Americano

Why aren’t American men working?

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Freddy Gray speaks to Nicholas Eberstadt, author of Men Without Work, about why, despite good employment figures, American men aren’t working in the same way they used to.

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Americano
US politics and analysis, delivering in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.

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