This Week (4.15.12) Podcast

In this week’s episode, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos speaks with Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner about the country’s fiscal situation. The economy continues to add over 100,000 jobs a month, but thousands have also given up looking for work. President Obama could face an uphill battle if the unemployment rate remains above eight percent through November, but the head of the Treasury is optimistic that growth will continue. At the roundtable, Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of the nation, political commentator Cokie Roberts, Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden, and Mellody Barnes who headed domestic policy under the administration discussed the economy and politics.

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This Week (4.8.12) Podcast

In this week’s episode, ABC’s Jake Tapper interviews world-renowned Pastor Rick Warren about faith, religion, and politics. In Warren’s invocation at President Obama’s inauguration in 2009, the pastor called for civility in America, and today he says Americans still struggle to walk hand-in-hand without seeing eye-to-eye. At the political roundtable, commentator George Will, editor of Thomson Reuters digital Chrystia Freeland, The Washington Bureau Chief for Yahoo News David Chalian, Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan, and author and Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson discuss the President’s harsh words for Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget plan and his criticism of the Supreme Court.

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This Week (4.1.12) Podcast

In this week’s episode, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos interviews Congressmen Paul Ryan and Chris Van Hollen. Ryan discusses his “Path to Prosperity” budget proposal which he says will cut the deficit and get the country’s economy back on track. Democrats say the plan subsidizes the rich by lowering tax rates while decreasing revenue and hurting the middle class. Then, at the political roundtable, commentators discuss the latest in the political race. A win in Wisconsin could mean Mitt Romney’s nomination is all but guaranteed, and some are already speculating about his running mate. Finally, the roundtable discusses the oral arguments before the Supreme Court for and against the Affordable Care Act. Does the law’s individual mandate violate the Constitution? The judges’ questions have led some to believe the law could be in trouble.

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