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Economic Stimulus: The Promise and the Reality

In two years, President Obama's stimulus package has not produced the infrastructure projects many people expected. Is that what it was really designed to do? We hear from two state "stimulus watchdogs" and others. Also, Goldman Sachs friends Facebook, and cold weather and global warming.

By Warren Olney • Jan 3, 2011 • 51m Listen

In two years, President Obama's stimulus package has not produced the infrastructure projects many people expected. Is that what it was really designed to do? We hear from two state "stimulus watchdogs" and others. Also, Goldman Sachs friends Facebook, and the US and much of the world are freezing in this age of global warming. How come?

Banner image: Union workers hold signs during a rally in support of a proposed stimulus reform package for the City of San Francisco March 15, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA

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To the Point

Economic Stimulus: The Promise and the Reality

In two years, President Obama's stimulus package has not produced the infrastructure projects many people expected. Is that what it was really designed to do? We hear from two state "stimulus watchdogs" and others. Also, Goldman Sachs friends Facebook, and cold weather and global warming.

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To the Point

Economic Stimulus: The Promise and the Reality

In two years, President Obama's stimulus package has not produced the infrastructure projects many people expected. Is that what it was really designed to do? We hear from two state "stimulus watchdogs" and others. Also, Goldman Sachs friends Facebook, and cold weather and global warming.

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