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Feb 20, 2026
Understanding the “cruel math of unemployment”
Is unemployment a liability or an asset for capitalism? This morning, we dig in.
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The Team
David Brancaccio
Host
Meredith Garretson Morbey
Supervising Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder
Senior Producer
Ariana Rosas
Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Associate Producer
Tamar Faggen
Assistant Producer
Ashley Rodriguez
Assistant Producer
Emma Condon
Assistant Producer
Dylan Miettinen
Digital Producer
Rachel Brees
Audio Engineer
Tessa Bloch
Audio Engineer
Understanding the “cruel math of unemployment”
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