From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The backlash against austerity.

Hello again, I'm Marvin Olney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

All across Europe

today, angry May Day marchers protested the consequences of massive spending cuts and increased taxes.

Unemployment is setting records in Eurozone countries, so now the focus is shifting from reducing

debt to growing troubled economies. Some economists are saying, we told you so, bolstered, believe it or not, by discovery of an

Excel spreadsheet error in an influential research paper.

What will the austerity backlash mean for the sequester in this country?

Are politicians catching up with new ideas of what works and what doesn't?

On reporter's notebook later on gay rights and immigration reform.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon-A-Lany back with To The Point. Unemployment and slow growth in Europe are bringing an end to the austerity era of spending cuts and increased taxes. Was austerity a dangerous idea in the first place? Will new ideas about economic reality make a difference to politicians in Washington? On reporter's notebook, provisions for same-sex relationships could scuttle immigration reform.

We'll hear about pressures on Democrats and Republicans.

First, this news update.

Police emphasize there is no threat to public safety, but three new suspects have been arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing.

The FBI is holding them, and they are said to have connections to

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