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On today's show: Greece's former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, Atlantic City's troubles, Bill Clinton's welfare promises, the dark history of Shubuta, Mississippi. (episode)
Though the E.U. has regained its footing, Greece's economic troubles persist. Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says it's time to rewrite the rules on debt.
Anti-government protesters overtook the Iraqi Parliament building this weekend. Muqtata al-Sadr, an anti-American Shia cleric, is leading the uprising.
Bill Clinton's push for welfare reform was supposed to give people a path out of poverty. "What actually happened is a lesson in good intentions gone awry," says Retro Report.
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and Governor Chris Christie have been in an old-fashioned stand off, with Christie threatening to let the city fall into default.
Puerto Rico will default on a portion of its massive debt today. Without help from Congress, the situation could get worse.
A new book tries to make sense of a dark and painful period of American history through the eyes of one small town in Mississippi.