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The G-20 and the Future of the Global Economy
As the old G-7 becomes the G-20 , there's talk of economic "recovery," but good times may be limited to the financial industry. In the so-called "jobless recovery," millions of people still can't make ends meet, and protesters in the streets of Pittsburgh claim Wall Street is running the government.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAs the old G-7 becomes the G-20, there's talk of economic "recovery," but good times may be limited to the financial industry. In the so-called "jobless recovery," millions of people still can't make ends meet, and protesters in the streets of Pittsburgh claim Wall Street is running the government. Even some market fundamentalists say they're right. Are the same people who presided over one disaster in charge of preventing another? Will the G-20 approve new regulations to crack down on excessive risk that endangers the world economy?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Raj Patel
former Fellow; Institute for Food and Development Policy
Simon Johnson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peter Goodman
New York Times / International Business Times
The full episode
2 of 3The G-20 and the Future of the Global Economy- 0:00Covert Iranian Nuclear Facility Revealed
- 7:46The G-20 and the Future of the Global EconomyYou’re reading this
- 42:50Prosecutors Call Terrorism Case Most Serious in Years