http://www.radio4all.net/program/68957Podcast for Program: Long Term Unemployment A National Crisis Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:21:14 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/68957Long Term Unemployment A National Crisis with Christine Owens, Ex. Dir., National Employment Law Project Another month and another tepid report on unemployment. The unemployment rate just went up to 7.6% with no prospect for a significant decline in sight. The plight of the long term unemployed who represent over 37% of the total is all but forgotten. Facing daunting odds in finding work, they are also being hit with federal unemployment benefit cuts, that states have been forced to implement due to sequestration and now qualify for fewer weeks of unemployment coverage than at any time since the beginning of the economic crisis. *************** The Economic Elephant with Robert Reich, Prof. of Public Policy. UC Berkeley, and former Secretary of Labor What's really wrong with the economy, and why? Unemployment is still high and job creation hasn't made a big dent this many years into the so-called recovery. Who has the best plan? Is it the Keynesians? On the other end, the Austerics? They both neglect the economic elephant in the room - spreading wealth to the wealthy keeps buying power away from the 99%; it simply does not lead to economic recovery.Ken Nash and Mimi RosenbergSat, 08 Jun 2013 17:21:14 +0000