Thursday, May 28, 2009

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-05-28/future-general-motors

The Future of General Motors

10 a.m. (ET)

A last ditch effort by G-M to avoid bankruptcy appears to have failed. A plan by the Obama administration would leave taxpayers owning 70% of the automaker: Implications of a GM reorganization for autoworkers, lenders and the U.S. economy.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-05-28/andrew-cherlin-marriage-go-round-knopf

Andrew Cherlin: "The Marriage-Go-Round" (Knopf)

11 a.m. (ET)

Americans get married, divorced, and co-habitate more than people in any other Western country. A sociologist analyzes trends in our personal relationships.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.