Washington, DC has now replaced California's Silicon Valley as the wealthiest metropolitan area in the United States. Is that putting policymakers, politicians and journalistic pundits out of touch with the problems of ordinary Americans? Is that why they've been so slow to address the housing crisis and unemployment?
Do America's Movers and Shakers Live in a (Beltway) Bubble?
Credits
Guests:
- Joshua Zumbrun - Bloomberg
- Dana Milbank - Washington Post - @Milbank
- Dante Chinni - American Communities Project - @Dchinni
- Yvonne Maria Jimenez - Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County