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Women and the U.N., comparing economic crises, Bertolt Brecht

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_40723688_un_ny_bbcThe U.N. General Assembly authorized a new U.N. agency for women last week. We’ll look at the years of advocacy that led to it. The World’s Jason Margolis helps answer a listener’s question about how this economic crisis compares to past ones, especially in terms of U.S. debt. And The World’s Alex Gallafent rereads Bertolt Brecht on the Crash of 1929.

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One comment for “Women and the U.N., comparing economic crises, Bertolt Brecht”

  1. [...] Here’s my story on the new UN women’s agency which is also one of the topics in How We Got Here #27. [...]

    Posted by Catching up « jeb sharp – work in progress | September 28, 2009, 9:46 pm

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