PBS NewsHour

Cities Hit Hard by Slump, Adding to Cloudy Economic Picture

Clip: 09/27/2011 | 12m 42s

As the nation's economic woes mount, evidence of continuing trouble can be found in city revenues, the housing market and high unemployment rates. Gwen Ifill discusses the big picture with Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni, Howard Wial of the Brookings Institution and Christopher Hoene of the National League of Cities.

Aired: 09/27/11

Rating: NR

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