Reporting on several current events issues, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current state of health care reform legislation, plus a push by product producers to sell their goods directly to customers via e-commerce from their website.

Kiplinger reports on recent economy-focused legislation. Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the various proposals that are working their way through Congress to improve jobs growth, adjust employment benefits, tax estates, provide more capital for small businesses.

Kiplinger reports on the jobs growth picture. Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on what is being called the "mother of all jobless recoveries," including some of the key elements that are holding back business hiring.

Is your small business prepared for business interruption? Rod Kurtz and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the things that could put you out of business, from temporary to worse, and what you need to do to prepare for such eventualities, from natural disasters to losing a hard drive.

Reporting on a number of business issues, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to discuss trade improvements with Canada, new union expectations, new COBRA changes, tax law proposals and new pension regulations.

Several economic indicators are newsworthy and Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of them, including GDP, inflation, unemployment, oil prices and others.

The economic recovery is spotty by industry and region, as Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff reports with Jim Blasingame. Recovery winners are heartland America and manufacturing, while losers are primarily the states nearest both coasts, plus the financial and publishing industries.

How has the media handled the climate change debate?Julia Seymour joins Jim Blasingame to report on how fairly or unfairly the main stream media has reported the climate change science and debate.

Reporting on the U.S. export strategy, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the more productive efforts by the Obama administration to grow the economy and jobs by promoting global trade by small businesses.

Reporting on the true unemployment rate, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff talks with Jim Blasingame about the difference between the way the unemployment rate is calculated and America's actual unemployment condition.