Economics

Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy

Peter Goodman

About the Program

Peter Goodman argues that Americans have been on a spending binge, financed by a continuous flow of cheap money, for the past two decades.  He profiles Americans who have been affected by the economic bubble and its eventual collapse in 2008.  Mr. Goodman spoke at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. 

About the Authors

Peter Goodman

Peter Goodman is the national economics correspondent for The New York Times.  He previously worked at the Washington Post, covering telecommunications and economics.   

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Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy

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Past Airings

  • Monday, January 18th at 4am (ET)
  • Sunday, January 17th at 2:15pm (ET)
  • Sunday, December 13th at 6:30am (ET)
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