Bill spotlights Congressional leaders whose connections to deep-pocketed backers raise important questions about who’s really running our government. Continue reading
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January 11, 2013 | On Democracy
Our economic quick-fixes do little for most of us, but continue to reward those at the top. And yet Wall Street still wants more. Continue reading
January 11, 2013
Bill explains how last week’s fiscal cliff deal gave tens of billions in tax breaks to Wall Street and corporations. Continue reading
October 25, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat K. Gupta was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $5 million for insider trading yesterday.
October 19, 2012
Journalists Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland discuss how far America’s super-rich will go to keep the One Percent in charge. Continue reading
October 15, 2012 | Smart Charts
Wall Street was firmly behind Obama in 2008 -- but this year, the employees of many big banks such as Goldman Sachs have defected to Romney.
April 5, 2012
Volcker defends the rule — now under siege — that he says aims to end conflicts of interest between bankers and their customers. Continue reading
January 27, 2012 | Money & Politics
President Obama may talk a good populist game and even kick some corporate butt when he goes on the attack against Wall Street “fat cats.” Yet he still enjoys the company of bankers… Continue reading
January 20, 2012
Gretchen Morgenson discusses the web of influence between government, big business and high finance. Continue reading
