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10 Years Since the 08 Crash, Are We Ready For The Next Big Crisis?
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10 Years Since the 08 Crash, Are We Ready For The Next Big Crisis?

Jon Ward
Sep 27, 2018
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10 years ago, the American economy was on the edge of Freefall. A divided government overcame partisan differences to work together, in an election year. We talked to former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and many others, to get their take on whether our political system now is ready for the next crisis.


Click here to read the piece by Andrew Romano and I on why we may not be prepared to respond to the next big crisis, and why.


Outro music: "...There" by Andy Mineo

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