Inside Crony Capitalism with William K. Black and Bonnie Faulkner

William K. Black

William K. Black is an expert in white collar crime, public finance, antitrust and economics. He is an associate professor of economics and law. He was litigation director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, deputy director of the FSLIC, Senior VP and general counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and senior deputy chief counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision. He was deputy director of the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement.
Source: Guns and Butter: "The Greatest Bank Robbery Ever" with William K. Black

Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan

Waste Heat

A new study finds that enough waste heat rises from cities to influence regional climate, especially in the winter. Steve Curwood learns how cities’ heat affects climate from Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Source: Living On Earth: Waste Heat

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Music includes David Freyer and the Positive Chi Units - Rise Up!, Dr. King - Nonviolence is the Most Powerful Weapon, Studies In Non-Violent Action - Gandhi Is Camping Out At City Hall, The Peasants - Homeland Security, Crass - Major General Despair, General Douglas MacArthur 4-20-1951, David Rovics - Song For Rachel Corrie, Judith - Fools rule the world (Dance against war mix), John Mayer - Waiting World Change, Emerson Lake And Palmer - Lucky Man, The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait to Be King, Portugal.The Man - Got It All, Rico - Midnight in Ethiopia

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