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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.
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
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.
The New Bailout DebateIs Geithner's plan a 'triumph' or a 'flop?' Who wins and who loses?
Global GloomFind out how the economic turmoil is playing out around the world. Robert JohnsonBill Moyers talks with economist Robert Johnson, who decodes this week's news on the bank bailout, with a hard look at the international ramifications of the plan and a discussion of why nationalization has become a flash point.
Bailout Hearings TimelineFollow the course of the bailout hearings ? bargains, media moments and more Emma Coleman Jordan on the Bailout HearingsGeorgetown University's legal and finance scholar Emma Coleman Jordan takes Bill Moyers through recent news on the bailouts as big business begs for more.
James K. GalbraithBill Moyers sits down to talk about the economic future with with James K. Galbraith, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Galbraith is the author of six books, the most recent, THE PREDATOR STATE: HOW CONSERVATIVES ABANDONED THE FREE MARKET AND WHY LIBERALS SHOULD TOO.
Kevin Phillips on BAD MONEYBill Moyers sits down with former Nixon White House strategist and political and economic critic Kevin Phillips, whose latest book BAD MONEY: RECKLESS FINANCE, FAILED POLITICS, AND THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM explores the role that the crumbling financial sector played in the now-fragile American economy. Wall Street WoesNEW YORK TIMES business and financial columnists Gretchen Morgenson and Floyd Norris discuss who wins and who loses in the financial turmoil.
Economist Dean Baker and Journalist Bob Herbert: Facing Up to the EconomyBill Moyers talks with economist Dean Baker and journalist Bob Herbert about the economic challenges facing the government and the populace. EXPOSE on THE JOURNAL: The Business of Poverty As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the "poverty business" is booming. Bill Moyers Journal and EXPOS?: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS follow a team of BUSINESSWEEK reporters as they track new corporate practices that some say exploit the working poor.
Jacob Needleman - A WORLD OF IDEAS IIBill Moyers talked with philosopher Jacob Needleman about his new study of the role of money in our culture in 1990 for the series, A WORLD OF IDEAS II.
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