What will it take for the economic recovery to be over? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the economy will not improve until bad consumer debts, like mortgages and credit cards, have been dealt with.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a national security asset. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether Obama's recent opening of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was economically necessary or a political move.

Will America survive the incest between Wall Street and Washington? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the collusion perpetrated between Wall Street and Washington and why that should be part of the 2012 campaigns.

America's financial solutions will be solved when Americans have the will to solve them. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to compare the economic states of Greece and the U.S., plus the hard decisions and sacrifices that will have to be made to fix the mistakes.

Why is Wall Street immune from market discipline? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the circumstances that have caused Wall Street behavior to be detrimental to Main Street.

The collusion between Wall Street and Washington is becoming more and more blatant. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Washington incompetence, Wall Street greed, and collusion between the two are hurting America.

Has lack of leadership in Washington put America's future in jeopardy? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the implications of the S&P announcement that the U.S. credit rating could be downgraded, plus how that situation could still be avoided.

Did the events in Tunisia and Egypt catch the Obama Administration off guard? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the domino effect of the recent events in Tunisia into Egypt, and why the U.S. has strange bedfellows across the globe.

What is the cascade potential of the events in Tunisia and Egypt into other Middle Eastern countries? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the domestic policies that contributed to the dissidence in Tunisia and Egypt and the lessons for other countries in the Middle East.

What could Obama learn from Reagan’s policies? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Reagan’s policies on inflation and what could be learned that would improve the financial crisis, plus the impact of political rhetoric on the population’s attitudes.