http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/sachs 2008-11-22T14:53:00Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63591-bank-eat-bank-bailout-encourages-mergers 2008-11-22T14:53:00Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_06mSZLhEhY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_06mSZLhEhY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63591-bank-eat-bank-bailout-encourages-mergers"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79820" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>With newfound bailout money in their wallets, big banks have been rushing to gobble up smaller ones. At the center of these mergers is the Treasury Department, led by Goldman Sachs alums Henry Paulson and Neel Kashkari. While neglecting struggling homeowners they have created major incentives for widespread bank consolidation, which could lead to a host of new problems. And, as members of Congress recently noted, Treasury officials seem to be making the rules up as they go.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63591-bank-eat-bank-bailout-encourages-mergers">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61719-the-daily-left-november-6th 2008-11-22T14:46:45Z Goleft TV <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AozYu6KQl0E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AozYu6KQl0E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61719-the-daily-left-november-6th"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76520" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>CIA to Begin Briefing Obama; Minnesota Senate Race Heads to Recount; Goldman Sachs Quietly Lays Off 3,200 Employees; Wall Street Bonuses Cut By 70%; Cartoon by Matt Filipowicz</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61719-the-daily-left-november-6th">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/60092-grittv-live-at-noon-should-we-save-capitalism 2008-10-29T08:37:59Z GRITtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xBF3D_0wXeo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xBF3D_0wXeo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/60092-grittv-live-at-noon-should-we-save-capitalism"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/74121" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Saving Capitalism: Barack Obama's no socialist, and he's clearly out to save the system. But is it possible to preserve today's mad money empire, while also making it more democratic, more moral and more fair? Today on GRITtv Arun Gupta, Teresa Ghilarducci, Benjamin Barber, and former Wall Street trader Christopher Milardi discuss the future of American capitalism.</p> <p>Thanks to the American News Project for the video on the end of free market fundamentalism. </p> </div> <a href="/blog/60092-grittv-live-at-noon-should-we-save-capitalism">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57397-afshin-rattansi-talks-to-michael-hudson-paulson-bernanke 2008-11-22T14:53:34Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/By5KTMZYkSI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/By5KTMZYkSI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57397-afshin-rattansi-talks-to-michael-hudson-paulson-bernanke"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69903" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afshin Rattansi in Tehran talks to Michael Hudson, former Wall Street economist specializing in the balance of payments and real estate at the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.). He was at Arthur Anderson, and later at the Hudson Institute (no relation). In 1990 he helped established the worlds first sovereign debt fund for Scudder Stevens & Clark. Dr. Hudson was Dennis Kucinichs Chief Economic Advisor in the recent Democratic primary presidential campaign, and has advised the U.S., Canadian, Mexican and Latvian governments, as well as the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). A Distinguished Research Professor at University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), he is the author of many books, including Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (new ed., Pluto Press, 2002)</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57397-afshin-rattansi-talks-to-michael-hudson-paulson-bernanke">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57102-corruption-in-the-bailout-plan 2008-10-21T08:52:53Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTZY5TFt0aw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTZY5TFt0aw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57102-corruption-in-the-bailout-plan"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69451" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com.">www.theyoungturks.com.</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/57102-corruption-in-the-bailout-plan">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55233-kucinich-on-the-bailout-1-2 2008-11-01T03:31:54Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-KiB-bI-vMc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-KiB-bI-vMc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55233-kucinich-on-the-bailout-1-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66981" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>“Is this the United States Congress or the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs?” Rep. Dennis Kucinich Rejects $700 Billion Bailout</p> <p>The House is set to vote today on a $700 billion emergency bailout plan for the financial industry. The proposed legislation was forged during a marathon negotiating session over the weekend between lawmakers from both parties and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The 110-page bill would authorize Paulson to initiate what is likely to become the biggest government bailout in US history, allowing him to spend up to $700 billion to relieve faltering banks and other firms of bad assets backed by home mortgages, which are falling into foreclosure at record rates. