Live Web Chats: 2010

New America and Politico periodically hold live Web chats on a pressing public policy issue. Use the links below view transcripts of past chats.

Steven Hill on Europe and the Financial Crisis (Today, Noon ET / 9am PT)

February 16, 2010

The financial crisis in Greece and other southern European nations is testing the stability of the "eurozone." Was Europe's social capitalism not quite as stable as supporters have claimed? Or is this another case of Wall Street overreach wreaking havoc in the global economy?

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Marc Goldwein on the Obama Budget

February 2, 2010

President Obama announced his $3.8 trillion FY 2011 budget on Monday -- a plan that includes $282 billion to "temporary recovery measures" and would lead to an annual deficit of $1.3 trillion. Is this much-needed stimulus, the beginnings of fiscal responsibility, or a budgetary train wreck? Could it be a bit of all three?

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Christina Larson on China and Google

January 26, 2010

Google has threatened to pull out of China, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was surprisingly blunt in her criticisms of that nation's online censorship. China, meanwhile, denies any involvement in the recent hack attempts, and said that any such accusation is “groundless and aims to denigrate China.”

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Peter Beinart on Haiti and the Obama Administration's Response

January 19, 2010

Schwartz Senior Fellow Peter Beinart has a provocative take on the United States' response to the earthquake in Haiti: "There’s a reason President Obama’s response to catastrophe has been so much better than Bush’s. It helps to believe in the power of government to aid lives."

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Joe Mathews on California's Budget Crunch

January 11, 2010

California is facing massive budget shortfalls, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has accused Washington of not providing its fair share of funding.

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