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Slumping Stocks and a Government Crackdown: China at a Crossroads?

China's stocks tumbled once again today, after bad news from the manufacturing sector. Is the world's second largest economy in a free fall? Can Beijing rebuild confidence while cracking down on dissent?

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KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Sep 1, 2015 • 51m Listen

China's stocks tumbled once again today, after bad news from the manufacturing sector. Is the world's second largest economy in a free fall? Can Beijing rebuild confidence while cracking down on dissent? Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores why China's economy is rattling the world.

Also, a Kentucky county clerk again defies the same-sex marriage law. On today's Talking Point, Pope Francis says priests can forgive women who've had abortions. Is this a temporary olive branch in a divided church or sign of a significant re-alignment of Vatican priorities?

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    Reporter, Fill-in Host

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