Capitalism Hits the Fan

David Barsamian & Richard Wolff

Richard Wolff and David Barsamian talk about the economic crisis and argue that it can be traced back to the 1970s, when the economic system shifted from benefiting a vast majority of Americans to one which mostly benefits only the very rich.

Richard Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts and a visiting professor at the New School University. He is the author of Capitalism Hits the Fan and Democracy at Work.

David Barsamian is founder and director of Alternative Radio. His books include Targeting Iran, The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting, and Keeping the Rabble in Line.

Source: Book TV: Occupy the Economy, Challenging Capitalism

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Poor America

Jonathan Kozol

Jonathan Kozol talks about his encounters with the poorest children in America with Tom Ashbrook.
Source: The Poorest Children In America

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein on the Links Between Capitalism and Climate Change

Naomi Klein says the tragic destruction by Hurricane Sandy can also be the catalyst for the transformation of politics and our economy. She joins Bill Moyers to discuss hurricanes, climate change, and democracy.
Source: Naomi Klein on the Links Between Capitalism and Climate Change







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The Rise Of The Billionaires And The Fall Of Everyone Else

Chrystia Freeland

Journalist Chrystia Freeland reports on the people who've reached the pinnacle of the business world. Freeland says that surpassingly many of today's richest individuals actual do work.
Source: A Startling Gap Between Us And The 'Plutocrats'

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader's Bold Ideas

Ralph Nader explains his bold solutions to Terrence McNally.

* Reforming the tax system
* Making our communities more self-reliant
* Reclaiming science and technology for the people
* Getting corporations off welfare
* Creating national charters for large corporations
* Reducing our bloated military budget
* Organizing congressional watchdog groups
* Enlisting the enlightened super-rich
* Use government procurement to spur innovation

For more information see Nader's latest book The Seventeen Solutions.
Source: Q&A: Ralph Nader The 17 Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future


How much money does a corporation get back from investing in a good lobbyist?

Corporations don't lobby Congress for fun. They lobby because it helps their bottom line. Getting a regulation gutted or a tax loophole created means extra cash for the corporation. But getting laws changed can be very expensive. How much money does a corporation get back from investing in a good lobbyist?
Source: Forget Stocks Or Bonds, Invest In A Lobbyist

"I think most Americans would be shocked..."
 - Sen. Dick Durbin.

Your Senator Is A Telemarketer

We think of lawmakers having one job: making laws. But there's a second job most lawmakers have to do. And it's a big job. Senators and Congress members go to private rooms in nongovernmental buildings, where they make call after call, asking people for money.
Source: Senator By Day, Telemarketer By Night





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End of the American Dream

Hedrick Smith

Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith relates an eye-opening account of how, over the past four decades, the American Dream has been dismantled and we became two Americas. Hedrick Smith is interviewed by Terrence McNally, journalist and radio host.
Source: Q&A: Hedrick Smith - Who Stole the American Dream

Sheila Bair

Sheila Bair on the Charlie Rose Show

Sheila Bair believes that the American public needs to fully understand the financial crisis in order to bring it to an end. Critical of the bank bailouts and the lax regulation that led to the economic crash, she provides a sober analysis as well as a practical plan for how we should move forward.
Source: Sheila Bair





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Music includes Jeff Neugebauer - We Don't Want Your War, Joe Higgs - Upside Down, Dave Lippman - Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, Grand Funk Railroad - People Let's Stop the War, Jesus of Nazareth-1977, Jason Boissonneault - Hollow Words Before Me, White Lion - When The Children Cry, David Rovics - the draft is coming, Sam Cooke - Don't Know Much About History, The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait to Be King, Herb Alpert - Aranjues

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Reinventing the American Economy

James Gustave Speth

Presidential advisor and Vermont Law professor James Gustave Speth talks about his manifesto for a new economy. Speth explains to Steve Curwood how to reinvent the American economy that values nature and quality of life over GDP.
Source: America the Possible

How Afghanistan Was Lost

News journalist Gareth Porter discusses how the U.S. quietly lost the IED War in Afghanistan. Gareth Porter, an investigative historian and journalist specialising in U.S. national security policy, received the Gellhorn Prize for journalism for 2011 for articles on the U.S. war in Afghanistan.  He is interviewed by Scott Horton.
Source: 10/17/12 Gareth Porter

Sacramento River

California Floods

Evaluating disaster risk has become a major industry and researchers in California are working to reinvent how it’s done. Lauren Sommer explores responding to disasters.
Source: Delta Risk





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