The Ideas Matter lecture series is a joint project of Boston Review and the MIT Political Science Department. February 24, 2011. The global economy continues to reel from the financial and housing crises, and unemployment remains rampant in the United States. What is the solution? A government-supported push for full employment, says economist Robert Pollin, reviving a critical but long-dormant debate. With Ron Blackwell, Thomas Kochan, and David Autor. Moderated by Richard Locke.
