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John Nichols: Scotland’s Referendum on Austerity & Luke Herrine: Strike Student Debt

September 17, 2014

Good morning everyone! On today’s show the Nation’s John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) joins us to discuss why the Scotland referendum is all about austerity. Read his piece here! Also Luke Herrine of the Strike Debt Collective will discuss the new push against the student debt crisis. Also you can follow up on their work at Rolling Jubilee.

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