The Real Economy

There are hundreds of neighborhoods in New York City, each with a different flavor. Two of them, separated by Central Park, are known for their political fundraisers.

A conversation outside of Morgan Stanley, which lived through the financial crisis and came out the other side.

A visit to the former offices of Lehman Brothers, the corner on which the financial system turned. Has anything changed?

Zuccotti Park is empty these days, with no signs of another uprising, but the issues the protests brought to light in the national conversation still linger today.

Occupy Wall Street spurred a lot of political discussion. Now the movement is creating candidates for office.

Workers in Rockford, Ill., are divided on how much the auto bailout helped the local economy. Many hope yesterday's primary election might be the first step in helping factory areas in the state fully recover.

They differ on politics, but both see college as a way to help their kids do better than they have.

Steve and Suellen Daniels never imagined that in their mid-50s they would struggle this much.

Kai Ryssdal tours the new international terminal at Atlanta's airport and talks with Mayor Kasim Reed about how the $1.4 billion project can help the city bounce back to its boomtown days.

Father Anthony Salzman discusses how his parish is doing and whether he sees any signs of economic recovery.