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Home prices, consumer confidence, the mac and cheese index. There are a confluence of unhappy trends that has many market-watchers confidently pronouncing the word “recession” and some even whispering the dreaded D-word – “depression.” Former Secretary of Labor and current UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich has been watching it all unfold, and he speaks with Faith Salie on Fair Game.

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