Chicago Stories
Chicago Stories
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Ep. 81: Ben Bernanke and the Great Recession
34 minutes Posted Jan 25, 2019 at 5:18 pm.
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Ben Bernanke’s goal during the Financial Crisis was simple: get people back to work. Doing it was a lot more complicated. Tune as Mayor Emanuel and the former Fed Chair take a deep dive into the heady days of the Great Recession, its turbulent politics and policy successes, along with a look at its powerful legacy, and much, much more.