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.
New Hampshire polls wrongly predicted the outcome of the Democratic primary. Questions have been raised about whether race or gender was a factor in the final result. We’ll examine if America is ready to elect an African American or a woman president and what happens next as the campaign heads south and west in the weeks ahead.
Guests
- Andrew Kohut Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Deborah Simmons Editorial page editor and columnist, "The Washington Times"
- Michael Fauntroy Assistant Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and author of "Republicans and the Black Vote"
- Charles Ogletree Harvard University Law Professor
- Todd Shaw Assistant Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina
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