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Pope Francis Takes on 'Unfettered Capitalism'

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has called free-enterprise capitalism "a new tyranny" and called for new focus on serving the poor. What does Pope Francis mean?

By Warren Olney • Dec 17, 2013 • 52m Listen

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has called free-enterprise capitalism "a new tyranny" and called for new focus on serving the poor. We hear different views on what Pope Francis means about politics, economics and religion. Also, what's next for the beleaguered NSA surveillance program? On today's Talking Point, major drug company GlaxoSmithKline says it won't pay doctors to promote its products any more. Will the rest of Big pharma follow suit?

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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'

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Pope Francis Takes on 'Unfettered Capitalism'

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has called free-enterprise capitalism "a new tyranny" and called for new focus on serving the poor. What does Pope Francis mean?

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To the Point

Pope Francis Takes on 'Unfettered Capitalism'

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has called free-enterprise capitalism "a new tyranny" and called for new focus on serving the poor. What does Pope Francis mean?

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