Radio Smart Talk: Social scientist Dan Ariely was inspired in his life's work by a fellow scientist who, like him, suffered a debilitating injury. That common experience led both to explore how human beings deal with pain... | One of journalist David Brancaccio's mentors may be familiar to you €“ Bill Moyers...
Bill Moyers , who has a wonderful way with words, expresses his concern: -more- By Ken Bullock A young early 19th century girl, learning about thermodynamics, asking her tutor the meaning of "carnal embrace"... He replies it's about hugging a side...
Van Halen, A Different Kind of Truth (Interscope) | One of the singular sounds in all of rock music has been the scrape of David Lee Roth's Vaudevillian voice bumping against Eddie Van Halen's dive-bombing guitar. The interplay between Roth's vocals and Van Halen's guitar was the height of conversational eloquence, the hard rock equivalent of listening to a Bill Moyers interview.
Bill Moyers talks to former Citicorp and Citigroup head John Reed about what's wrong in the banking sector. John Reed readily acknowledges his role in bringing down the Glass-Steagall Act (Hat tip Finance Addict). | For more on Citi's history, also see Plus ça change €“ LDC edition and On releasing Citi from TARP and banking by accounting subterfuge.
Bill will be honored with an honorary degree of doctor of humane letters during the Charter Day ceremony on February 3. | Q: What was your reaction when you found out that you would be honored at Charter Day? | A: I was totally overwhelmed and surprised. I am deeply humbled by this singular honor. Of course, it goes without saying, the exceptional faculty, staff, and students contributed to making the Reves Center what it is today.
There's no clearer example of the collusion between government and corporate finance than the Citicorp-Travelers merger, which — thanks to the removal of Glass-Steagall — enabled the formation of the financial behemoth known as Citigroup. But even behemoths are vulnerable; when the meltdown hit, the bank cut more than 50,000 jobs, and the taxpayers shelled out more than $45 billion to save it.
Keywords: “A brilliant and dynamic speaker, Dr. Alexander has been featured on The Tavis Smiley Show, Bill Moyers Journal, Democracy Now, and C-Span's Washington Journal, The New Jim Crow has become an overnight phenomenon, sparking a much-needed...
Ask Bill: "Why do you think our nation is so divided..." from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. | BILL MOYERS: "Why do you think our nation is so divided? Is it because we're so diverse or is there something else at work here?" Thanks for your question.
By Andrea Morisette Grazzini Last year, Bill Moyers illuminated for me a critical relationship between civic leaders and citizens. Which comes to mind after President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union speech, that touched on similar themes.
Big banks are rewriting the rules of our economy to the exclusive benefit of their own bottom line. But how did our political and financial class shift the benefits of the economy to the very top, while saddling us with greater debt and tearing new holes in the safety net?