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    How the US Can Dodge A Depression

    How the US Can Dodge A Depression

    FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis

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    How the US Can Dodge A Depression

    FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis

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    Length:
    23 minutes
    Released:
    May 27, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    At 14.7%, US unemployment is at its highest rate since the Great Depression. In the coming months, Washington has a narrow window to avert an even bigger economic disaster.

    Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.

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    Released:
    May 27, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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