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Radio 4,19 Jul 2002,15 mins

The Avenues to Express Greed had Grown

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Whilst corporate fraud and greed hit the news headlines, Alistair Cooke considers the complicated language used by Alan Greenspan to calm the stock markets. Plus, he explores the education choice in 1951 for a young black girl.

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