CNN approached us about writing an op-ed on the $8.9 billion BNP Paribas settlement and you can see the article here. This is the first time we’ve written for them and they seemed happy with the outcome.
I’ve been remiss in not making an observation about the settlement.
Read more...Hope you enjoy this chat about private equity on the RT show Boom/Bust from Friday.
Read more...Wow, Obama is really losing it. He can’t even manage a good war scare any more.
Read more...I very much enjoyed this chat on why banker are able to extract such extortionate pay so much and hope you do as well (as in the talk, not the underlying fact set).
Read more...I had fun on this interview…
Read more...I hope you’ll enjoy this chat. Moyers gave Dean Baker and me over a half-hour on his show, so we were able to give a decent treatment of the issues surrounding the mislabeled trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership as well as the ongoing budget battle
Read more...I’ve been violating the Gore Vidal rule of media (“never turn down the opportunity to have sex or be on TV”) but in Vidal’s day, TV was broadcast, with mass audiences and major impact. Trust me, if you blink, you’ll miss the bit where I make a couple of observations in this new RT show.
Read more...I had fun in this conversation with conservative Bruce Bartlett, even though he stole some of my best lines (like Obama not being a liberal). Bartlett is in exile from the Republican party for saying things like Keynesian deficits stimulate the economy (after doing research and finding he couldn’t debunk it based on data) and unions help promote higher wages.
Read more...I always enjoy speaking on BNN because the interviewers are well informed and, mirabile dictu, allow guests to answer questions. And they like getting into the weeds.
Read more...This is more of a mainstream presentation than most NC readers are accustomed to seeing. But this was also my first time on Aljazeera, so it’s good to be exposed to a new audience.
Read more...This is the introductory video in a series sponsored by Econ4. From their website:
Read more...Hope you enjoy this segment. I think I can speak for Taibbi in saying we had a good time with Moyers.
For those who prefer viewing the program on a bigger screen, it runs in NYC and DC on Sunday at 6:00 PM. The staff is trying to organize a Twitter Q&A at that time (6:00 to ~6:40 EDT). I haven’t gotten confirmation that this is a go, but I’ll let you know in tomorrow’s Links (and they’ll be providing a hashtag).
Read more...We taped earlier today and the subject was the JP Morgan hearings as a window into the role of banks in politics and the economy.
Read more...This Bloomberg interview gives a nice high-level overview of why the mortgage settlement is terrible. It’s particularly useful if you are looking for a few key issues to present to someone who has bought the Obama administration PR or is late to the topic.
Read more...I ducked out of the Atlantic Economy Summit to see Lauren Lyster of RT TV. We talked about the hot story of the day, the New York Times op-ed by departing Goldman executive director Greg Smith that decried what he saw as a deterioration in the firm’s values over his 12 year career.
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