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Best of: Martin Gilens: Affluence & Influence

April 22, 2014

Good morning folks! On today’s best of show, an interview with Princeton Professor Martin Gilens on his book books Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America and Why Americans Hate Welfare. We are back live tomorrow!

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