Regina Herzlinger makes the case for change in health care

Regina Herzlinger has been dubbed "the Godmother of Consumer-Driven Health Care," and without question she is a revolutionary in her field.

Podcast: The year of the recession

It's official: The U.S. economy is in recession — and has been since December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Video: Infrastructure — challenges of growth

Infrastructure is the foundation of an economy: schools, transportation, power plants, etc. Arizona faces challenges meeting current infrastructure needs and preparing for growth.

U.S. secretary of transportation: Dealing with huge infrastructure challenges

Facing huge infrastructure needs over the next 25 years, Arizona must find a new way of doing business, according to former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta.

Housing continues to fall; will non-residential real estate be next?

The U.S. real estate market, which was central to the global financial crisis, remains deeply troubled, and a full recovery could be years away, according to industry experts and analysts at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Podcast: America's six unstoppable trends

In the midst of one of the worst financial crises the country has seen in decades, one man is optimistic about America's future. Barry Asmus is senior economist at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a non-profit, non-partisan public policy research organization.

Opinion: Market failure? 'I don't think so'

Many economists and policy makers are stating that the current financial crisis demonstrates that markets and capitalism are flawed and must be regulated and controlled, if not destroyed.

Unwelcome to America: U.S. policies discouraging overseas visitors

America is yanking in the welcome mat for foreign travelers. Thanks to government policies that make visas difficult to obtain and that intimidate visitors at U.S.

Shifting winds: Demographics play role in employment dynamics

Politicians and pundits blame sinking workforce participation on discouraged workers exiting the job market, but actually demographics plays a big role.

Why is U.S. public so pessimistic about the economy?

Fifty-one percent of those polled by the Gallup organization on January 19, 2014 believe that the U.S. economy is getting worse, but four key measures of economic health tell a different story.