Wage stagnation, debt...with the glass looking half-empty, Obama presents his vision

For the first time on record, the nation's overall economic growth has left the wages of American families in the dust.  The economic crisis has roiled financial markets, sure, but its long-term consequences will be felt by Americans from coast to coast. David Leonhardt presents this fascinating analysis of Obama's effort to create a new economic consensus to resolve some of the most pressing, urgent policy issues that would face him from day one in the White House.