New New Economy (a short play)

Steven Hill

New New Economy by Steven Hill

Synopsis: A young couple tries to deal with the realities of a down economy, set amidst the backdrop of their moody relationship and a very peculiar—desperate—money-making scheme in which they discover: one person’s junk is another’s treasure.

Link to Steven Hill's "New New Economy".

Steven Hill is a Caveat Lector principal and contributing writer. He is a journalist and the author of seven books of political non-fiction. His essays, articles, and media interviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Guardian, Le Monde, Die Zeit, NPR, PBS, BBC, C-SPAN, Democracy Now, and many others. He is the chief editor and contributor to the online publication DemocracySOS. He has published short fiction and poems in a number of publications, including the Columbia Journal, Minnesota Review, San Fernando Poetry Journal, Struggle, Prophetic Voices, and the anthologies Sparkle and Blink, Grasp the Rainbow, and Poets for a Livable Planet. His plays have been produced in New York City (Off Off Broadway), Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. His website can be found at www.Steven-Hill.com.