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Use this Image Annotation Tool to enable your students to creatively comment on political cartoons, and to share their annotated creations. Encourage your students to create a caption, add thought and/or speech bubbles, and place concept labels and clip art stickers to reinforce or change th…

In this economics activity, students will creatively comment on political cartoons.

In this economics lesson, students will analyze charts and proposals to learn about the issues facing Social Security.

In this economics activity, students will compare the opinions about the federal government's stimulus package.

On Wall Street, stocks initially rallied Monday on the news of a debt-ceiling deal, but a weak report on manufacturing killed the surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the financial world's reactions to the drama over a debt deal as part of his series on Making Sen$e of finan…

Lee Buchheit, a lawyer who helped mastermind Greece's debt restructuring earlier this year, and investor Hans Humes explain the wrangling behind-the-scenes of Europe's debt crises to economics correspondent Paul Solman, all with a little help from some cartoonists. AIR DATE: Nov. 22, 2012

How is the federal budget established, what is influencing decision makers, and what do we need to know? Help students to get a sense of the federal budget process with this primer video based upon the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility background document Overview of the Budget Process.

In this economics activity, students will find a combination of policies that match their values and priorities and set a budget.

In this economics lesson, students will examine political forces influencing the federal budget.

In this economics lesson, students will examine defense spending to learn how it can influence the economy as a whole.