Engirding Capitalism
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[1]This week Jesse, Jon, and Arturo (on location at the Denver airport) talk about What the Tea Party Really Wants [2] by David Brooks and Gail Collins. Topics include: the success of Glenn Beck; morality and the market; the idea that "everybody's to blame" for the sad state of the economy; and the power of catchy anecdotes against data and experts. Episode #12...gogetit! [3] [1] https://thesocietypages.org/improv/files/2010/09/album-art-ep12.png [2] http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/what-the-tea-party-really-wants/?hp [3] http://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/download.php.mp3?orig=61360.mp3
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