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This discussion aired on 10/09/09 On Bill Moyers Journal. Speaking are Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Simon Johnson professor of Global Economics and Management at MIT's Sloan School of Management/

This is an excerpted clip (2:36) of Andrea Mitchell interviewing Barney Frank on TARP on July 10, 2009. Full video (5:35) Partial transcript in extended entry.

David Simon: An American Observer. Moyers Journal. 4/17/2009. Wide ranging interview addressing crime, poverty, the war on drugs, etc.

4/03/2009. Bill Moyers interviews William Black in CSI Bailout. It is a stunning discussion of the current financial meltdown. A must watch. (approx 20 minutes)

The L-Curve: Income Distribution of the U.S.. David S. Chandler. 2/04/2007. The income distribution of the United States is far more unequal than most people realize. In fact it is so lopsided, it is hard to represent on a single graph. For more see http://www.lcurve.org

U.S. Families Struggle to Eat. CBS. 7/09/2008.

Poverty In America. St. Vincent dePaul Charities. 6/05/2008,

The following video clip is from the March 20, 2009 Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel did an excellent piece on the deregulation that lead to the AIG blowup, and the larger mess. She does an excellent job explaining it.

On the March 12, 2009 Daily Show (Episode 14036), Stewart interviewed of Jim Cramer of CNBC's "Mad Money" on the media role in Wall Street excesses.

This PBS NOW video of Credit and Credibility - An investigation of the causes of the economic meltdown Nov. 21, 2008. (27 min)