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This week's "Underreported" segment will examine the current political and economic struggles besetting the Dominican Republic. President-elect Leonel Fernandez is set to take office on August 16th. Among the challenges he will face are a troubled economy, fuel and energy shortages, and a national health care system on the verge of collapse. We’ll speak to Leonel Fernandez by phone from the Dominican Republic. We’ll also hear from Jeff Sachs, director of Columbia University's Earth Institute, and Dr. Ramona Hernandez, director of CUNY's Dominican Studies Institute and a Professor of Sociology. Then Roya Hakakian shares her memoir, Journey From the Land of No, about her experiences growing up during the 1979 revolution in Iran. Jacob Slichter relates the lessons he learned from making it as a drummer for the rock band Semisonic in his new book, So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star. Finally, Kent Jones from the Film Society of Lincoln Center discusses the current retrospective on the legendary American director Anthony Mann.