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Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at *The Week.* He joins the show to discuss how bad economic policy has hindered strong economic recovery from the Great Recession. Furthermore, Ryan argues economic anxiety stemming from the Great Recession has given rise to populist and even extremist political movements throughout the world. Finally, Ryan and David discuss the folly of limiting population growth as a means of combating climate change and how slowing population growth presents many long-term economic challenges. David\u2019s blog: http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/ Ryan Cooper\u2019s *The Week* archive: http://theweek.com/authors/ryan-cooper David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Ryan Cooper\u2019s Twitter: @ryanlcooper \u201cThe Great Recession Clearly Gave Rise to Right-Wing Populism\u201d by Ryan Cooper http://theweek.com/articles/685813/great-recession-clearly-gave-rise-rightwing-populism \u201cThe Federal Reserve is Still Wrecking America\u201d by Ryan Cooper http://theweek.com/articles/696914/federal-reserve-still-wrecking-america \u201cWhy America is About to Start Freaking Out about Babies\u201d by Ryan Cooper http://theweek.com/articles/625705/why-america-about-start-freaking-about-babies