Letters to Washington

Letters to Washington – May 24, 2010

Can tougher regulations prevent another crisis on Wall St?  Today we take a step back and look at the origin of the economic crisis, the notion that regulations can prevent another crisis and how both Wall St and the left have politically positioned themselves in the crisis's fall out with renown political economist Leo Panitch, … Continued


Letters to Washington

Letters to Washington – May 20, 2010

-Update on Senate finance bill w/ Rob Johnson, former chief economist on the Senate Banking Committee. -Mexico's President Felipe Calderon addresses a joint session of Congress. Guest: John Ackerman of La Jornada. -Bill Moyers anti-war speech given in front of the West Point Military Academy.  


Letters to Washington

Letters to Washington – May 19, 2010

Analysis of Tuesday's primaries w/ Bob Benenson is with Congressional Quarterly and editor of CQPolitics.com & Jessica Taylor is a political editor with politico.com Students protesting for DREAM Act at Sen McCain's office face deportation. Guest: Isabel Garcia w/ Coalicion de Derechos Humanos.  


Letters to Washington

Letters to Washington – May 12, 2010

Excerpts and Analysis on the Pres Obama and Karzai press conference. A close look at consumer protections in the Senate Financial Regulatory bill with Raj Date Chair and Executive Director of Cambridge Winter Center for Financial Institutions Policy. Analysis of Greece's debt crisis with Scheherazade Rehman, Professor of International Business/Finance and International Affairs at George … Continued