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Uploaded by RTAmerica on 7 Aug 2011 The unemployment rating has dropped a tenth of a percent to 9.1 percent. This is encouraging to some, but at the same time the average duration of unemployment rose to 10 months. The DOW is at its lowest it has been in years and the dollar hits a record low this week. The default deal has been settled but is the economic crisis over? Richard Wolff, economist and talk show host for WBAI radio, tells us more.

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