National Debt and the Economy
Economists discussed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy at a virtual event hosted by the Aspen Institute. Speakers included former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, fo…
266 viewsEconomists discussed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy at a virtual event hosted by the Aspen Institute. Speakers included former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, fo…
266 viewsA House Financial Services subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on jobs and protecting workers' pay. Witnesses included several economic academic sch…
577 viewsEconomist Joseph Stiglitz talked about his book, People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent, in which he argued that big companies dominating large sectors o…
2,021 viewsJoseph Stiglitz talked about his book The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe, in which he looks at the Euro and its future.
1,521 viewsFormer Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf talked about his native country’s relations with the U.S. He also expressed his surprise of the presence of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan before the…
340 viewsJoseph Stiglitz talked about his book, The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them, about the rising inequality in the United States and what can be done about it. He s…
2,410 viewsLinda Bilmes spoke about the costs of the war in Iraq, which she projected to reach $5 trillion. Those projections exceed the original figures in her book The Three Trillion Dollar War, whic…
786 viewsJoseph Stiglitz, author of The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future, and Paul Krugman, author of End This Depression Now!, talked about the problems facing t…
1,580 viewsJoseph Stiglitz argues that rising inequality in the U.S. is bad for our democracy and says that we need to become a more equitable society. Professor Stiglitz responded to questions from me…
1,303 viewsWitnesses testified on the cost of HIV/AIDS medications and monopolies created in the HIV/AIDS drugs market. The focus was particularly on Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) bill that, if…
1,328 viewsWitnesses testified about the soundness of U.S. banks and financial institutions. Among the topics they addressed were regulation of financial markets, the levels of bank capitalization, the…
742 viewsEconomists testified on the successes and failures of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This was the final hearing of TARP panel, which is scheduled to dissolve on April 3, 2011.
785 viewsA panel discussion was held on the historical impact of the 1935 Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act on American life and society, as well as the current state of Social…
1,155 viewsThe Daily Beast held a summit on economic, environmental, and political issues. Participants in this portion talked about the economy, business innovation, and the use of online technology. …
481 viewsFollowing opening remarks by Tina Brown and Shane Robison at the Daily Beast’s summit on economic, environmental, and political issues, panelists talked about the economy and ways to stop ri…
1,120 viewsFinancial industry regulators talked about efforts to prevent another stock market free fall such as the May 6th, 2010, midday drop. The market dropped more than 1000 points in less than a h…
206 viewsFollowing opening remarks from Gary Gensler and Mary Schapiro, financial industry executives talked about what can be done to prevent another stock market freefall such as the May 6th, 2010,…
423 viewsNobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talked about the 2008 economic collapse in the U.S. and its affect on the global economy. Prof. Stiglitz argued that we need to change the incen…
761 viewsWitnesses testified about compensation practices at financial and non-financial firms. Among the topics addressed were recent bonuses awarded to financial executives at firms that had receiv…
297 viewsContributors to Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover, published by The Nation, participated in a forum on the downturn in the financial sy…
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