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Guests: Rev. Eugene Barnes and James Mumm; Les Leopold; Paulo Sotero
Topics: Bank protests; declining middle class; Brazil-Iran relations
Rev. Eugene Barnes and James Mumm of the National People's Action (www.npa-us.org) discuss protests they organized against banks and bank lobbyists; Les Leopold examines the problem of consumer spending bolstered by the rich while middle-class and poor suffer; Paulo Sotero explains Brazil's dealings with Iran.
Taking listeners deep into the underlying issues and forces that shape our world.
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