Wall Street’s Dive, Syrian Tanks, London Riots and Juvie Journalism

Posted on Aug 10, 2011

Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey

As we stare down the barrel of a double-dip recession, journalist and former investment banker William Cohan helps us make sense of the stock market and moral rot on Wall Street. Also on this week’s Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: a report from London on the U.K. riots; Robin Wright puts Syria and the other Arab uprisings in context, and “The Beat Within” gives juvenile convicts a voice.

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