Taking on Herbalife

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 24, 2014

Alexandra Stevenson, reporter for The New York Times, discusses hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman's quest to bring down the nutritional supplement company Herbalife, which he calls a pyramid scheme. Stevenson explains his questionable methods and how Latino advocacy groups got involved.

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