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C-SPAN interviews Hedrick
May 3rd, 2013Hedrick Campaigns for America’s Future
April 10th, 2013As first published April 3, 2013
Isaiah Poole, of the Campaign for America’s Future, interviews Hedrick about his book and asks him what can be done to rebuild the American Dream.
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Kansas City, a Standing Ovation
March 22nd, 2013As presented at the Kansas City Missouri Central Library on March 12, 2013
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Up To Date, on KCUR
March 22nd, 2013As first heard on Kansas City’s KCUR on March 12, 2013
Steve Kraske of the Kansas City Star interviews Hedrick Smith
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The Economy with Diane Rehm
March 12th, 2013As first heard on WAMU on March 11, 2013
The Outlook for the US Economy
“Last week the Labor Department delivered the best jobs report in more than four years. The Dow Jones industrial average posted record highs. And corporate profits continued to soar. There’s good news to celebrate. But some economists and analysts say it’s too early to pop the cork on the champagne. Millions of Americans are still unemployed or underemployed. Even though the private sector added 236,000 jobs in February, the public sector dropped 10,000 positions in the same period. Concerns are strong that sequestration cuts will cause the economy – and jobs growth – to slow. Diane and her guests offer differing views on the outlook for jobs and the overall economy.”
Listen to the entire discussion here…
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One Economy, Two Americas
March 8th, 2013This blog post first appeared on BillMoyers.com.
By Hedrick Smith
Before you gulp down your favorite champagne to celebrate Wall Street’s new stock market highs, remember that we are two Americas: The nation’s economic divide is costing us all dearly in terms of lost jobs and growth and is fueling the angry, gridlocked politics in Washington.
As The New York Times reported Monday, corporate profits have been skyrocketing ever since 2008 -– rising an average of 20.1 percent a year for four years in a row. But out on Main Street, average household incomes have risen only 1.4 percent a year. CEOs and big investors have been hogging the profits…
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An Interview with Kojo Nnamdi
March 8th, 2013
As aired on March 5, 2012
“Here to walk us through the steps of how we got here and what it will take to change course is Hedrick Smith. He’s the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Emmy Award-winning producer and a bestselling author. His latest book is “Who Stole the American Dream?” Rick Smith, good to see you.”
Listen to the entire interview and read the transcript here.
Is a new progressive era upon us?
February 19th, 2013As carried by MSNBC’s Hardball on February 16, 2013
By Hedrick Smith
The pundits are now parsing President Obama’s State of the Union to calculate its impact on upcoming battles over the budget, gun safety and immigration. But their focus is too narrow. Their time horizon is too short. Something much bigger is afoot.
Obama’s populist crusade
February 19th, 2013As published by Politico on February 11, 2013
By Hedrick Smith
There’s a riptide running in American politics, and with his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama has an opportunity to turn it in his favor.
As fishermen and other seafarers know, riptides mark a powerful moment of change. The waters look chaotic. But riptides are pregnant with potential for the future. On the surface, the current flows one way — in the old direction. But in the depths below, larger and more decisive currents are running in the opposite direction, a new direction.
The Three Surprises in 401(k)s
February 19th, 2013As first published by Forbes on January 13, 2013:
By Hedrick Smith
Most people assume they’re savvy about 401(k)s, but here are three surprises for Boomers counting on 401 (k)s as their future financial lifejackets: (1) how it got started – accidentally; (2) how much they should regularly save to build a safe retirement nest egg; and (3) how big a bite mutual funds take out of their gains.
