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Showing videos filed under: Robert Johnson
Remaking the Economy or Geithner's Image?
March 16, 2010A spate of profiles of Timothy Geithner hit the news recently, from Vogue to the Atlantic and several places in between. Most of them seem to sound an optimistic note on the Treasury Secretary and former chief of the New York Federal Reserve, but we ask a couple of experts what's really going on with the economy--and if Geithner deserves any of that praise.Max Blumenthal, Remaking Geithner and Checkpoints
March 15, 2010Welcome to GRITtv's new format! We're coming to you from our new studio in SoHo, shooting higher resolution video. We'll be bringing you 30 minutes of content 5 days a week from now on, featuring more of our friends from around the country, more field reporting, and some other new surprises as well. Hope you enjoy!Goldman's Coup
July 16, 2009“They frankly own the place,” Dick Durbin said back in April referring to the power that banks hold over policy decisions in Washington. If they own the place, presumably they can make the rules. But as Goldman Sachs brings in record profits and prepares to dole out handsome bonuses to employees and executives, many are lauding the company's willingness to take risks.Goldman's Coup, David Corn on Sotomayor, and The Real Janet Napolitano
July 15, 2009“They frankly own the place,” Dick Durbin said back in April referring to the power that banks hold over policy decisions in Washington. After earning record profits in the last quarter the company is being lauded for taking risks. But are they risk takers or coup makers? Matt Taibbi, Mike Lux, and Robert Johnson on Goldman's profits. Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief David Corn on the Sotomayor hearings. And Jane Napolitano's Friday afternoon announcement that the Office of Homeland Security would be expanding law enforcement capabilities to deport immigrants hasn't gotten the attention it should. Aarti Shahani brings us an update.The Media's Deficit
May 7, 2009Did the UAW come out on top in the restructuring of Chrysler? The media would lead us to believe they did. Dick Durbin’s cram-down bill is defeated with the help of more than 10 democrats. And the Senate, along with the mainstream media, keep single payer advocates on the sidelines. Tonight on GRITtv our media panel looks at the economic coverage of the past week, the labor movement, and the healthcare battle.The Media's Deficit, Walter Mosley, and Ken Lewis's Demotion
May 6, 2009Did the UAW come out on top in the restructuring of Chrysler? The media would lead us to believe they did. Our media panel looks at the economic coverage of the past week. Walter Mosley introduces us to his new novel, The Long Fall. And Brave New Films on the fate of Ken Lewis.Popular Power not Wall Street Power
March 30, 2009Robert Johnson, former Chief Economist of the Senate Banking Committee, on why the Obama economic recovery plan is misguided. The question is, can it be corrected? And can we create a healthier economic system?The Takeover: Who Runs This Country?
March 25, 2009“The AIG bailout, in effect,” writes Matt Taibbi, “was Goldman bailing out Goldman...rich bankers bailing out rich bankers, using the taxpayers’ credit card.” The bailout is as much about power as it is money. Today on GRITtv TAIBBI, JANE HAMSHER, and ROBERT JOHNSON discuss what can be done to take that power back from the financial institutions that have wrecked the economy and, along the way, our democracy.Democracy's Black Friday
October 7, 2008As much as Congress and the Bush Administration want Americans to believe that Washington's passage of a $700 billion bad asset buy-up plan will help, Asian and European stock markets aren't buying it -- they plunged Monday fearing a global crash. Wall Street followed. What have we learned in recent weeks about our economy and the power of the voter?Democracy's Black Friday, Youth to Power, and Kate Clinton
October 6, 2008As much as Congress and the Bush Administration want Americans to believe that Washington's passage of a US$700 billion bad asset buy-up plan will help, Asian and European stock markets aren't buying it -- they plunged Monday fearing a global crash. What have we learned in recent weeks about our economy and the power of the voter?
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