Tony Pugh

McClatchy Newspapers

Tony Pugh has been covering consumer economics with McClatchy Newspapers’ Washington Bureau for more than ten years. He is currently reporting for a McClatchy project called “Fallout on Main Street,” a series of multimedia reports on how the economic crisis is affecting Americans.

Guian McKee

University of Virginia

Prof. Guian McKee teaches American social policy history and urban history at the University of Virginia. He is the author of the recently published "The Problem of Jobs: Liberalism, Race, and Deindustrialization in Philadelphia." Prof. McKee also works with the Miller Center’s Presidential Recordings Program, to make the 5,000+ hours of recorded presidential meetings from 1940 to 1973 accessible to the public.

Mary Hansen

American University

As associate professor of Economics at American University, Mary Hansen specializes in labor economy and economic history. She is currently compiling a series of papers examining bankruptcy during the Great Depression. Prof. Hansen often publishes her work in the Journal of Economic History.

Hedrick Smith

Hedrick Smith Productions

Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and an Emmy Award-winning producer/correspondent who has worked with organizations such as The New York Times and PBS. He recently led a Frontline investigation titled “Can You Afford to Retire?” showcasing the American retirement crisis. Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Smith has covered a wide array of topics including international relations, economic and political scandals such as Enron, terrorism, education, poverty, and health care.

• Fallout On Main Street (McClatchy Newspapers)
  

• Financial expert, Lakshman Achuthan’s economic research group
  

• For more economic history, visit historicalstatistics.org or the Economic Historical Society’s Website
  

• Learn more about our guest, Hedrick Smith’s work
  

• What you should know if you’ve been laid off: (AARP)

• How to get a job. Tips for 50+ workers: (AARP)

• The search is half the battle. Find a job that fits your needs through the AARP job search engine

• Have questions about your job search? Ask an expert: (AARP)
  

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