Dec 28th, 2008 · The struggles of the Big Three automakers are sending shock waves through the philanthropic community: The three companies gave a combined $116 million in charitable donations last year.
Dec 19th, 2008 · In light of Detroit's request for money to help the ailing carmakers, satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin suggest a good ad campaign for a car that answers all the questions raised by Congress. The Detroit Desperado is energy efficient and the product of the Big Three in collaboration.
Dec 18th, 2008 · Car dealerships are hurting, but are they also partly to blame for the woes of the Big Three automakers? Consumer advocates say the dealerships have made it harder for carmakers to innovate, but dealers say online car sales don't work.
Dec 17th, 2008 · Carla Kesterman of Fairland, Ind., has been an autoworker since April, when she went to work for Honda's new Indiana plant. She makes about $34,000 a year as an assembly worker. She has not been following the bailout deliberations and is only vaguely interested in the problems of the Big Three automakers.
Dec 12th, 2008 · Congress failed to come to agreement Thursday to bail out the auto industry with the $14 billion the Big Three requested in order to survive. Amid the uncertainty, the industry is looking for alternatives for staying afloat. Analysts examine possibilities.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Congressional Democrats and the White House on Tuesday are expected to finalize a $15 billion emergency loan package to help save millions of auto-related jobs. Under the deal taking shape, a "car czar" would oversee restructuring of the Big Three automakers.
Dec 8th, 2008 · The Big Three automakers are visiting Capitol Hill again to seek a bailout for their struggling industry. A repeated criticism has been that auto workers are paid unnecessarily high wages for the jobs that they do. What do you think? Is this a fair or unfair criticism?
Dec 8th, 2008 · Three House races finally concluded over the weekend. We run through the winners and losers. Meanwhile, though the hand recount concluced in Minnesota, the challenges remain. We also explore the deal between the White House and House regarding the Big Three.