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Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the roots of the economic crisis in Lebanon and the Ponzi scheme economy that has come crashing down over the past few years.
She explains the political factors that rendered the country dependent on the west and its regional allies, and the failure of the ruling class to provide any sustainable solutions.
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Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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