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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: The Man Behind the Lehman Brothers Collapse
Paul Solman reports on Lehman Bros.' fall from storied Wall Street investment bank to a catalyst for the worst economic...
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Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Realities of the Recession and Changing Workforce
Paul Solman looks at the faces and places that illustrate the realities of the recession and Jeffrey Brown talks to...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Few Glimmers of Hope for Many Unemployed Americans
With long-term unemployment at a record high, the nation's jobless are taking little solace in recent data that suggests the...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Efforts to Revive Economy Test Inflation Theories
The threat of inflation is testing the Federal Reserve as it works to determine how to unwind emergency moves taken...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: The High Cost of Discount Culture in the U.S.
Economic correspondent Paul Solman looks at the effects of Americans' obsession with low prices as part of his "Making Sense""...
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Family Vacation
Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Problem of Transparency Nothing New to the Fed
As questions arise about the Federal Reserve's transparency, Paul Solman looks at the agency's attempts to balance public disclosure and...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: For Some, Finding Work Proves Extra Difficult
Paul Solman reports on how certain types of jobless people, such as executives and ex-convicts, are struggling to find employment.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Many Left Uncounted in Official Jobless Rate
In this economics video, Paul Solman talks about the unemployment rate vs Jobless Rate.
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Deciphering the Shape of Economic Recovery
Paul Solman explains what economists mean when they talk about the "shape"" of economic recovery."
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Making Sense of the Stress Tests
Paul Solman explains how the stress tests played into the government's decision to let 10 big banks repay the Treasury's...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Detroit Feels Ripple Effects of GM's Bankruptcy
Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Michigan residents about the ripple effects from General Motors' declaration of bankruptcy.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: GM Bankruptcy Affects Myriad Stakeholders
Paul Solman reports on how General Motors' bankruptcy filing will affect different company stakeholders, from union members to bondholders to...
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: UAW Chief Gettelfinger Answers Questions
Retired United Auto Workers members ask union chief Ron Gettelfinger about the future of the union and General Motors.
Key Concepts: Business Cycle, Business Cycle, Employment/Unemployment…
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Gettelfinger Gives UAW's Take on GM Deal, Industry
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger gives the union's perspective on the recent plans to boost the struggling auto industry.
Grades 9-12
Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Economics Reporter Finds Self in Mortgage Crisis
In a report from his "Making Sense"" series
