Late Night Live Tuesday 23 October 2012

** Bruce Shapiro reports on the third and final Presidential debate

** Why co-operatives are fashionable again

** The stories behind the Australian War Memorial's treasures

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Recent highlights:

* How the working class in Britain has gone from the 'salt of the earth' to the 'scum of the earth.'  Owen Jones discusses his new book: 'Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class'. http://bit.ly/TxlHkf

* The former president of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, in a wide-ranging interview.   http://goo.gl/qG2b0

* 'Yesterday my daughter emigrated': why people are leaving Spain. http://bit.ly/T9HVwt

*The remarkable Rory Stewart, OBE, just back in the UK from Afghanistan, describes his earlier walks across that nation, surviving by his wits and knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. Stewart is a Tory MP, author, academic, TV presenter, former deputy governor within occupied Iraq, and former diplomat in Indonesia and the Balkans. http://goo.gl/XxrwV

*Carol Blue, Christopher Hitchens' widow, talks about his legacy, his illness and life without him. http://bit.ly/PzalAS

*A discussion with three experts on the effects of mass immigration on Australia, Europe and North America. http://bit.ly/R7M7KZ

*What's wrong with the US political system: http://bit.ly/TpC2b4

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