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austerity and fears of a meltdown. looking ahead to the rio environmental summit, a sharply contrarian take from someone who says the whole thing is a waste of time. finally -- >> i am for free press, fair elections and equal rights for women. i cant say that. >> what in the world? "the dictator" might be a fun movie, but dictators in real life are getting smarter, sav savvier and less authoritarian. but first, heres my take. were now in the general election campaign in the united st...

boris johnson, the mayor of london. he has a surprising message on the euro and on republicans. well talk about the olympics, of course. then, economics. a sharp discussion between two great scholars. robert skedelski, rbiographer o the euro, austerity, and fears of a meltdown. looking ahead to the real environmental summit, a sharply contrarian date from someone who says the whole thing is a waste of time. finally -- >> i am for free press, fair elections, and equal rights for w...