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Unemployment
 
 
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 10:00 am

Unemployment is virtually non-existent for upper-income Americans. At the lower rungs, it’s at Great Depression levels, with dire implications for society.

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Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 11:00 am

Reinventing careers after losing a job. We’ll talk with the makers of the new documentary “Lemonade” about life after lay-offs.

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Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 10:00 am

An uncertain economic recovery. Financial reform in limbo. Is the U.S. headed for a comeback or more trouble? We take stock with economist Simon Johnson.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 10:00 am

New millions of Americans — including many who never thought they’d see the day — are lining up for food stamps. We’ll look at who’s in line in hard, hungry times.

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Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:00 am

The president calls a jobs summit. Millions of Americans out of work. We’ll look at the options now for taking on unemployment.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 10:00 am

We’ve got a jobless recovery. For the unemployed, that’s not OK. Robert Reich and Elizabeth Warren talk about how to jumpstart the return of jobs.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:00 am

Nearly one in ten Americans are out of work. How long can that last? And how can we live with it?

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Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 10:00 am

Thousands of new layoffs across the country this week, adding to the millions of jobs already lost to recession. We’ll talk with Americans around the country about life without work.

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Recent Shows
The Stieg Larsson Story
Friday, March 19, 2010

“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” the Swedish thriller that’s sweeping the globe — and the death of its author, Stieg Larsson.

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Week in the News
Friday, March 19, 2010

The health care climax looms. The president signs a jobs bill. And murder in Mexico hits home. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Blog
Sonny Rollins on Race and Jazz’s Future

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins joined us to reflect on his storied career and give us his thoughts on the future of music. To celebrate his 80th birthday, the hugely influential tenor saxophonist is embarking on yet another national tour.

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IED’s in Afghanistan: Hard Numbers

The Department of Defense provided On Point with some statistics about IED attacks in Afghanistan, where there has been an increase in the use of such weapons over the past 14 months. It’s striking to see the spike in numbers — from 2,677 IED incidents in 2007 to 8,159 last year.

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Christopher Hill: U.S. Troop Withdrawal ‘On Schedule’

U.S. Ambassaor to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke with On Point live from Baghdad today as early voting gets underway, part of the run-up to Sunday’s elections. “So far so good,” Hill said, despite scattered violence. Hill said that the plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops by Sept. 1, and to leave only a residual advisory force of 50,000 or fewer, remains “very much on schedule.” Observers worry that a spike in violence could derail that timeline.

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