America's Call to the Mall

What's good for your wardrobe just might be good for the country. For decades , American presidents have been urging the nation to shop its way to prosperity.

A new analysis looks at the economic and moral costs of America's call to the mall.

Guests:

Lizabeth Cohen, author of new book "A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America," professor of American Studies at Harvard University

Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst and senior editor at the Atlantic Monthly magazine