Jump-start for the Arts

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Congressional leaders are facing off over relief money for the arts in the economic stimulus package. But controversy is nothing new when it comes to funding culture. In another installment of our series "The Culture of Change: The First 100 Days," we look at lessons learned from arts initiatives in the New Deal of the 1930s. Also: our picks of the week. And: indie supergroup The Sway Machinery joins us to perform live.

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