After General Motors became the latest casualty of the global recession, Aditya Chakrabortty is joined by Tim Webb to analyse the ramifications of the industrial giant's bankruptcy.
Plus, as Europe prepares to go to the polls, Larry Elliott looks at the economic problems across the eurozone.
Finally, Daryl Collins, an expert in poverty and development, tells us about living on two dollars a day and her experiences of compiling her latest book, Portfolios of the Poor.
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