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We begin with the Greek economic crisis and speak with Richard Parker, an economic advisor to the last Greek government of Papandreou and the current Greek government of Papademos. We discuss the second E.U. Greek rescue package that is close to agreement and whether or not it will prevent further instability in the Eurozone where austerity measures have slowed growth.

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Then we get an analysis of why the Syrian capitol Damascus has so far escaped the Syrian civil war that has raged in the countryside, with other cities such as Homs facing destruction. Bilal Saab, a Visiting Fellow in Non-proliferation Studies at the Monterrey Institute of International Studies joins. He has an article at CNN, “Why Damascus Remains Eerily Calm”.

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Then finally we examine the latest outrage in Mexico’s war against drug cartels that has so-far killed over 47,500 Mexicans. The author of “El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency” Ioan Grillo, joins us. He is a correspondent for Reuters who is covering the drug war in Mexico and we discuss the prison riot in which 44 members of the Gulf cartel were bludgeoned and stabbed to death in a massacre that was a cover for a breakout escape of 30 prisoners from the ultra-violent Zetas drug gang. 

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With U.S. markets up today, we take a contrary look into the standoff between Greece and Germany over the Greek debt crisis and how a likely default will effect the big European banks and a European economy already in recession as a result of austerity measures. William K. Black, the former Litigation Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and author of “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One” joins us to analyze the on-going inability of the Europeans to deal with the Euro crisis.

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Then, if you thought the 99% - 1% divide was bad enough, how about the 99.0000037% versus the .0000063%.  Joining us is Ari Berman, a contributing writer to The Nation and author of an article at Tom Dispatch and the Huffington Post “The .0000063% Election: How the Politics of the Super Rich Became American Politics”. We discuss how the super rich have taken over our politics in this election via the Super-PACs that now dominate campaigns.

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Then finally we look into the overwhelming vote today in the U.N. General Assembly condemning the Syrian regime. James Gelvin, a specialist on Syria at UCLA joins us to assess whether the Assad family regime, with the help of Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, can kill enough Syrians to hold onto power, or whether the growing opposition inside the country will be able to fight back and turn the tables.