Eight Forty-Eight 4.13.11

Eight Forty-Eight 4.13.11
President Obama is expected to break fundraising records with his 2012 campaign. Getty/Matt Sullivan
Eight Forty-Eight 4.13.11
President Obama is expected to break fundraising records with his 2012 campaign. Getty/Matt Sullivan

Eight Forty-Eight 4.13.11

WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter.

As President Obama prepares his 2012 fundraising efforts, host Alison Cuddy speaks with Chicago magazine’s Carol Felsenthal and political strategist Scott McPherson about the man already dubbed the “billion dollar” candidate, and weigh in on his competition. Then public opinion and policy expert Professor Benjamin Page will discuss how Americans perceive class wars and what lessons can be learned from America’s most economically successful. And WBEZ’s Liz Bustamante profiles the band The Bitter Tears.