What's the biggest obstacle to putting America back to work? Pamela Springer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Congress’s partisanship and lack of leadership in Washington is impeding employment in America.

Are small businesses are committed to hiring? Pamela Springer joins Jim Blasingame with the recent Manta survey on hiring that shows over half of small businesses plan to hire in 2011, plus the advantages of working for a small business.

Small business is the foundation of the U.S. economy. Pamela Springer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how critical small business is to America and how many organizations focus on how to help small businesses.

Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the U.S. may not be heading into a double-dip recession, but will not experience growth for several more months.

Are we headed into another recession? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the possibility of a double-dip recession because of the decline in order backlogs, capital expenditures and poor employment outlook.

Should the U.S. return the dollar to the gold standard? Seth Lipsky joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why returning to the gold standard would strengthen the dollar, albeit with a temporary economic disruption.

Is the value of the dollar the root of our economic woes? Seth Lipsky joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Constitutional history of the dollar plus the basis of the dollar and why we may need to return to the gold standard.

Why is Wall Street at cross-purposes with Main Street? Jim Blasingame takes a look at Wall Street's management capitalism vs. investment capitalism and explains why looking at Wall Street with a jaundiced eye will not hurt you.

What does the small business landscape look like to big business? Catherine Corley joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the challenges and opportunities she sees for small businesses, including how to grow sales.

What is the attitude of small businesses right now? Gail Goodman joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent Constant Contact survey which indicates general optimism about the future, but challenges in sales volume and finding new customers.