Tag Archives: economy

Making Cents: The Hollywood edition

Youth Radio asks “What movie reminds you of the current economy?”

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Confused on healthcare?

If you’re finding the healthcare debate hard to keep up with, you’re not alone. Here are some helpful recent stories to start making sense of it all: Capitol News Connection talks to Brooks Jackson of FactCheck.org to separate fact from fiction in the healthcare legislation and explains what impact the debate will have on the [...]

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Ask Ben Bernanke

Is there something you always wanted to know about how the Federal Reserve works, but were afraid to ask? After two days of testimony this week on the economy and the stimulus package, Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke will sit down with the NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer to answer your questions on July 26. Submit your [...]

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Cash-strapped California

With an economy larger than most countries in the world, how can the state of California be in so much financial trouble? NPR is taking an in-depth look at how the Golden State went broke, and what’s being done to dig out with a series called California in Crisis. San Francisco’s KQED has a collection [...]

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What is EconomyStory.org?

When we were setting out to create a site to cover the economy, it was difficult to figure out where to begin. There’s a lot of great material already out there, but how can we as public media tell a different story that allows readers, listeners, and viewers to figure out what’s really important and [...]

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