super PACS
Public Broadcasters Relying More and More On Corporate Funding
Jeff Cohen: PBS show “Pension Peril”, funded by a billionaire with interest in shaping public pension policy, follows a trend of public broadcasters growing increasingly dependent on corporate funds
Campaign Finance Reform
Brendan Fischer of Center for Media and Democracy discusses the electoral battle between organized money and organized people.
Women's Take
Lynn Parramore: Despite his strong record on women’s rights and reining in Wall Street, feminist organizations denounce Spitzer due to their close ties to Wall Street
Fiscal Cliff “Crisis” Manufactured to Prey on the Weak
Rob Johnson: Real crisis is the cost of health care which has nothing to do with Medicare or Medicaid
Michael Greenberger on Regulation
Pt 2, Michael Greenberger: If somebody understood the economic issues and explained them to the American people, you could easily be elected president by saying you’re going to put an end to the Wall Street hijinks