Economics

In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic

David Wessel

About the Program

Pulitzer Prize winning editor of the Wall Street Journal details how Ben Bernanke single-handedly came to the rescue of the U.S. economy to prevent a second Depression.  Wessel claims that Bernanke's response effectively made the Federal Reserve the 4th branch of government.

About the Authors

David Wessel

David Wessel is a regular on PBS's Washington Week and appears frequently on National Public Radio.


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In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, October 11th at 9:45am (ET)
  • Saturday, September 19th at 9:15pm (ET)
  • Sunday, August 30th at 10pm (ET)
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