From Zocalo
If 10% U.S. unemployment, trillions of dollars in national indebtedness and a grid-locked and ferociously partisan political system don't seem bolster the positions of Panglossian readers of tea leaves, well, take heart: a prolific contrarian pundit has looked out on the present economic wreckage and pronounces it a momentary hiccup before the next astonishing global flourishing. Gregg Easterbrook, author of 'Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed,' will make his case Wednesday in a free program on the Westside why technology, inter-connectivity and the shrinking globe will lead to greater prosperity but maybe not world peace. Space is limited, reservations are required.
What lies ahead for economy after current crisis ends? Author sees a boom
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