For tonight's Conversations with Great Minds - I'm joined by Mark Weisbrot - one of America's leading progressive economists. The co-founder and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research - Mark received his Phd in Economics from the University of Michigan. He's also the President of Just Foreign Policy - where he works hard to reform American foreign policy so that it reflects the values of "diplomacy, law, and cooperation." Mark is also the author the of a number of books - including his latest - the new book - "Failed: What the 'Experts' Got Wrong about the Global Economy."

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