How much longer will the economy be in a recession? Jim Blasingame talks about some of the leading indicators that are creating a slower recovery than we would like, and he offers his thoughts on how to survive and grow in the face of this adversity.

Max Pappas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what Congress is doing this week in Washington.

"Climate change" legislation is bad for small business, according to Sterling Burnett, as he joins Jim Blasingame to explain why he thinks Congress should hold public hearings before voting on climate change bill. This is the cap-and-trade bill that will create unilateral carbon reductions on the U.S. and reduce our global competitiveness.

Isn't justice supposed to be blind?Could "empathetic justice" hurt small businesses? Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the implications of promoting judges who are intentionally empathetic to those who come before the court, including one national case and one local case that hurt a small business.

What are the dangers of a government-run health care system? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dangers of the Obama administrations plans for reforming one-sixth of the U.S. economy.

Is professional journalism dead? Jim Blasingame asks Julia Seymour this question as she joins him to discuss the lack of critical reporting being conducted on legislation such as health care reform and carbon regulation. The answer, based on the current evidence, is that if professional journalism is not dead, it is not healthy and less than the public deserves.

What does trust have to do with health care reform? Dr. Arky Ciancutti and Jim Blasingame, talk about the need for health care reform and the importance of having a debate on this issue with trust as part of the equation.

Are proposed financial and banking regulations going too far and will they hurt the ability of small businesses to work with banks? Richard DeKaser discusses this issue with Jim Blasingame, plus they talk about other proposed regulations, including the cap and trade carbon regulations.

There is a debate on health care reform being conducted that will result in changes that could harm small businesses. Jim Blasingame reveals two of the key issues of the debate and offers his ideas about them, from a small business perspective.

Do we need more regulations or just better enforcement. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Feds remaking financial regulations and they discuss some of the factors in past financial failures and how to prevent future ones.