With unemployment hovering at 9.5%, all Americans are experiencing anxiety about their economic future. But some researchers say national statistics are masking disturbing trends among working-class and middle-class Americans. We examine how the “Great Recession” has hit lower income families, and a new framework for considering economic security.

Guests

  • Jacob Hacker Resident Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies; and Professor of Political Science, Yale University
  • Emily Appel Savings Program Director, Capital Area Asset Builders; Member, Defeat Poverty DC
  • Branden McLeod Associate Director, Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute; Chair, Maryland Alliance for the Poor

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