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Economist and New York Times Op-Ed columnist Paul Krugman explains why the middle class in the U.S. is disappearing. Singer-songwriter Serj Tankian talks about the new breed of activists.
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
Called "the Mick Jagger of political/economic punditry," Paul Krugman is an economist, college professor and Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times. Now at Princeton, he's taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford. He's also been a consultant to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the U.N. and, during the Reagan administration, served on the Council of Economic Advisers. Krugman has won numerous awards and is the author/editor of 20 books and more than 200 professional journal articles.
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian
Former System of a Down frontman discusses how music can inspire social and political activism. (4:03)
Singer-songwriter talks about the new breed of activists and his new solo album. Full interview. (10:53)
Best known as the former frontman for the Grammy-winning band, System of a Down, Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and outspoken activist. He's a co-founder of Axis of Justice, an organization aimed at motivating youth interest in politics, and has his own record label, Serjical Strike, which releases music otherwise ignored by the mainstream. Tankian is on tour with Tom Morello and Foo Fighters, promoting his debut solo effort, "Elect the Dead."