I’m going to lay in bed and watch The Wire tonight. It’s not nearly as fun, but, if you’re looking for something to watch, here’s video of Jon Stewart interviewing the authors of the new book All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. I’m not incredibly knowledgeable when it comes […]
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All the Devils are Here
Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics Also tagged All the Devils are Here, Bethany McLean, credit default swaps, derivitives, financial industry, financial reform, gambling, Goldman Sachs, Joe Nocera, Jon Stewart, Larry Leibowitz, NYSE, Omar Little, predatory businesses, Real Housewives of New Jersey, subprime mortgage crisis, Wall Street bailouts 5 Comments
Are corporations people? And is it their birthright to buy elections?
Continuing our conversation from a few days ago on corporate personhood, I thought that I’d pass along this new video from Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig’s organization Fix Congress First. The piece is entitled, “Are corporations people?” And, speaking of the stranglehold that corporations have on the American electorate, did you happen to see that […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Economics, Free Speech, Politics Also tagged Add new tag, are corporations people, Bank of America, Citigroup, corporate personhood, corporate speech, Fair Elections Now Act, Fix Congress First, get the money out of Washington, Lawrence Lessig, lemon socialism, Obama, Paul Krugman, public funding of elections, Wall Street bailouts, Wall Street bonuses 10 Comments