In Ohio, How 2 Counties' Economic Paths Diverged Over 30 Years

03/15/11 Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: Finally tonight, what's behind the growing economic divide in America? Economics correspondent Paul Solman recently traveled to central Ohio to look for some answers. His story was done in collaboration with "The Atlantic" magazine, which examined the subject of income inequality this month in an article by Dante Chinni, director of our Patchwork Nation project ...

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'Sesame Street' Tells You How to Get to Sunnier Days Financially

06/03/11 Listen to the Audio JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, teaching kids about money. Economics correspondent Paul Solman our story. It's part of his ongoing reporting Making Sense of financial news. ELMO, "Sesame Street": Oh, hi. Welcome to "Sesame Street." Oh, look what Elmo has, his very own dollar. PAUL SOLMAN: A new financial literacy initiative from "Sesame Street": money tips for tots, starting with savings ...

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Fannie Mae: What's Politics Got To Do With It?

07/05/11 EmbedVideo(906, 514, 320); 'Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets.' Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: B Wilds Question: Other than politics can you think of any reason the miserable failure Fannie Mae is still trading and not being dissolved and ...

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