- -: Ralph Nader on the Bailout and the Economic Crisis
October 8, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/30/Ralph_Nader_Whistle-Blower_Advocate_Spoiler Activist, author and 2008 independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader criticizes the federal government's "bailout" of Wall Street, and blames deregulation for the current downturn in the economy. ----- ...
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- -: China, the U.S. and the Economic Crisis - Niall Ferguson
November 14, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/21/Geopolitical_Consequences_of_the_Credit_Crunch Harvard historian Niall Ferguson warns that the greatest danger of the current financial crisis could be the possible collapse of economic relations between China and America. ----- Professor and histor...
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- -: Barney Frank - The Third Age of American Finance
December 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/13/Barney_Frank_The_Election_the_Economy_and_the_Future Barney Frank, U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, calls securitization the third major period of American economic history, and blames underregulation of ...
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- -: Can Obama Inspire a US "Savings Spree?" - Chris Patten
January 13, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/07/The_Shifting_Balance_of_Power_in_2009 Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle Universities, criticizes America's "culture of debt" he identifies as the cause of the country's current economic crisis. Patten states that President-elect Obama m...
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- -: Did Gov't Push for Homeownership Cause the Crisis? - Peter Wallison
June 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/13/The_Culture_that_Spawned_the_Crisis_A_Closer_Look AEI's Peter Wallison faults the US government's willingness to back unsustainable loans for the financial crisis. He explains, "both administrations [Clinton and Bush] tried to force banks -- and Fanni...
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- -: How to Ruin the Economy in Seven Easy Steps - Johan Norberg
September 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/01/Financial_Fiasco_The_US_Infatuation_with_Home_Ownership Author and historian Johan Norberg gives an abbreviated version of the events that caused the housing bubble and primed the financial crisis. ----- How was it possible that in a world where tho...
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- -: Nassim Taleb Criticizes Obama, Bernanke, and Summers
October 20, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/18/David_Cameron_in_Conversation_with_Nassim_Taleb The Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb addresses the financial missteps of the Obama administration. "The problem we have in America is that nobody has addressed the fundamental error." He emphasize...
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- -: Wes Anderson's 'Life Aquatic': The Cousteau Connection
June 11, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/09/Fantastic_Mr_Fox_Wes_Anderson_at_the_NYPL Filmmaker Wes Anderson discusses a small legal issue that surfaced after filming of "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," whose lead character bears a close resemblance to Jacques Cousteau. Touchstone Pictures...
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- -: Why Aren't Banks Lending Money? - Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf
July 20, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/16/Wells_Fargo_CEO_John_Stumpf_The_Future_of_Financial_Services Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf answers a question he is frequently asked: "Why aren't you bankers making loans anymore?" "The biggest challenge we have today," he explains, "is finding people w...
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- -: Should the U.S. Default on Its Debt?
March 4, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/17/Dambisa_Moyo_How_the_West_Was_Lost International economist Dambisa Moyo examines the notion that the United States should deal with its rapidly escalating debt by simply refusing to pay it off. Although Moyo regards default as an option of last resort...
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