Moyers & Company What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately? /

In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill is joined by economist Richard Wolff - author of Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism - who dives into the topic of income inequality, analyzing the widening gap between a booming stock market and a population that increasingly lives in poverty. Wolf...

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Other Authors: Moyers, Bill D., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Affairs Television (Firm).
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2013.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (57 min.) : sd., col.
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Table of Contents:
  • Derivatives Scandal (1:42)
  • Moyers Introduces Sheila Bair (1:24)
  • Manipulation of Risk Models (1:43)
  • London Whale Trader Exposed (1:54)
  • What Happened to the Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule? (2:18)
  • Do the Rules Need to be Fixed? (2:52)
  • Why Should the Public Care? (1:09)
  • Is The Banking System Safer Today? (1:38)
  • The Libor Scandal (2:21)
  • The Price of Doing Business (1:20)
  • Too Big to Fail Banks (1:08)
  • Influence of Lobbyists (1:30)
  • Can Congress Resist the Special Interests? (1:18)
  • Moyers Introduces Economist Richard Wolff (1:14)
  • Wolff Responds to Viewers' Questions (1:53)
  • Regulatory Evasions (3:37)
  • Impact of Finite Resources on Capitalism (1:50)
  • Effect of the Aging Population on the Economy (3:17)
  • The Euro Crisis (1:26)
  • Should Student Loan Debts Be Forgiven in Bankruptcy? (3:22)
  • Why Are Self-Directed Enterprises the Cure for Capitalism? (4:26)
  • What About the United Airlines Failure? (2:08)
  • Example of an Employee-Run Business Model (2:59)
  • Are the Unions Important for this Change? (1:59)
  • Where Would the Capital Come From? (1:58)
  • Upcoming Events (0:51)
  • Credits: Moyers & Company: What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately? (1:53)