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5/30 Gar Alperovitz: Straight Talk On The Next American Revolution

Economist and author Gar Alperovitz, explained why reform won’t work, the political decline of organized labor, the local roots of the New Deal, why innovative economic reform is happening on the local level, the emerging American interest in Socialism, why … Continue reading

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3/18 Matt Taibbi: JP Morgan Chase’s Crime Spree

Matt Taibbi, explained the myth of JP Morgan Chase as the “one good bank”, why to big to fail is the problem, why Washington finally getting fed up with Wall Street, How Wall Street miscalculated  the 2012 election, how JP … Continue reading

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3/5 Haley Sweetland Edwards: The Financial Industry Assault on Wall Street Reform

Washington Monthly Editor Haley Sweetland Edwards, explained why the success of financial reform will be determined by its implementation, what “position limits” are and why they matter, how lobbyists are undermining Dodd-Frank, how the regulatory apparatus works, and what the … Continue reading

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2/5 David Dayen: California’s Comeback, FEDS V Banks

David Dayen, explained how extreme anti tax policies destroyed California’s finances, how California progressives changed the shape of the electorate and what’s next in California’s budget battles. The Justice Department’s case against S&P, why credit ratings agencies are driven by … Continue reading

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1/24 Eliot Spitzer: Wall Street Fraud Enabler Lanny Breuer Steps Down

Former New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, explained the new Frontline documentary The Untouchables, why the Obama Administration failed to prosecute fraud on Wall Street, why the Justice Department did not aggressively investigate fraud across the financial industry, the resignation of … Continue reading

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12/26 Best of 2012: Guy Lawson, Wall Street’s Wild Con & Sam Debates a Conservative Talker

On today’s Best of 2012, Sam’s interview with Guy Lawson, the author of Octopus, on Wall Street’s most wild con, the culture of Wall Street and the story of the Octopus scam. Also, a debate from the summer between Sam and … Continue reading

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10/30 Frederick Kaufman, How Food Stopped Being Food

On today’s show journalist Frederick Kaufman explained Wall Street’s speculation in food commodities, why pizza is a great starting point for understanding the global food system,

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10/25 Matt Taibbi, Diagnosing the One Percent

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi explained President Obama’s latest comments on Wall Street reform, why he may defensive about his record, how Mitt Romney is the embodiment of all that has gonewrong in

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10/16 Paul Ryan’s Pathetic Soup Kitchen Photo Op & More!

On today’s show Sam epically tears apart Paul Ryan for his epically cynical visit to a soup kitchen. Sam also broke down Wall Street’s latest theatrics, Andrew Ross Sorkin wants us to know that if Wall Street needs to be … Continue reading

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10/9 Jeff Connaughton, How Wall Street Buys Washington & Keystone Pipeline Protester on Police Brutality

Former Washington lobbyist and policy advisor Jeff Connaughton author of The Payoff, explained why Washington never takes on Wall Street, how careerism shapes law enforcement decisions in Washington, the failure of the regulatory apparatus and why aggressively reigning in the … Continue reading

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