How is the near-term economy going? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month's Tatum survey and the news is so-so. They report on sales, capital spending, credit availability and employment trends.

Should the Fed be replaced with the gold standard? Jim Blasingame interviews Bob McTeer and Wayne Allyn Root as they debate this issue. Don't miss this spirited discussion by these experts on a very timely topic.

What are some of the government proposals that will cost small businesses money? Peter Sepp talks to Jim Blasingame about health care reform, cap and trade and tax increases, all of which will become a financial burden on small businesses.

Dispelling the myths about American health care. Sally Pipes and Jim Blasingame examine the health care debate elements and dispel some of the myths, including the uninsured number and whether Americans will have longer waits for care under the Obama plan.

Changing of the guard at the ASBDC is in place. Don Wilson's fine leadership of the Association of Small Business Development Centers is being handed to his replacement, Charles "Tee" Rowe, and they join Jim Blasingame to talk about where the organization is and where it's going.

Net Neutrality is one of the most complicated issues being debated today and the resolution of this debate has far-reaching implications for any company that does business online. Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to try to simplify this issue and help small business owners understand it better.

What really caused the financial crisis and The Great Recession? Nicole Gelinas talks to Jim Blasingame about precedents that creates an implied believe that the government would bail out big companies and there fore, too much risk was taken by managers and investors.

Is capitalism dead. Is capitalism evil? Julia Seymour and Jim Blasingame discuss the current debate over these issues and make the case that capitalism is neither evil or deal, especially on Main Street, where small businesses work.

When a state law is passed to regulate the Internet, it creates many unintended consequences. Steve DelBianco talks to Jim Blasingame about the lawsuit his organization brought against the state of Maine over its Predatory Marketing Law.

Reporting on current small business policy issues, Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the elements of the proposed health care reform legislation, like co-ops. They also talk about protectionist concerns over President Obama's tariff on tires from China.