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Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the recovery includes three stages: collapse, bounce-back, and slog. We’ve experienced collapse and bounce-back already. “Now we’re now headed for a slog,” he says.

This episode examines the country's workforce and what's influencing job creation and job loss.

As the US and China continue their trade war, economic instability is rising in countries around the world.

What tactics should we use to ensure economic growth?

Universal basic income is getting more attention than it has in decades, but is the time right?

Do we really understand what’s happening in the economic lives of regular Americans? Gene Ludwig, founder of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity, discusses how and why we should pay attention to different economic indicators with Duke law professor and risk analyst Sarah Bloom Raskin, and Oren Cass, director of the conservative think tank American Compass....

The world's largest economy is rebounding from the pandemic more slowly than other global powerhouses. The European Union's economy is "on crutches," and isn't yet ready to stand on its own, says Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, which serves the 19 EU countries that use the Euro. Now that Europeans are getting vaccinated and the pandemic's peak ha...

Former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has had unprecedented access to modern China’s political and business elite.

Robert Reich live at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Even when the economy is booming and unemployment is low, millions of Americans still face economic hardship. And in the last few years the United States has dealt with supply chain challenges, inflation and financial instability. The economic tools we have to identify, address and talk about those problems aren’t always up to the task, and sometimes the picture we get is...

Inflation is dominating the financial news headlines, and millions of Americans are really hurting from high prices for gas and food. The unemployment rate is still low, but some companies are announcing layoffs and hiring freezes, and it’s hard to see the light at the end of the economic tunnel. There are more questions than answers: What caused the highest inflation rate...

Tim O’Reilly says we should be harnessing technology, rather than fearing it.

Have Democrats become too identified with technocratic ways of speaking — about the economy, the pandemic, climate change? Has this deepened the political divide between those with and those without college degrees? Can Democrats reconnect with working-class voters who were drawn to Donald Trump? A few people inside the Democratic Party, including Colorado senator Michael...

What are the best solutions for dealing with the increasingly dire North Korea situation?

The sobering impacts of the pandemic, and the need for a rapid transition to a clean energy economy compel us to consider opportunities that lie at the intersection of the two. Hear from White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, TPG Co-CEO Jim Coulter, and US Senator Tina Smith (D).

Corporations play a critical role in closing the wealth gap and confronting systemic racism in America. Taking a hard look at diversity in their workforce, supply chains, and customer base will pay off—not just in a better corporate image but in an improved economy that benefits everyone, including the corporations.

What will define the next decade?

Are courage and confidence alone enough for success?

Jeffrey Sachs is distressed about the political and social atmosphere in the United States.

How do we keep up with a quickly changing world?