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Advocates Fight for 'Underbanked' | Marketplace

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:47:00 -0400

Melissa Koide of the New America Foundation says the solution is to bring people living "off the credit grid" in, so they can borrow on reasonable terms in ...

How Reform May Help Health Insurers | Marketplace

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:54:00 -0400

Fed Could Ease Up on Easy Money | Marketplace

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:18:00 -0400

A Helpful New Tool for Stimulus Tracking | Marketplace on American Public Media

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:33:00 -0500

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hopes to answer that question with a new tool called "Stimulus Watch." Danielle Karson has more.

Maya MacGuineas: When we are dealing with putting unprecedented amounts of money into the economy, adding transparency is critical. So it's really helpful to try to centralize all this information in one place. ...

Good News, Bad News, No News | American Public Media's Weekend America

Communications — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:06:00 -0500

We are joined by John Ridley, author and founding editor of thatminoritything.com, Yale University professor of literature Amy Hungerford, and Reihan Salam, ...

Maya MacGuineas on American Public Media's Marketplace | "Managing a National Debt Addiction"

Communications — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:26:00 -0400

While congressional negotiators build a federal budget for 2009, a group of bipartisan budget experts are launching a campaign to wean the government off what they call a debt addiction. John Dimsdale reports.

RENITA JABLONSKI: In Washington today, House and Senate negotiators will try to sketch out a federal budget for 2009. At the same time, across town, a group of bipartisan budget experts will launch a campaign to wean the government from what they say is a debt addiction. John Dimsdale reports. JOHN DIMSDALE: Ever spend money you haven't got? The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the government does it all the time. Today, the nonprofit group issues a 12-step program to help politicians deal with their addiction to spending money the government doesn't have. Maya MacGuineas is the group's president. She says politicians are to blame for deepening deficits -- but they aren't the only ones.

MAYA MACGUINEAS: We also have to ask voters to pay attention to these issues and not be kind of hoodwinked that you can have it all. Nobody really believes that we can have big tax cuts, new spending initiatives, and somehow we're not going to have to pay the price… more

Barry Lynn on Marketplace Applauds Europe's Antitrust Stand

Communications — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:12:00 -0400

KAI RYSSDAL: As Congress weighs electronic surveillance, the Europeans have been taking aim at another slice of the American high-tech pie: Last month, the European Commission won a landmark case against Microsoft. The commission charged the company with maintaining a monopoly on computer operating systems and media players. Commentator Barry Lynn says Washington ought to think like the Europeans if it's serious about technological innovation.

Marketplace Interviews Ray Boshara on Kids' Savings

Communications — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:17:00 -0400

Scott Jagow: A bill being introduced in Congress this morning might breathe new life into an old idea: Savings accounts for children…

Sarah Gardner: The idea is simple: give every American newborn $500 in a tax-free savings account. At age 18, kids can use it for college -- or they can sock it away until later for a first home or retirement.

Supporter Ray Boshara at the New America Foundation says more than a third of children grow up in households without investments.

Ray Boshara: If we don't endow these kids with assets at birth, I think their opportunities for a better life are diminished. So-called "baby bonds" have high-profile support. Hillary Clinton recently proposed giving everyone $5,000 at birth…

To listen to the interview with Ray Boshara, please visit Marketplace's website, or download the attached MP3 file below.

Ray Boshara is director of New America's Asset Building Program. For more information on child savings accounts, please visit www.aspireact.org.