
Economy
The Fiscal Cliff, government subsidies, and a carbon tax
The “fiscal cliff” debate continued this week with the President reiterating that tax hikes on the wealthy must be a part of any prop ...
Air Date: December 7, 2012
ListenPost-Sandy politics of rebuilding the Jersey Shore
As New Jersey struggles with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, we follow up our look at the science and engineering with a look at the p ...
Air Date: December 5, 2012
ListenNational politics: Fiscal cliff & changing electorate
In this week’s national political roundup, Marty talks about the fiscal cliff and the politics surrounding the negotiations, which has ...
Air Date: November 30, 2012
ListenFormer FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair: from regulator to watchdog
Former Chairman of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), ...
Air Date: November 29, 2012
ListenEverything you need to know about holiday shopping 2012
With Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving evening (now known as Gray Thursday) and Cyber Monday extending to Cyber Week, retailers are d ...
Air Date: November 27, 2012
ListenStates react to the Affordable Care Act
With President Obama’s reelection, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. During the presidential campaign, Republican candidate Mitt ...
Air Date: November 26, 2012
ListenEconomist Mark Zandi looks at the ending of the Great Recession
We check in with MARK ZANDI, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, o ...
Air Date: November 19, 2012
ListenA look at today’s changing drug laws
Last week Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addi ...
Air Date: November 16, 2012
ListenA second casino for Philadelphia?
Hour 1 Today is the deadline for proposals to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for a second casino license s ...
Air Date: November 15, 2012
ListenHealing, governing and leading after Election 2012
What became evident in the wake of the hard-fought, often heated 2012 election is that the United States is a deeply divided union — ...
Air Date: November 13, 2012
ListenWhat new leadership in China will bring
Hour 1 Just days after our Presidential election, the Chinese began their process of appointing a new leader. In ...
Air Date: November 12, 2012
ListenMoney and ads in the 2012 election
Hour 1 The 2012 election was the most expensive in history and by a wide margin. At a cost of $6 billion, this ...
Air Date: November 8, 2012
ListenThe politics of hunger & poverty, post-election & post-Sandy
Hour 2 The election has passed, and many macroeconomic signs point to a recovering economy. But that still leaves ...
Air Date: November 8, 2012
ListenElection 2012 — local races, the political polls, and voter supression
Hour 2 We continue our conversation about the 2012 election. Starting us off is Muhlenberg College professor ...
Air Date: November 7, 2012
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