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
We'll look at the final product and find out what happened last night with Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, and Jane Darista, of the Committee for Economists and Analysts for Financial Reform.
-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.
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.
-Update on Senate financial reform bill with Jane Darista, of the Committee for Economists and Analysts for Finacial Reform & Heather Booth, Director of Americans for Financial Reform. -Jack Weatherford on his book the History of Money.
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
