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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, September 19th. I'm Amelia Lester in this week for Dorothy Wicenden.

The Federal Reserve has been making news all week. First, Larry Summers withdrew his name from consideration as a candidate, making Janet

Yellen the top contender to replace Ben Ben Ben Ben Bananke as Fed chairman.

Then Benanke surprised Wall Street by announcing the Fed would continue its stimulus measures.

Long-term unemployment and under-employment remain high, and we have seen ongoing declines

in labor force participation. In addition, federal

fiscal policy continues to be an important restraint on growth and a source of downside risk.

To talk about the Fed and the struggle over who will take over, I'm joined by John Cassidy and

Ryan Lizzo. John, some people think the Fed chairman is the most powerful unelected official in the country, if not the world.

So could you explain to us lay people why the Fed matters so much and why choosing this next chairperson is such a big decision for Obama?

The main reason the Fed matters so much is because it basically sets the monetary conditions, not just for the US, but for the entire world.

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