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William Black, Financial Crisis & Bailout
William Black
The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout.
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William Black, JP Morgan Debacle
William Black discusses JP Morgan’s recent trading loss, bank regulation, and Jamie Dimon’s Senate Banking Committee testimony on Al Jazzeera, June 15th, 2012.
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Brooksley Born Grills Lloyd Blankfein
Brooksley Born questions Lloyd Blankein over the derivatives market and its role in the financial crisis.
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Michael Greenberger on Russell Wasendorf’s Arrest
Michael Greenberger talks about Russell Wasendorf’s arrest for $200 million missing in fraud on WCBS, July 13th 2012.
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Jeffrey Sachs on the Euro Crisis
Jeffrey Sachs talks about the European crisis, economic globalization, and the lack of public support of a “United States of Europe” on Bloomberg, June 26th 2012.
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US 2012: The Battleground for the Presidential Election
Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas discuss the issues that President Obama faces in order to win re-election at the Chatham House on June 14th 2012.
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Austerity, Banking and Finance, Budget and Tax Policy, Economic Theory, Financial Markets, Government Investment
Romney Austerity: A Recipe for Recession
Case-Shiller index co-author Robert Shiller discusses presidential candidates, the global economic forecast, and euro-zone unity at the New York Stock Exchange on October 23rd, 2012.
