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The Economic Collapse And A People's Plan For Recovery

On March 6, The Nation and The Nation Institute gathered a panel for a discussion about the financial crisis. Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich, Black Commentator's Bill Fletcher, Jr., The New School's Jeff Madrick and The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes held a wide-ranging debate about the origins of the financial collapse, the efficacy of President Obama's stimulus package and various proposals for the future. The event marked the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books) by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation.