To the Best of Our Knowledge: Class Lessons

To The Best of Our Knowledge

SEGMENT 1:

Michael Zweig is an economist at SUNY-Stony Brook. He tells Steve Paulson that a lot of Americans who think they're middle class are actually working class and that Americans need to squarely face up to class issues and what they mean for things like health care. Also, Michelle Kennedy tells Anne Strainchamps how she ended up homeless and how she managed to support herself and her three children. Kennedy is the author of "Without A Net."

SEGMENT 2:

Music historian Michael Streissguth talks with Jim Fleming about Johnny Cash and the remarkable recording he made in 1968 at Folsom prison. And we hear several musical examples. Streissguth is the author of "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison."

SEGMENT 3:

Tom Wolfe's latest novel is called "I Am Charlotte Simmons." He talks about it with Steve Paulson, and explains why he's so fascinated by the connection between sex and social status. Excerpts from the book are read by Dylan Baker.

Class Lessons