Parsing The Politics Of 'Main Street'

Fresh Air | By Geoff Nunberg

Published October 8, 2008 at 11:27 AM EDT

Much has been made of the effects the recent financial crisis will have on "Main Street." Linguist Geoff Nunberg Geoff Nunberg discusses how this term gained such popular 鈥� and presidential 鈥� usage.

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Parsing The Politics Of 'Main Street'