Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Obama’s Budget, Super Bowl Recap, and Lululemon’s Leadership Crisis
President Obama’s latest budget, a $4 trillion proposal, focuses on what he calls “middle class economics.” What’s the pushback from Republicans, and what does it portend for the political climate? Also, a new study challenges some of our basic assumptions about the housing bubble.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenWe start with a look at President Obama’s new $4 trillion budget; will his bid to focus on income inequality pay off? Then, a new study sheds fresh light on the housing bubble and the great recession, challenging some of our common wisdom about it -- we hear from one of the authors. In our weekly television roundup, we talk about the Super Bowl halftime show, the return of The Americans, and more small screen news. Then, author Alexandra Fuller discusses her new divorce memoir, Leaving Before the Rains Come. And finally, the rise and fall of Lululemon’s founder Chip Wilson, who announced he’s resigning today.
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