A top economist challenges Obama with a controversial plan for economic recovery.

Robert Kuttner, author of the new book Obama's Challenge , talks to NOW ON PBS about the enormous obstacles to - and potential solutions for - getting America's economy back on track. As President-elect Barack Obama unveils his top economic team, Kuttner offers his advice on how America's next leader should stimulate a recovery, including a $600
billion government spending package. "We need the government big time to prevent this from becoming the Great Depression II," Kuttner tells NOW's David Brancaccio.

The NOW ON PBS Web site (www.pbs.org/now ) will feature this full program as well as an excerpt from Kuttner's book and links to his articles.