Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Twenty-two people died in Saudi Arabia this weekend in an al Qaeda attack and hostage-taking, and in the Saudi rescue operation. Here in the U.S., Americans heard mixed messages on terrorism from Bush administration officials. A conversation about the terrorist threat at home and abroad.
Guests
- Skip Brandon Former deputy assistant director for international terrorism at the FBI
- Larry Johnson International security consultant, former deputy director of counter-terrorism at the State Department
- John Parachini Policy analyst specializing in terrorism and weapons proliferation at RAND
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