With only two weeks left until Greece’s current bailout program expires, Eurozone finance ministers will take another stab at hammering out a deal between Greece and its creditors on Monday. The talks on Monday are key because they’re the last chance for the new Greek government to ask for a technical extension of its current bailout program, which runs out on February 28th. Erin weighs in. Then, Erin is joined by Marc Faber – editor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report and director of Marc Faber Ltd. Marc gives us his macro view on China and the industrial commodities space. In China, Marc believes the real GDP growth rate has slowed to 4%. On the commodities side of things, he believes that the high cost of production will eventually lead to a price resurgence. But he says there will be pain in the short run. Faber also opines on the expensive US market, IPO foibles and the increase in bonds carrying a negative yield. His biggest warning is a 50% correction in shares. After the break, Boom Bust Producer Bianca Facchinei sits down with DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to discuss how a government spending bill has halted Initiative 71 – a ballot initiative on legalizing marijuana in the District of Columbia – from proceeding, even though voters already approved of it. And in Defining Moments, our guests give us their takes on oil, Greece, and quantitative easing. Guests include Steve Keen, Richard Werner, Frances Coppola, Reggie Middleton, John Brynjolfsson, and Jim Pearce. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6M_Jg9blik

Our lead story today is Hong Kong. Crowds in Hong Kong swelled over the weekend as protesters gathered to oppose China’s plans to control the city’s 2017 leadership elections as riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray at demonstrators who shut down parts of the city on Sunday. Erin weighs in. Then, Erin is joined by Dr. Ann Pettifor, author and executive director of Advocacy International, to discuss the recently released Geneva report on the world’s total debt. Dr. Pettifor explains that debt levels are increasing, contrary to the widespread belief that some sort of deleveraging has taken place. She looks to private debt as the big problem. After the break, Erin sits down with Warren Mosler, author and president of Valance Inc., to discuss the true impact of monetary policy on the real economy, particularly in the US, where the US has been aggressive in easing policy. Mosler sees an underlying weakness that belies this easing and believes the increase in inventories increasing GDP is a negative sign for growth in the coming quarters. In The Big Deal, Erin is joined by Edward Harrison to talk Currency Wars. With Europe and Japan engaged in quantitative easing, the US Dollar is at a multi-year high, which may put a drag on growth. How will the US respond. We think the US will respond politically but options are limited. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0nHSJ6Kc8