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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | William K. Black | PBS

PBS — 06 April 2009 — http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers

The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout. This show aired April 3, 2009. Bill Moyers Journal airs Fridays at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers

To rob a country, own a bank

New Deal 2.0 readers know that Roosevelt Institute Braintruster Bill Black isn’t afraid to tell it like it is, and in recent weeks he’s been turning up the heat on the banksters who defrauded the American public and brought the country to the brink of economic collapse. Now a revealing interview with the Real News Network, entitled “To rob a country, own a bank,” has one blogger asking, “Why hasn’t Bill Black been killed?”

While we don’t believe Bill is in any real danger, his brutal honesty does pose a serious threat to the financial sector’s status quo. You can watch the entire interview below and see why Bill is enemy number one among the opponents of financial reform.

http://www.newdeal2 0.org/2010/ 03/30/bill- black-not- dead-yet- 9279/