Posts Tagged ‘Bill Moyers’

5 REASONS THAT CORPORATE MEDIA COVERAGE IS PRO-WAR

Friday, December 4, 2009 10:39

Note: McClatchy and several other large news sources are exceptions which have reported well on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. There are five reasons that the mainstream media is worthless. 1. Self-Censorship by Journalists Initially, there is tremend...

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GALBRAITH: ADMINISTRATION’S SOLE GOAL IS TO RESTORE SYSTEM OF 5 OR 10 YEARS AGO, BUT CONFIDENCE WON’T BE RESTORED UNLESS FRAUD IS PROSECUTED

Sunday, November 1, 2009 19:23

As I have repeatedly written, the largest U.S. banks have repeatedly gone bankrupt due to wild speculation which was blessed by the Fed, and then the government covered up their bankruptcy.Indeed, the New York Times writes today about one of the too bi...

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THE REAL BATTLE OVER AMERICA’S BANKING SYSTEM

Monday, October 12, 2009 17:04

The battle to reform the American banking system needs to include reimposing the barrier between investment banking and depository banking (Glass-Steagall), pay incentives based on what is best for Americans and not just the top executives, the end of ...

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SIMON JOHNSON CONFIRMS WILLIAM K. BLACK’S EXPLANATION OF FRAUD, BOOM AND BUST

Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:26

In a new interview with Bill Moyers, Simon Johnson confirmed what William K. Black has said about fraud by the financial sector, booms and busts.As I previously wrote:Black explained that fraud by a financial company usually involves the company:1) Gro...

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SIMON JOHNSON CONFIRMS WILLIAM K. BLACK’S EXPLANATION OF FRAUD, BOOM AND BUST

Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:26

In a new interview with Bill Moyers, Simon Johnson confirmed what William K. Black has said about fraud by the financial sector, booms and busts.As I previously wrote:Black explained that fraud by a financial company usually involves the company:1) Gro...

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CONGRESSWOMAN KAPTUR: THERE HAS BEEN A FINANCIAL COUP D’ETAT

Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:05

In Michael Moore's new film Capitalism: A Love Story, Congresswoman Kaptur says there has been a financial coup d'etat, and that Wall Street - rather than Congress - is in charge.In a must-watch interview with Bill Moyers broadcast Friday night, Kaptur...

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FRANCINE HARDAWAY: WHAT HAVE YOU REALLY LOST TO THE RECESSION?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 17:45

Well, we may think we've lost our jobs, our health insurance, our retirement plans, or our houses. But we haven't really "lost" those, because they were never really ours

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PAULA CROSSFIELD: HEALTHCARE AND FOOD POLICY: PART OF THE SAME CONVERSATION

Monday, July 27, 2009 17:02

As President Obama ratchets up the pressure this week on Congress to vote on healthcare reform before the summer recess, it must be noted that...

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“NOTHING WILL CHANGE — NOTHING — UNTIL WE TEAR DOWN THE SIGN [THE FINANCIAL ELITES HAVE] PLACED ON GOVERNMENT — THE ONE THAT READS, ‘FOR SALE.’”

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:28

Veteran journalist and former LBJ speechwriter Bill Moyers has the quote of the day, from an excellent article on government and media corruption:Nothing will change -- nothing -- until the money lenders are tossed out of the temple, the ATM's are wres...

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FORMER HEALTH INSURANCE EXEC COMES CLEAN ABOUT INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO DISCREDIT “SICKO”

Monday, July 13, 2009 3:14

On Friday's edition of "Bill Moyers Journal" the PBS host sat down Wendell Potter, a former Head of Corporate Communications at health insurance giant CIGNA, to talk about how the industry crafted its plan of attack for discrediting Michael Mo...

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