Bill Moyers — Robert Kuttner and Matt Taibbi "Wall Street's Power over the Federal Government"

Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt Taibbi join Bill Moyers to discuss Wall Street's power over the federal government. And, The JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Massachusetts community organizer fighting to keep working people in their homes. Plus, Bill Moyers picks his favorite books from 2009.


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Source: Bill Moyers Journal
Aired: 12/18/09 12:00 AM

Bill Moyers — Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) "Financial Coup D'Etat"

Just over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform to Washington, many now say that the recession is nearing an end. But is it business as usual for Wall Street, and have future financial crises been averted? Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) join Bill Moyers for a report card on the bailouts, an update on the state of the U.S. economy, and to find out whether efforts of reform have been derailed. And, Bill Moyers remembers his friend, renowned physician and mountaineer Charlie Houston.


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Source: Bill Moyers Journal
Aired: 10/09/09 12:00 AM

Bill Moyers — Bill Black, Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman "Corruption in America's Banks?"

The 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 Bill 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. And, Bill Moyers talks with alternative media heavyweights Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman about what can and can't be addressed in big corporate media.


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Aired: 4/03/09 12:00 AM