This August, Professor Cornel West and PBS' Tavis Smiley embarked on an 18-city, nine-state "Poverty Tour" to highlight the suffering of the country's poorest citizens. PBS is now broadcasting footage of the tour, and West and Smiley join Morning Joe to discuss. The National Memo's Joe Conason also joins the conversation.Oct. 11, 2011
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