In honor of the July 4th holiday, this week on Facing the Future, we are once again running our recent program with David Gergen, advisor to four US presidents (Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and C
With the recent onslaught of crisis-driven news—everything from 40-year high inflation, war in Ukraine, Supreme Court rulings, and mass killings—it is easy to forget some festering proble
This week on Facing the Future, I am reminded of the words of Willie Nelson: “Turn out the lights, the party’s over….” After 15 years of extremely low interest rates following t
This week on Facing the Future, we looked at challenges ahead for Social Security and Medicare.
This week on Facing the Future, we relied on a panel of Concord Coalition staff to help us break down the latest 10-year Budget and Economic Outlook released by the nonpartisan C
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that this year’s reports from the Social Security and Medicare trustees sound a blaring alarm that legislative actions must
After a lengthy delay, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finally published its much anticipated budget baseline.
This week, the House and Senate gave final approval to a $40.1 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill for Ukraine. President Biden is expected to sign it.
This week on Facing the Future, we spoke with one of the top experts on Congressional process and economic policy – Jon Lieb
The House and Senate returned this week after a two-week spring break.