, Deputy Chief of Staff, White House, spoke on the foreign policy accomplishments of the George H. W. Bush administration and the foreign policy challenges facing the Clinton …