In our ongoing look at the economy, we turn to Dante Chinni of The Christian Science Monitor's Patchwork Nation project, which uses demographic information to look at America beyond state lines. No more red state or blue state. Chinni tells The Takeaway about the affluent way of life at risk in the "Monied 'Burbs."
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With a less than a month before Election Day, The Takeaway takes a broad look at the hundreds of battles for Congressional seats and why the Democrats are favored.
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It’s been a busy weekend for candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times joins The Takeaway to explain.
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Reverberations from the financial crisis are being felt all across the country — particularly in places where people normally spend their money. Auto dealers, restaurant, store and hotel managers, and even casino owners, are all reporting fewer customers and reduced spending.
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The U.S. economy's troubled banking sector is under fire. Investments banks are being absorbed by commercial banks and Americans are afraid for their money. Michael Lind, a fellow at the New America foundation, has a solution: postal banks — small banks set up through your local post office. These banks once were a key part of the U.S. banking sector. Can they be once more?
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Guest: Elizabeth Holland, John Hockenberry's mother-in-law
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The winner of November's presidential election will face profound science-based challenges and questions. Can we protect our citizens from emerging pandemics? How should we address issues of stem cell research, DNA testing, genetically modified crops, and food from cloned animals? The Takeaway talks to genetics and law expert Lori Andrews to find out what the next president needs to know about science.
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Guest: Josh Rogers, New Hampshire Public Radio political reporter.
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A bailout of the U.S. financial system has passed Congress and was signed into law by President Bush on Friday. Now what? The Economist’s U.S. Economics Editor Greg Ip tells The Takeaway what the plan is designed to do and how it will function, and explains the best-case and worst-case scenarios.
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As the nation remains focused on the Wall Street bailout plan, The Takeaway checks in with New York Times political reporters Jeff Zeleny and Elisabeth Bumiller to talk about what we've missed from the Obama and McCain campaigns.
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Just weeks ago, Palin Syrah was a modestly popular organic Chilean wine that went for about $13 a bottle. Then came the Republican National Convention, and the announcement that a very popular Alaska Governor named Sarah Palin was John McCain’s pick for running mate. And Palin Syrah was suddenly not-so-popular. The Takeaway talks to Chris Tavelli — the owner of Yield Wine Bar in San Francisco.
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In 2004, Muslim comics Preacher Moss and Azhar Usman formed "Allah Made Me Funny," a comedy tour based around the American-Muslim experience. Friday, an independent movie based on the tour opens for a one-week run in theaters across the country.
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As the White House and Congressional leaders maneuver to drum up support for a $700 billion economic bailout package, several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have said they're prepared to switch their votes. But New York Times reporter David Herszenhorn tells us that others are still agonizing over today's vote amid a continuing deluge of calls from angry constituents.
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Two journalists with experience covering Governor Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, and Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., give a post-game analysis of last night's sole vice-presidential debate.
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Fred Barbash moderates The Arena, Politico's daily debate with policy makers and opinion shapers. Barbash tells The Takeaway what they said about last night's vice-presidential debate.
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You can point your finger at many causes for the country's current financial woes, but here's one you may not have heard. During a routine meeting back in April of 2004, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted for something that at the time seemed of little significance. The five largest investment banks asked for an exception to a long-standing rule that put limits on their risky investments, allowing computer generated models to determine financial risk. New York Times reporter Stephen Labaton explains the commission's decision and its implications.
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Andrea Bernstein was in St. Louis for the vice-presidential debates last night, and helps unpack what the two candidates said.
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They're swing counties in swing states — and they may be the spots where this election is decided. In the fourth of a series on "counties that count," The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein talks with voters in Franklin County, Missouri. It's a bellwether county in a bellwether state. "As goes Missouri, so goes the nation."
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Just ahead of the vice presidential nominees' debate this evening, new polls indicate a rise in Democratic Senator Barack Obama's popularity. Adam Nagourney of the New York Times assesses what these new polls mean for the campaigns.
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Tonight, Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin takes on Delaware Senator and Democratic vice-presidential hopeful Joe Biden in a highly anticipated vice-presidential debate. As an Alaskan journalist and ex-Palin employee, Larry Persily has had many opportunities to witness her technique.
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Tonight, millions of viewers will watch the one and only debate between the vice-presidential nominees: Senator Joe Biden, D-Del, and Governor Sarah Palin, R-Alaska. Rita Farrell, former Reuters correspondent, discusses what viewers can expect from Sen. Biden.
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Wall Street's free fall is hitting Main Street hard. And the credit crunch's vice-like grip could spell disaster for small companies. For a look at how businesses are getting by, and which ones are flourishing, The Takeaway turns to Alex Vantarakis. He arranges finances for those who want to buy and sell small businesses.
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The Senate passed its version of the Wall Street bailout bill last night, and the pressure is now back on the House to vote Friday on a new bill. The question is, What would it take to get the congressional naysayers to say 'aye?' The Takeaway checks in with Congressman Maurice Hinchey. The New York Democrat was one of four representatives from New York who voted against the bailout bill the first time around.
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In spite of high gas prices, people are still driving their cars. Car buying, however, is another story.
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Former Wall Street trader Nassim Taleb coined the term "black swan" to refer to unpredictable events that shape history and human experience far more than we are willing to admit. His bestselling book "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable" challenges conventional methods of economic forecasting, and has become a sort of travel guide to the current economic meltdown.
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Gas suppliers throughout the southeastern United States say refineries in the Gulf of Mexico are producing gas at a steady rate for the first time in nearly a month. But gas station owners and their customers are still feeling the pinch. LINKS: Reaction_to_gas_shortage_#1_(YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXqC1Zn9Tbc Reaction_to_gas_shortage_#2_(YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcPRmXQ1eZI Reaction_to_gas_shortage_#3_(YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xAKnaCOiw
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They're swing counties in swing states — and they may be the spots where this election is decided. In the fourth of a series on "counties that count," The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein talks with voters in Franklin County, Missouri. It's a bellwether county in a bellwether state. "As goes Missouri, so goes the nation."
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Dan Ariely believes one reason people oppose the government's Wall Street bailout plan is that they want revenge on the companies that helped lead the nation into this economic turmoil.
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Guest: Todd Zwillich, Capitol News Connection
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