Today on Planet Money:
We're all about economic disasters, up close and far away.
-- Andy Washkowitz sends photo evidence of the economy from his neighborhood, where things maybe aren't what they used to be.
-- Only a few months ago, the International Monetary was laying off people, says former chief economist Simon Johnson. Now the IMF is scrambling to save the economies of the world
-- Planet Money teams with the New York Times to present a major story about school districts that bought some of the worst stuff on Wall Street. Charles Duhigg and Adam Davidson unveil the first installment. (NYT/NPR)
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