David Brancaccio, the award-winning host and senior editor of NOW on PBS anchors The Big Fix. Joining him for a centerpiece conversation is the popular New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Krugman, who recently accepted the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, tells Brancaccio that president-elect Obama will need courage to spend the billions necessary, not only to fix our roads and bridges, but to pull the economy out of recession. But viewers will quickly learn that the challenges surrounding infrastructure spending are daunting and that money alone will not do the trick. Along with interviewing Krugman, Brancaccio will guide viewers through special reports examining our crumbling highways, bridges, ports, airports and other vital lifelines.
