Russ Feingold, Legalized Extortion & Alexis Goldstein, Occupy the SEC
May 2, 2012
Former Senator and founder of Progressives United, Russ Feingold (@russfeingold) joins Sam to talk about Citizens United, the partisan make-up of the Supreme court and what needs to be done to combat the corporate interests flooding Washington. Check out his book While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 . Also, from Occupy the SEC, Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) on May Day events, Occupy’s demands of the SEC and her insider’s view of Wall Street. Click thru for links and updates. Use this post as today’s thread.
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