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Journeyman Pictures presents a special on China’s new super-rich, rich and middle classes.

Is Vladimir Putin the richest man in Europe? Al Jazeera’s People & Power investigates the rumours surrouding Putin’s alleged vast and hidden fortune.

Chris Hedges discusses the effects unfettered capitalism have on resource-rich areas of the United States; deeming them sacrifice zones as wealth is extracted from the very ground increasingly impoverished citizens live on with wonton disregard for the long-term environmental impact.