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.
As the first black president of the “Harvard Law Review,” Barack Obama received an advance from a publisher in 1995 to write a book. He decided to tell the story of his family in the hopes it might help people understand the fissures of race, class, and identity in America. Diane invites listeners to join a Readers’ Review of our 44th President’s first memoir.
Guests
- Mark Whitaker Senior vice president & Washington bureau chief, NBC News
- Lisa Page Freelance writer who teaches creative writing at George Washington University.
- Kate Lehrer Author, most recently of "Confessions of a Bigamist."
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