The Growing Burden of College Fees

http://www.propublica.org/article/course-load-the-growing-burden-of-college-fees. Due 7 Oct 2013. What are the causes of fee increases?? What are the back end opportunity costs of not having an affordable university system??

How a Shutdown could affect the economy

http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/23/news/economy/shutdown-economy/index.html?iid=SF_E_River. Due 30 Sep 2013. Discuss economic costs of an government shutdown....

Welcome to the new Gilded Age

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/09/12/20458133-welcome-to-the-new-gilded-age?lite Due 23 Sep 2013. What are the repercussions of having income inequality at these levels? What policy changes would you suggest??

Pay Gap Between 1 Percent And Everybody Else Reaches Widest Point Since 1920s

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/pay-gap-between-1-percent_n_3900373.html Due 23 Sep 2013. Analyze the chart. What are your impressions of the policy results for each President? Who was most successful; who was not? What events hindered their progress or their lack thereof??

Love for Labor Lost

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/opinion/krugman-love-for-labor-lost.html. Due 16 Sep 2013. Do the people in the US respect those who labor?? Does the Congress respect laborers, according to Krugman?? What is Krugman's rationale for this problem? Why has "Labor Day" lost it's original meaning?

China Calls for New Global Currency

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7168919&page=1 Due 6 Sep 2013. What are the United States and the European nations against the new initiative for revamping the world economy?? What is China proposing for the new system? Why is China proposing this new system?