John Rabe, from local station 89.3 KPCC listens in as CBS-2 Anchor Laura Diaz takes roll call of all the trades involved in constructing LA Live. Actor Jimmy Smits (who co-owns the Conga Room) and Mayor Villaraigosa chime in.
Beers aren't the only things that get "topped off." The head of the
ironworkers union tells 89.3 KPCC's John Rabe that skyscrapers get the same treatment.
Because of the financial crisis fallout, the bailouts keep coming. AIG got one, as did Citigroup. But General Motors, an auto maker teetering on the brink, is still waiting for one. Commentator Robert Reich asks: Why.
Commentator Jeff Madrick says a lot of our economic problems root from a wage crisis that's been troubling the average worker for 35 years. He shares a list of solutions for our "What's the Fix" series.
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