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.
Guest Host: Susan Page
As a boy, novelist and Boston Globe columnist James Carroll played in the halls of the Pentagon after-hours while his father worked late in one of its offices. James Carroll grew up to oppose everything he believes the building stands for. His latest book is the story of the Pentagon and its impact on what he views as “the disastrous rise of American power.”
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- James Carroll Author of "Constantine's Sword" and the 1996 National Book Award winning memoir, "An American Requiem." His ten novels include "Prince of Peace" and "Mortal Friends."
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