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Many political pundits were disappointed with President Obama's economic address Thursday night, but Johnathan Cohn of The New Republic says after the speech the choice Americans face in November has never been more clear.

When economists talk about their fears, they constantly use three phrases: "fiscal cliff," "muddle through" and "hard landing." Each is related to a different problem in a different region of the world: the U.S., Europe and China. And there are worries that all of these crises will explode soon.

Greeks head to the polls on Sunday for elections that could lead to their nation dumping the euro. The ripple effects from that could be severe.

Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West shows how a deeper look at the world's urban environments yields surprising finds in the search for a sustainable future.

Ellen Dunham-Jones offers the next big idea for sustainable design over the next 50 years: retrofitting suburbia. That means dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores re-inhabited and parking lots transformed into thriving wetlands.

Host Michel Martin and the Barbershop guys discuss the trial of Penn State's Jerry Sandusky. The guys also weigh in on the NBA match-up between LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Plus, some boxing fans are fighting mad. They claim judges robbed Manny Pacquiao of the victory he deserved in last week's match. But was it good for boxing?

Fathers' Day is Sunday and Tell Me More has been celebrating fathers all week long with a collection of essays. For the series, 'Father to Father,' dads have been offering advice to other dads. The last essay comes from Everett Young of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The Obama administration announced Friday morning that it would offer immunity and work permits to some young illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives.

Katerina Margaritou is getting married in Athens next week — three days after the Greek election that has the world on edge.

"I'm less concerned about how they rule and more concerned about when we can actually get at fixing this," says the head of Aetna, the nation's third-largest health insurer. He says at one level, the health care law represents a huge opportunity for the U.S. health insurance industry.