Bill Moyers Talks With Sheila Bair On Keeping Banks Honest
Bill talks with financial expert Sheila Bair about the lawlessness of our banking system and the prognosis for meaningful reform. Bair was appointed in 2006 by President George W. Bush to chair the FDIC. During the 2008 meltdown, she
Paul Volcker's Prescient Advice For Jamie Dimon
Shortly after Jamie Dimon's appearance on Fox last month, PBS's Bill Moyers had former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and head of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Paul Volcker, whose namesake is
Paul Volcker Responds To Volcker Rule Critic Jamie Dimon
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Volcker Rule, a section of the Dodd-Frank Act that aims to keep the banks in which you deposit your money from gambling it on their own sometimes-risky investments...
Congress Demands Bank Regulations
As JPMorgan announced a $2 billion trading loss, members of Congress called for federal regulators to scrutinize and tighten banking rules and trades. New rules are being drafted as part of the Dodd-Frank bill that prevent federal banks from
Mike Pence Blames Taxation Rather Than Wall Street For Greece's Financial Collapse
You can always count on Greta Van Susteren to allow Republicans like Mike Pence to give an interview full of lies and Republican talking points like h
Greenspan: 'Volcker Rule' Would Be Difficult To Apply
Alan Greenspan gives us one more example of why the man who's been wrong about everything should not be given any time to weigh in on the mess with ou
In Last-Minute Play, White House Pushing For The Volcker Rule
This is very, very interesting news. Is the White House serious, or is this a pro-consumer doggie biscuit to keep the left wing off their back? Here's
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
Gee, what are the odds Dick Cheney will once again accuse the Obama administration of making the nation vulnerable to terrorist attack again this mo
Congress Considers Reinstating Glass-Steagall Act
Very interesting - if Congress actually intends to pass this. (Or if the banks let them!) The repeal also removed protections that kept banking and
Grayson On Auditing The Fed: We're About To See The Man Behind The Curtain In Emerald City
MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan talks to Rep. Alan Grayson about the amendment passed by the House Financial Services Committee to allow an independent audit of
