Are there serious problems with the U.S. economy? The U.S. economy is in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression / John Paul Rossi ; The U.S. housing market is in a terrible slump / Julie Haviv ; The solvency crisis for U.S. banks may be far from over / Douglas J. Elliott ; The deteriorating U.S. economy is swelling the ranks of the homeless / Oliver Burkeman ; The recession is global and deeper than previously thought / Timothy R. Homan and Simon Kennedy ; The U.S. job market is no longer in free fall / Gary Burtless ; The recession appears to be lifting / Jeannine Aversa ; The U.S. economy will gradually rebound in the future / Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
Are the government's anti-recession policies working? The government is responding to the economic crisis with extraordinary actions / Barack Obama ; The Federal Reserve's monetary policies have helped prevent a major depression / Mike Whitney ; Most Americans are confident of President Obama's ability to respond to the economic crisis / Frank Newport ; President Obama's economic policies are delaying economic recovery / Peter Ferrara ; President Obama's stimulus package may eventually cause another recession / Martin Hutchinson ; Even if there is an economic revival, long-term economic problems remain / Lee Sustar
Is the growing U.S. debt a threat to Americans? President Obama's deficit spending could trigger a future financial crisis / Robert J. Samuelson ; Foreign creditors will not buy unlimited amounts of U.S. debt / Peter Schiff ; President Obama is serious about cutting deficit spending once the economic crisis is resolved / Associated Press ; Deficit spending to prevent economic, environmental, or social disasters is justified / Joe Conason ; There are no dire consequences if China stops buying U.S. debt / Dean Baker
How can the government stabilize the U.S. economy in the future? More fiscal stimulus is needed to reverse the economic decline / Mark Weisbrot ; The United States must break up the big banks' financial oligarchy to achieve true reform / Simon Johnson ; The government should reduce taxes to stimulate economic growth / Jimmy Sengenberger ; Health care reform is a vital part of economic recovery / New American Foundation ; Immigration reform is essential for long-term economic growth / American Chronicle ; The United States must embark on a sweeping program of structural modernization / Michael Lind ; Policy makers must adopt a new regulatory framework to prevent future financial abuses / Martin Neil Baily and Robert E. Litan.
