While there have been some encouraging signs that Japan's economy is declining less sharply, most forecasters do not see a recovery this year or into next,

When women were excluded from New Deal programs, Eleanor Roosevelt fought to include them. Roosevelt was among a handful of leaders who realized the U.S. economy would not escape the depths of recession without the full contributions of women.

The key to a resilient global recovery, where growth in each country advances growth in every country, is action directed at supporting demand at home.

President Obama has called for economic and political empowerment of women globally. The Equal Futures Partnership promotes removal of policy, legal, and regulatory barriers that hold women back at local, state and national levels.

The use of pirated software in China is really quite a sizeable loss to our software producers.

President Obama has a good sense not just of the economic requisites for financial crisis firefighting but also how you build political support for moving forward on reforming the financial system, making sure that the banks are carrying enough capital.