The Economy and the Middle Class

Layoffs and job losses, the credit crunch, dwindling 401Ks, foreclosures — the nation’s middle class is struggling to survive. Join a panel of experts, including New York Times Magazine contributing writer and best-selling author Roger Lowenstein, Times chief financial correspondent Floyd Norris, Times international business editor Marcus Mabry and Times labor and workplace reporter Steven Greenhouse as they discuss the international impact of this collapse and examine the prospects for economic recovery here and abroad. Moderated by Lawrence Ingrassia, New York Times business editor.