president obama was basking in his agenda. even as the u.s. economy continues to grow in recent years, the truth is that in the modern global economy, our fates are inextricably linked with those of other countries. that means vladimir putin s incredible experiment in how to mismanage a country could be part of his demure counterpart. dan dicker, president of both management firm and senior contributor at thestreet.com. and iesha mills, co-host of politine. thank you, panel, for joining us and helping us deconstruct russia right now. how bad, really, are things in russia? things are terrible in russia. russia is caught between the