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Some say the mega-retailer Wal-Mart has become a model for global capitalism. We'll talk about some of the positive and negative consequences of its success.
Edward J. Fox, Director, J.C. Penney Center for Retail Excellence and Assistant Professor of Marketing, School of Marketing at Southern Methodist University.
Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow, Institute of International Economics
Charles Fishman, senior writer, Fast Company
Author and documentary filmmaker Joanna Lipper spent four years getting to know a group of teenage mothers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She joins Diane to talk about what she learned about the stereotypes and realities of teenage parenting.
Joanna Lipper, Author, "Growing Up Fast" (Picador). She is also a psychologist and documentary filmmaker.
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