Obama to Party: Don't Run for the Hills

If you were President, what would be your top 3 issues and why? Support your answer.

Justices 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit

Do you think corporations should be allowed to spend excessively on political campaigns?

Wall Street Will be Back For More

The author of this column, Chris Hedges, a former Middle East bureau chief of The New York Times, shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism. He has written nine books, including “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle” (2009).

How many times should we bail Wall Street out? How will these decisions affect you in your declining years?

NY Fed Face House Subpoena Over AIG Bailout

What does the phrase "Socialized Debt; Privatized Profit" mean? If we were truly a capitalist country, we should have let these businesses fail. Why didn't we?

The Happiest People

What should the priorities be for any country?

For Elderly in Rural Areas, Times Are Distinctly Harder

Do we have a moral or financial obligation to assist the elderly? What should be done with the care of the elderly?

China’s Economic Power Unsettles the Neighbors

How will the world be different with the changing of the economy of China?

Obama Keeps Focus on Jobs, Warns No Silver Bullet

Is the economy under control??? What solutions would you propose to get people back to work?

Economy Forces College Hopefuls to Lower Sights

How will the current economic situation affect your choice of schools?

How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?

What rationale does Prof. Krugman's cite for economists' in this country failure to see the oncoming recession? Which argument do you find most persuasive?

Wave of Debt Facing US Government

Read the article, then click on the Multimedia graph on the left. At the bottom are listed possible solutions: (1) raise taxes/cut services, (2) inflation, (3) default on debt, or (4) economic growth. Which of these is most palatable? Why or why not?

Developing Countries Voice Complaints About Chinese Currency

China has continued a FIXED exchange rate with the U.S. currency, while other countries have a variable (or fluctuating) rate. The official exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Renminbi yuan currently is about 1:6.8 (1 US dollar = 6.8 yuan RMB) With your knowledge of supply & demand, does this hurt or help the US currency? Why?

Fixed rates and protectionism

How do we have a stable economy without a stable currency?

Paying More For Flights Eases Guilt, Not Emissions

What concepts apply to offset programs? Should these programs be used in a free market society? Will they help?

Lump Sum vs. Per Unit Cost in 60 seconds

Can you do this?

Monopoly graph in 90 seconds

Can you do this?

Who are the unemployed?

This post contains an interactive link. Define your "group" and view the unemployment rate. (Try black, men, 15 to 24, no HS degree VS black, men, 45+, college ed) What trends do you see in the data for your own "group?"

Behind the Jobless Rate

This article contains interactive graphs. Click the numbers (1-8)on the right to view the specific graphs. What do you infer from these graphs?

Who receives subsidies? Should we give subsidies if we are a free market society? How would the lack of subsidies in our economy affect you as a consumer? as a taxpayer?

The New Untouchables

Read the article and reflect: If you were to choose 3 emphasis areas for school improvement, what would they be and why? What is your plan for making yourself "untouchable?"