Economy Mar 24 Barney Frank takes on Bernie Sanders and the ‘too big to fail’ argument By PBS NewsHour
Economy Apr 23 Watch 7:30 How Barney Frank used government to fight inequality For more than half a century, Barney Frank was one of America's loudest voices for progressive policies, both financial and social. Economics correspondent Paul Solman spends a day in Boston with the famous former lawmaker and financial reformer to discuss… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Mar 04 Why this is only the beginning of the fight over the Fed Observers on both sides of the aisle agree that partisan bickering, especially over the Federal Reserve, is at an all-time high. Look for the debate over the Fed to play a key role in upcoming presidential nominating contests, says former… By Simone Pathe
Politics Jan 03 Barney Frank’s Plans for the Future // In an exit interview that aired Dec. 26, economic correspondent Paul Solman spoke with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who retired from Congress at the end of his term in January 2013. In the last of our series of… By Paul Solman
Politics Jan 02 Barney Frank: How Smart Is Congress? // In an exit interview that aired on PBS NewsHour Dec. 26, economic correspondent Paul Solman spoke with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who plans to retire from Congress at the end of his term in January 2013. Watch this… By Paul Solman
Dec 31 Why Barney Frank Took a Cautious Approach to Same-Sex Marriage By Paul Solman // In an exit interview that aired on PBS NewsHour Dec. 26, economic correspondent Paul Solman spoke with Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who plans to retire from Congress at the end of his term in January 2013. Watch this… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Exit Interview: Barney Frank Reflects on Successes, Regrets, Future Plans Exit Interview: Barney Frank Reflects on Successes, Regrets, Future Plans… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch After the Fall: How Has Wall Street’s Behavior Changed? When Dodd-Frank regulations went into effect in the wake of the financial crisis, the intention was to create new oversight and reduce systemic risk. Part of our After the Fall series on what's happened since the meltdown, Jeffrey Brown and… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Shields, Brooks on Gingrich’s ‘Skeletons,’ Bill Clinton’s ‘Second Act,’ Tax Cuts Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Barney Frank on Dysfunction in Congress: ‘Blame James Madison’ Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank announced this week that he would not seek re-election next year after more than four decades in politics. Judy Woodruff and Frank discuss his legacy, his decision to retire, the U.S. housing crisis, Europe's ongoing debt… Continue watching