As Washington Looks the Other Way, Are Big Cities on Their Own?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2013
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Recent mayoral elections turned on class than race as multi-ethnic coalitions focused on the economy. With further federal help unlikely, are big cities on their own?
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.2 | As Washington looks away, can big cities recover on their own? |
| 0:15.6 | Hello again, I'm Orwin-Aulny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:19.5 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Detroit, New York, and Boston are very different cities with something |
| 0:25.3 | in common. Local politics are undergoing historic change. This month, all three cities elected |
| 0:31.0 | populist new mayors who focused on unemployment and income inequality. Race wasn't an issue at all. |
| 0:39.1 | Big cities like these are America's economic engines, but two-thirds have yet to recover after the Great Recession. |
| 0:44.1 | Washington is no longer leading the way, so voters are turning to City Hall. We'll look at the |
| 0:48.6 | opportunities and the challenges lying ahead. Today's talking point, how recycling and reuse drive the global economy. First, |
| 0:57.1 | here's the news. Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel. Stream BBC World Service, NPRW |
| 1:07.6 | programs, continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at kCRW. |
| 1:19.7 | Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. |
| 1:26.6 | Hello again, Marmonaul be back with To the Point. |
| 1:28.5 | Elections for mayor in Detroit, New York, and Boston turn more on class than race this month as multi-ethnic |
| 1:35.1 | coalitions focused on economic recovery. With further help, unlikely to come from Washington, |
| 1:39.8 | are America's big cities now on their own? Today's talking point, there's big money in your recycling bin. |
| 1:46.9 | You might even buy back a lot of that stuff you've been throwing away. We heard about a crucial |
| 1:51.0 | aspect of the global economy that is mostly hidden. First is news update. Scores of tornadoes |
| 1:57.5 | hit seven Midwestern states yesterday, leaving paths of death and destruction. |
| 2:01.8 | Alex Ruchayano is news producer and reporter for WCBU Peoria Public Radio. |
| 2:08.0 | Susan Newton of Washington, Illinois, a town of 15,000 told him this story. |
| 2:12.7 | We have neighbors that have lost their entire home, and last night we were at a dinner |
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