China churns out solar panels, wind turbines, and more alternative energy than any other nation. It's also tops at spewing greenhouse gases, from all the coal it burns. But China sees a green lining there, too. Scott Tong reports.
A report from the TARP Inspector General Neal Barofsky suggests we overpaid a good deal to rescue AIG. Senior editor Paddy Hirsch talks with Kai Ryssdal about Treasury Secretary Geithner's role in the bailout of AIG.
More Americans say they'll be using cash instead of credit cards to pay for their holiday purchases this year. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports why that's bad new for retailers.
Have Facebook friend requests, cell-phone messages, incessant emails and texts made it impossible to disconnect? Feel overwhelmed? Sally Herships reports on one solution.
Kai Ryssdal reviews what listeners had to say about stories involving for-profit schools like the University of Phoenix, and difficulty in finding work.
The Congressional Budget Office has been crunching the numbers to find out how much the Senate health-care overhaul will cost. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports the bill's opponents are having a field day.