In the wake of the massive banking bailout, Big Finance has surged back into the black—by picking the pockets of taxpayers who are still struggling to hang onto their homes and jobs. Terms such as “accountability deficit” and “moral bankruptcy” are in the news even as government regulatory efforts seem stalled. Does the financial industry own America? In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers sits down with Mother Jones journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum to take a hard look at the obstacles to real reform that keep Washington’s attention on Wall Street and not on the needs of Main Street. An essay on a nascent grassroots movement to fight back against America’s money moguls rounds out the program. Broadcast date: January 8, 2010. (56 minutes)
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