The Colbert Report
Katherine Boo
Season 8 E 70 • 03/12/2012

Journalist Katherine Boo talks about what her experience in Mumbai, India, has taught her about poverty in the United States.

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Katherine Boo

Journalist Katherine Boo talks about what her experience in Mumbai, India, has taught her about poverty in the United States.
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