The Majority Report

Guy Lawson, Wall Street’s Wildest Con

July 13, 2012

Casual Friday! Bit of a break from our typical format as Sam is still away but there’s a brand new show lined up for you!

Award winning investigative journalist Guy Lawson on his latest book, Octopus: Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street’s Wildest Con. Also, interviews from Netroots Nation, EJ Graff (@ejgraff) from the American Prospect and Susie Sampson (@susiesampson) from the Tea Party Report.

We’ll be back LIVE on Monday!

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