Tax cuts, spending cuts, changes to the money supply by the Federal Reserve... all these are examples of the fiscal policy and monetary policy tools used to change the current condition of the economy. What is being done? Has it been affective? Who is in favor of active involvement in the economy and who opposes? This week is where economics truly meets politics! As you search through the news for stories for this week's IW, keep in mind not only the actions advocated by the writer of the story but also of the potential reason (bias) that he or she may harbor. This is our last IW but hopefully your enthusiasm for economics and the news will last your entire life. Let's make this the best week ever!

IN THE NEWS:
Select a news story from a Internet news organizations.

Write a 3 to 5 paragraph summary of the news story and explain how it relates to the material you learned this week.
Do not copy and paste directly from the article except for small quotes that help explain your summary. Use quotations marks for anything that is directly from the news story.
Include the EXACT URL that can be clicked to directly retrieve the news story you selected at the end of your paper for citation purposes. NOTE: This is NOT the link to the news organization. The URL must retrieve the actual news story.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA format.

For citation guidelines, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus.