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Many economists say that until the U.S. banking system regains some stability, the overall economy will continue to falter. An update on the viability of U.S banks, and new options being considered to restore confidence.
Simon Johnson, senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, professor, the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and former economic counselor, International Monetary Fund and co-author of "The Baseline Scenario: What Happened to the Global Economy and What We Can do About It"
David Wessel, economics editor, The Wall Street Journal
Jeff Arricale, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price Financial Services Fund Inc.
Gretchen Morgenson, business columnist, New York Times
As the first black president of the "Harvard Law Review," Barack Obama received an advance from a publisher in 1995 to write a book. He decided to tell the story of his family in the hopes it might help people understand the fissures of race, class, and identity in America. Diane invites listeners to join a Readers' Review of our 44th President's first memoir.
Mark Whitaker, senior vice president & Washington bureau chief, NBC News
Lisa Page, freelance writer who teaches creative writing at George Washington University.
Kate Lehrer, author, most recently of "Confessions of a Bigamist."
Join Diane Rehm as she interviews Carl Kasell at George Washington University's Jack Morton Auditorium.
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