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James K. GalbraithEconomic recovery in review. The Dow's up, but why are Main Street Americans still reeling from last year's economic collapse? With Americans still facing rising unemployment, foreclosures, and declining property values, renowned economist James K. Galbraith on whether we've averted another crisis and how to get help for the middle class.
Moyers on the Health Industry LobbyA Bill Moyers essay on the health industry lobby.
Wall Street Reformed?: Simon Johnson and Rep. Marcy KapturJust over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform from Washington, has Wall Street really changed? Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) report on the state of the economy.
The JOURNAL on Working AmericaView a collection of JOURNAL reports on the effect of the downturn on the homefront. Topic(s): bailout, community organizing, corporate ethics, credit industry, economy, employment, inequality, labor, politics, social services, White House
No More Mr. Nice Guy. A Bill Moyers essay on fighting the health care debate.
Money-Driven MedicineThe film reveals how a profit-hungry "medical-industrial complex" has turned health care into a system where millions are squandered on unnecessary tests, unproven and sometimes unwanted procedures and overpriced prescription drugs. (Please note that due to copyright restrictions we are no longer able to present this video online.)
Viewer MailYou've been talking and we've been listening. THE JOURNAL highlights your comments and suggestions from some of our recent broadcasts Wendell Potter -- Profits or PatientsWith almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform
Money, Politics and HealthTrace campaign contributions, ad spending and the revolving door between industry and government
Robert ReichFormer Labor Secretary Robert Reich sits down with Bill Moyers to talk about the influence of lobbyists on policy, the economy, and the ongoing debate over health care.
Senator Dick Durbin on The Politics of Big MoneyAs the banking stress test results come in, the JOURNAL takes a closer look at money's stranglehold on politics. Bill Moyers speaks with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) on campaign finance reform, big lobbying, and making Washington work for the people rather than special interests.
Pecora Part II?Investigating Wall Street? The demand is growing for new Pecora hearings, the 1930s investigation into the causes of the Great Depression. But just who WAS Ferdinand Percora, and what changes did the investigation bring about? Simon Johnson and Michael PerinoBill Moyers talks about the economy and Wall Street's future with Simon Johnson, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Michael Perino, professor of law at St. John's University and an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
William K. Black: CSI BailoutThe 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 William K. 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.
James ThindwaJames Thindwa, whose campaign for economic fairness for working people in Chicago has brought him up against the city's powerful political establishment and corporate giant Wal-Mart. William Greider For years best-selling author William Greider sounded the alarm about Washington's unholy alliance with Wall Street and the failure of the Federal Reserve and other regulators to take preventive measures to avoid disaster. Now, he offers some suggestions to the question everyone is asking: "What do we do now?" Workers in AmericaThe Living Wage, Employee Free Choice Act and the state of the unions.
Global GloomFind out how the economic turmoil is playing out around the world.
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