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55233-kucinich-on-the-bailout-1-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55232-kucinich-on-the-bailout-2-2 2008-11-01T03:31:54Z I Want Democracy Now <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VWn5UQtvItU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VWn5UQtvItU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55232-kucinich-on-the-bailout-2-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66980" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>“Is this the United States Congress or the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs?” Rep. Dennis Kucinich Rejects $700 Billion Bailout</p> <p>The House is set to vote today on a $700 billion emergency bailout plan for the financial industry. The proposed legislation was forged during a marathon negotiating session over the weekend between lawmakers from both parties and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The 110-page bill would authorize Paulson to initiate what is likely to become the biggest government bailout in US history, allowing him to spend up to $700 billion to relieve faltering banks and other firms of bad assets backed by home mortgages, which are falling into foreclosure at record rates. [includes rush transcript]</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55232-kucinich-on-the-bailout-2-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54242-if-you-bankrupt-a-company-do-you-still-deserve-a-bonus 2008-10-31T15:30:35Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m5wjmAteQsQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m5wjmAteQsQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54242-if-you-bankrupt-a-company-do-you-still-deserve-a-bonus"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/65823" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/54242-if-you-bankrupt-a-company-do-you-still-deserve-a-bonus">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/37606-frost-over-the-world-jeffrey-sachs-02-may-08 2008-10-19T21:29:32Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/joeXKtHmJSU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/joeXKtHmJSU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/37606-frost-over-the-world-jeffrey-sachs-02-may-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42388" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Almost any headline these days tells us how the world's outlook seems gloomy. </p> <p>Population growth, climate change, poverty: the problems of the world seem insurmountable.</p> <p>But not everyone agrees. </p> <p>In his new book, Jeffrey Sachs, a special adviser to the UN secretary general and director of the Earth Institute, claims that with international will and cooperation, all these crises can be averted.</p> <p>Also, Emily Morris from the Economist Intelligence Unit tells Sir David what the changes in Cuba really mean.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/37606-frost-over-the-world-jeffrey-sachs-02-may-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35773-authors-google-jeffrey-d-sachs 2008-10-21T15:31:04Z AtGoogleTalks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3kzzVP2c7w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n3kzzVP2c7w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35773-authors-google-jeffrey-d-sachs"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39733" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet." This event took place on April 9, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. </p> <p>For more information about Professor Sachs, please visit <a href="http://www.sachs.earth.columbia.edu">www.sachs.earth.columbia.edu</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/35773-authors-google-jeffrey-d-sachs">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/17641-the-pulse-the-big-3-v-neglected-diseases-29oct07-ep1-pt2 2008-10-22T21:30:40Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z-T5hbORjBQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z-T5hbORjBQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/17641-the-pulse-the-big-3-v-neglected-diseases-29oct07-ep1-pt2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/17334" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Each week The Pulse, five-part series, showcases topical stories from around the world and from laboratories working on new cures, vaccines and treatments. The Pulse asks how effective pharmalogical spending patterns are.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/17641-the-pulse-the-big-3-v-neglected-diseases-29oct07-ep1-pt2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/17640-the-pulse-the-big-3-v-neglected-diseases-29oct07-ep1-pt1 2008-10-22T21:30:41Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kg5gGkPhXno&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kg5gGkPhXno&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/17640-the-pulse-the-big-3-v-neglected-diseases-29oct07-ep1-pt1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/17333" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Each week The Pulse, five-part series, showcases topical stories from around the world and from laboratories working on new cures, vaccines and treatments. The Pulse asks how effective pharmalogical spending patterns are.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/17640-the-pulse-the-big-3-v-neglected-diseases-29oct07-ep1-pt1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7214-riz-khan-s-one-on-one-jeffrey-sachs-16-mar-07-part-1 2008-10-14T11:30:44Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ZA2lWM0_q8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9ZA2lWM0_q8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7214-riz-khan-s-one-on-one-jeffrey-sachs-16-mar-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6494" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan interviews economist Jeffrey Sachs.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7214-riz-khan-s-one-on-one-jeffrey-sachs-16-mar-07-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7215-riz-khan-s-one-on-one-jeffrey-sachs-16-mar-07-part-2 2008-10-14T11:30:39Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jlXJjx6dUU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jlXJjx6dUU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7215-riz-khan-s-one-on-one-jeffrey-sachs-16-mar-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6495" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Riz Khan interviews economist Jeffrey Sachs.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7215-riz-khan-s-one-on-one-jeffrey-sachs-16-mar-07-part-2">Watch the video</a>