Breaking Point

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 23, 2011

Mike Mayo has worked as an analyst at several of Wall Street’s big banks. On today’s show, he explains how they work, and why so much hasn’t changed since the financial meltdown. Then, Judy Greer and Shailene Woodley talk about starring with George Clooney in the new film “The Descendants.” Kevin Brownlow describes the painstaking restoration of the complete version of Abel Gance’s legendary 1927 film “Napoleon” only now getting its official U.S. premiere. Plus, a look at the escalating violence surrounding drug trafficking in Mexico, and whether anything can be done about it.

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