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The Powers and Responsibilities of Congress
Learn about the powers granted to Congress, including the authority to make laws, pass the national budget, and oversee the executive branch. Discover the unique powers of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such as impeachment...
Neuro Transmissions
UCSD Scientists Explain How They Spend NIH Funds
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does that NIH money get spent? This week, we interviewed some UCSD Neuroscientists to tell you about...
Neuro Transmissions
How the NIH Funds American Science
President Trumpês proposed budget will cut $7 billion in NIH funding - over 20% of the total NIH budget. You might be wondering, where does NIH money go? This week, we heard from scientists across the country about their NIH funded...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Fundamental Design Flaw of the Eurozone
From the very start, the European Monetary Union (EMU) was set up to fail. The host of problems we are now witnessing, from the solvency crises on the periphery to the bank runs in Spain, Greece, and Italy, were built into the very...
Professor Dave Explains
Federal Spending, Debt, and Deficits
Governments spend and borrow money just like people do. But it's a little more complicated. Is it bad for a government to be in debt? Who does a government borrow money from? How is federal spending determined? What are the types of...
Neuro Transmissions
What Are Overhead Payments?
The administration has proposed a cut of nearly $6 billion to the NIH budget in 2018. They say that no research will be directly affected because the NIH budget will trim inefficient, "wasteful" overhead payments. But what are those...
PBS
What If There Were No Taxes?
Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem to modern Americans, until the 16th amendment, the USA didn't have a permanent federal income tax. So how would America be different if federal...
Bloomberg
Fleming: Investors Have a Hard Time Measuring Geopolitical Risk
Gregory Fleming, Rockefeller Capital CEO tells us why investors have a hard time measuring geopolitical risk and explains why inflation is his main concern right now.
Bloomberg
May Be Short Shutdown: MacGuineas
Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget joins Balance of Power to discuss the budget battle in Congress and to articulate the warring positions of the Congressmembers seeking to fund the government....
Bloomberg
Kaplan on Monetary Policy, Small Mid-Size Banks, US Economy
Former Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan discusses monetary policy, small mid-size banks, and the state of the US economy. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Kathleen Hays on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia".
Bloomberg
Trichet on Currencies, ECB and Euro Area Economy
Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet discusses the prospects for the euro area economy and ECB monetary policy with Guy Johnson and Kriti Gupta on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."
Curated Video
President Barack Obama is expressing a willingness to compromise with Republicans on the health care overhaul as long as the plan moves forward.
HEADLINE: Obama on health care: "Let''s get it done"
CAPTION: President Barack Obama is expressing a willingness to compromise with Republicans on the health care overhaul as long as the plan moves forward. (Feb. 27)
Bloomberg
Senate Aims for Stopgap Funding Vote
Sep.29 -- Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for A Responsible Federal Budget, speaks to Amanda Lang and Alix Steel on Bloomberg Markets about the debt ceiling battle on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats are seeking a vote...
Curated Video
Lawmakers Reach Deal On Ukraine Aid As Part Of $1.5 Trillion Spending
The huge overall bill was stocked with victories for both parties.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Science and the Budget
This week, President Obama unveiled his proposed budget for 2011. We'll talk about how the proposed budget might affect science.