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Trump Signs Spending Bill Despite Veto Threat
President Donald Trump said Friday he's signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure averting a government shutdown just hours after saying he was considering a veto.
Trump has been fuming because the package does not include...
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Italian students protest government on spending cuts
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Economic slowdown casts shadow on China NPC meeting
Economic slowdown and the battle with China's biggest trading partner are overshadowing the National People's Congress, the country's highest-profile event of the year.
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Trump support spurs Israel settlement activity
Israel's government went on a spending binge in its West Bank settlements following the election of US President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press.
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McConnell: Progress on US debt, spending talks
The top Republican in the House says congressional negotiators are making progress on two must-do items on the legislative agenda: averting automatic budget cuts and meeting a deadline later this year to increase the government's...
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Progress seen on debt, spending talks
The top Republican in the House says congressional negotiators are making progress on two must-do items on the legislative agenda: averting automatic budget cuts and meeting a deadline later this year to increase the government's...
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Greeks vote in national elections
Greeks were voting Sunday in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts but is still struggling with a crippling nearly decade-long financial crisis.
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New Greek finance minister optimistic for future
Greece's new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, two days after conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won early elections on pledges to make the country more business-friendly, cut taxes and negotiate an easing of draconian budget...
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Senate Passes Short-Term Spending Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown
The Senate passed the measure by a vote of 82-15.
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Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving PM
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made history Wednesday by becoming Japan's longest-serving political leader, though he hasn't achieved his biggest goal of revising the nation's pacifist constitution.
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The Federal Reserve announced it will spend up to $300 billion over the next six months to buy long-term government bonds, a new step aimed at lifting the country out of recession by lowering rates on mortgages and other consumer debt.
HEADLINE: Fed keeps rate at record low
CAPTION: The Federal Reserve announced it will spend up to $300 billion over the next six months to buy long-term government bonds, a new step aimed at lifting the country out of recession by...
Emergent Order
The Economics of House of Cards
How does the modern television show House of Cards and its dramatization of a power-hungry congressman in American government illustrate public choice theory—the concept that politicians retain personal interests after being elected...
ACDC Leadership
EconMovies 5: Cars (GDP, Recession, and Fiscal Policy)
Compare and contrast world economies and their differences in capital, and examine the four components of GDP with a dynamic speaker and scenes from the movie Cars. The video draws connections between the film and topics such as the...
C-SPAN
On This Day: 2008 Financial Crisis
Was the financial crisis of 2008 a repeat of the stock market crash of 1929? A thought-provoking resource explores the effects of the 2008 crisis with the words of then-future President Obama. Historians hear a brief outline of the...
Crash Course
Introduction: Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics
What does the government do, exactly? Scholars investigate the many roles government plays in the everyday lives of Americans. The short video clip leads to open discussion of the functions of government and politics in the United...
Crash Course
Fiscal Policy and Stimulus
A country with high recessionary and inflationary gaps has several options to stimulate growth. A video focused on fiscal policy inspires young economists to explore the ways a government can influence, regulate, and stabilize (or...
Crash Course
Intro to Economics
There's an opportunity cost to everything you do, but it's minimal when you're learning about an applicable topic like economics. Join the Crash Course team as they introduce a 35-part video series on economics and briefly address some...
Emergent Order
Robert Skidelsky on Keynesian Economics - It's All About Spending
Get the full scoop on John Maynard Keynes and the origins of his incredible influence on macroeconomics and the role of government. British economist Robert Skidelsky offers unique insight into Keynesian economics and its fundamental...
Jacob Clifford
Multiplier and Spending Practice
Walk your learners through the process of how government determines to shift its spending in order to address a recessionary gap using the multiple propensity to consumer.
Jacob Clifford
Fiscal Policy: Non-Discretionary vs Discretionary
Review the difference between discretionary and non-discretionary fiscal policy, and the various types of government actions that belong in each category.
Jacob Clifford
Inflationary and Recessionary Gaps with Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Where does the long run aggregate supply curve in graphs of an inflationary and recessionary gap? Check out this video for instruction on this process, as well as to learn about the motivations behind monetary and fiscal policy in...
Khan Academy
Illinois Pension Obligations
Impress upon your young citizens and economists the issues at stake with underfunded pension plans, which are projected to cut into very important areas of investment, such as education, in order to fund the appropriate liabilities. This...
Khan Academy
PPACA or "Obamacare"
Using illustrations and sample figures, this video very clearly explains the arguments for and against components of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, such as the controversial issue of an individual mandate and how pre-existing...
TED-Ed
How State Budgets are Breaking US Schools
Bill Gates delves into the big money world of state budgets in the United States, emphasizing the need for greater scrutiny and developing a deeper understanding of the implications of worsening deficits. Gates incorporates a variety of...