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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Late Economist Samuelson Bridged Math and Money
Paul Solman reflects on economist Paul Samuelson, who died at the age of 94. He was the first American to...
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Older Workers in Downturn Ask: 'Retire from What?'
Paul Solman looks at the challenges older workers face trying to secure a job, let alone retire, amid the downturn.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Is Retirement Good for You?
Paul Solman explores the debate over whether retirement is good or bad for your health.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Dollar's Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush
As part of his series on Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC's Bair: Bank Bailouts Were 'Not a Good Idea'
In an interview with Paul Solman, FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair discusses lessons learned from the financial crisis.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: FDIC's Sheila Bair Answers Your Questions
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair answers NewsHour viewer's questions on too big to fail, the power of the banking lobby, and...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Struggle As Unemployment Worsens
As part of his series Makiing Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how freelancers are faring in...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Lack Safety Net When Jobs Are Scarce
Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, explains why freelancers still lack many of the protections afforded to other workers.
Grades 9-12
Okun's Law
The students sharpen their graphing skills by interpreting the relationship between changes in the unemployment rate (%) and real GDP....
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Arrogance, Ignorance Recurring in Economic History
Paul Solman speaks with economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff about the financial crisis and how it compares to previous...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: AFL-CIO's 'Bulldog' Trumka Faces Dwindling Ranks
As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka works to shield organized labor from the excesses of big businesses, he faces many challenges,...
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Financial Institutions, Phillips Curve…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sense of the Foreclosure Crisis
Paul Solman speaks with an author about how a decades-long government push to expand home ownership exacerbated the foreclosure crisis.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Hints of a Meltdown in Commercial Real Estate
Is the commercial real estate market the next shoe to drop in the U.S. economy? Paul Solman reports.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Brazil's President on the G-20, Emerging Markets
Paul Solman interviews Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula de Silva at the G-20 about the role of developing nations in...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How are World's Economies Faring?
Paul Solman asks small business owners from around the world how the economy is faring in their home countries.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: IMF Chief Seeks New Global Finance Rules
Ahead of an upcoming meeting of the G-20, Paul Solman speaks with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary...
