financial elite

Sam and Emma host Max Chafkin, features editor and writer at Bloomberg BusinessWeek, to discuss his recent book The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power. Sam and Emma start off by taking a look at Kyrsten Sinema’s interaction with organizers from LUCHA Arizona before she went to hide in a restroom, as opposed to engaging with them […]
RJ Eskow a Senior Fellow at Campaign For America’s Future, explains his history on Wall Street, why Wall Street reform hasn’t happened, President Obama’s connection to Wall Street, social networks and Wall Street power, the serious reforms that are needed, why the financial sector is afraid of extreme inequality, the one percent’s rage, how the […]
Last Hump Day of November! Joining us today, Jeff Madrick (@JeffMadrick) from the Roosevelt Institute and the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis joins Sam to discuss the European debt crisis and the corruption of our financial elite. And the managing editor of Crooks and Liars, Tina Dupuy (@tinadupuy) to talk about the eviction of Occupy LA. Join us! […]
Hump Day has arrived! We had planned to do a pre-recorded show today but given all of the news surrounding Occupy Wall Street, Sam wants to say a few words.  So regular time, Sammy LIVE, followed by a great interview with former financial regulator Bill Black. Don’t forget……join us LIVE tomorrow for our 12 hour […]