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This film tells three narratives: the story of Joseph Schumpeter's life, the development of his ideas, and how the digital revolution illustrates these ideas. Schumpeter was a colorful character who defied social conventions. He was also a radical thinker, and only now are his ideas getting the recognition they deserve. A central idea in his theoy is "creative destruction"--Innovation drives economic growth--and the key actors are entrepreneurs. Successful...

In 2017, President Donald Trump (R, 2017-21) signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a bill passed by a Republican-dominated Congress that included massive tax cuts for the next eight years. Since then, the federal debt has risen from about {20}20 trillion to about {20}34 trillion. When these tax cuts expire in 2025, the president-whoever it is-and Congress will face a critical decision about whether to extend these tax cuts or let them lapse. For the past...

The American Dream-the idea that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can achieve success in the United States through hard work and determination-is under scrutiny. Compared to the decades after World War II (1939-45), when millions of Americans could create a stable and comfortable lifestyle, the prospect of homeownership and long-term employment, some economists and policy makers argue, seems further out...

Since America's economic meltdown, has anything materially changed on Wall Street? Have future financial crises been averted? In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers is joined by former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) for a report card on the bailouts, for an update on the state of the U.S. economy, and to find out whether efforts at reform have been derailed. An in-depth tribute...

This documentary looks at wildcatters, or Texas oil prospectors, who used unscientific methods to guess where oil fields might be. Pattillo Higgins discovered the Spindletop Hill field near Beaumont. Columbus Marion Joiner located the legendary East Texas Oil Field--also known as the Black Giant. These men risked financial ruin to chase their dreams and were ultimately responsible for petroleum-fueled economic booms during the 20th century.

Shot in the US, Brazil, China, Germany, and the UK, System Error explores the notion of endless growth in conversations with advocates such as a Brazilian soybean magnate, an algorithmic trader, finance journalists, and multinational executives.

With about 10,000 baby boomers retiring every single day, home care is one of the fastest growing, most needed occupations in America. But there's a problem: The current median pay is just $10.49 per hour. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on why these vital workers get paid so little.

A unique look at the legacy of economist John Maynard Keynes, who first introduced the concept of government intervention in the economy, and his "countertenor," if you will, Friedrich Hayek.

Paul Solman talks to people who have been out of work for 99 weeks or longer as part of his ongoing series on Making Sen$e of financial news.

Ranging across the continent during the 19th and 20th centuries, they contributed to building the nation's infrastructure. Pioneering lumberjacks led the way for the timber industry as businessmen saw that fortunes could be made. This documentary provides a timeline of the timber and logging industry, from the arrival of European settlers to the invention of plywood in the 1950s. It looks at how lumberjack culture developed and focuses on Frederick...