Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss Nelson Mandela’s contribution to a world of equality, President Obama’s speech on inequality and social mobility, and the fast food workers striking to change their lives.

Scheer is joined on this week’s program by host Matt Miller and Rich Lowry of the National Review.

— Adapted from KCRW by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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