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Could the country’s largest public power utility really become private?
Blake Farmer May 22, 2013
President Obama floated the idea of selling the Tennessee Valley Authority in his budget, released last month. He started receiving pushback almost immediately.
U.S. pays down debt for first time in six years
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 30, 2013
The Treasury Department is expected to start paying down U.S. government debt this quarter for the first time in six years.
What we mean by 'entitlement'? Well, that depends...
Krissy Clark Apr 22, 2013
'Entitlement' has almost contradictory meanings in casual conversation - and also, depending on your views, in political discourse about the social safety net
Obama budgets money to tug asteroids into orbit
David Brancaccio Apr 11, 2013
Where does tech fit into President Obama's new budget proposal? One answer is the $17.7 billion set aside for the U.S. space program.
What the federal budget and your household budget have in common
Matt Berger Apr 10, 2013
The White House unveiled its proposed 2014 federal budget Wednesday and it has at least one thing in common with your household budget: It's influenced by politics.
Obama, House Republicans move toward austerity
Jeremy Hobson Apr 10, 2013
David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Funds, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain Obama's proposed budget and how it differs from House Republican plans.
Does President Obama's budget help or hurt soon-to-double student loan interest rates?
Sally Herships Apr 10, 2013
In July, interest rates on some federal student loans are set to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent -- and students are scrambling to stop the change.
President Obama looks to reduce Social Security cost of living increases with 'chained CPI'
Dan Gorenstein Apr 5, 2013
President Obama's new budget proposal -- which will be formally unveiled next week -- includes a move to slow payments to Social Security.
U.S. infrastructure gets a D+
Chris Farrell Mar 29, 2013
Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell joins Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss the state of infrastructure in the U.S. and whether the country can afford to improve it.
Is there a tipping point for U.S. debt?
Mark Garrison Mar 25, 2013
High debt equals low growth, right? That's a widely-held belief among the political class, supported by well-funded bipartisan PR campaigns. But many economists just don't agree.
