Economy
Divided Decade: Financial crisis yields lasting pain and new possibilities
DIVIDED DECADE
DIVIDED DECADE
Ten years ago, the American economy broke.
Today, the country is a much different place. We've fractured along many lines — economic, political and cultural. How did we get here? Why? How has the system changed How has it changed us? And what does it meanfor our future?
For the past year, Marketplace has been reporting on how the financial crisis changed America in a project called Divided Decade. Now we bring our findings to you.
This is what we learned about...
Housing
Ten years ago the economy broke and changed the way we live.
Politics
Did saving the financial system break the political system?
Jobs
The work we do and the way we’re paid is different.
Retail
A decade later, everything is still on sale.
Banking
Bigger, stronger banks… and threats.
Us
How the financial crisis changed us.
Interviews
The Politics of Crisis
In a rare joint interview, former Sen. Chris Dodd and former Rep. Barney Frank, the lawmakers behind one of the country’s largest financial reform bills, talk about their biggest regrets during the financial crisis, why there won’t be any more bailouts and why they’re not worried about major rollbacks to Dodd-Frank.
Panic, Fear and Regret
In a historic conversation, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson talk about how they lost the country when they saved the economy.
The Politics of Crisis
In a rare joint interview, former Sen. Chris Dodd and former Rep. Barney Frank, the lawmakers behind one of the country’s largest financial reform bills, talk about their biggest regrets during the financial crisis, why there won’t be any more bailouts and why they’re not worried about major rollbacks to Dodd-Frank.
Panic, Fear and Regret
In a historic conversation, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson talk about how they lost the country when they saved the economy.
All Stories
Economy
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed banking
Economy
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed retail
Economy
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed you
Wealth & Poverty
Economy
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed jobs
Economy
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed politics
Economy
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed housing
Business
Business
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