Unemployment Rate At 25 Year High; Revisiting The Ban On Gays In The Military; What Film Critics Do You Read Or Listen To And Why?; Obama Economic Summit
Unemployment Rate At 25 Year High
The unemployment rate for the U.S. surged to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as employers cut 651,000 jobs amid a worsening recession. Both figures were worse than economic analysts expected. Larry and guests Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute, and Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics take a look at today's unemployment numbers and other economic news.
Revisiting The Ban On Gays In The Military
On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that President Obama has begun consulting his top military advisors about lifting the ban on gays in the military. Author Nathaniel Frank joins Larry to talk about his new book "Unfriendly Fire," in which he presents newly collected data indicating that openly gay service does not undermine military effectiveness.
What Film Critics Do You Read Or Listen To And Why?
Larry and film critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media discuss the question with listeners, "what film critics do you read or listen to and why?" Larry takes thoughts from our critics and listeners.
Obama Economic Summit
Today President Obama is convening a "fiscal responsibility summit" with over 100 economics experts. With hopes of cutting the federal deficit by half within four years, he will discuss with advisers solutions to reduce the deficit as well achieve the goals of his administration. Among the topics to be considered: health care costs, Social Security, tax reform, and defense spending. Larry Mantle talks with guests about ways to solve the current financial crisis.