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Bill Moyers Journal: William Black Interview
calculatedriskblog.com - 4/6/2009
Bill Moyers Journal: William Black Interview
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Since about 100 people sent me this interview, I suspect there might be some discussion in the comments ... The video is here . Here is the transcript . BILL MOYERS: In your book, you make it clear that calculated dishonesty by people in charge is at the heart of most large corporate failures ...
pbs.org - 4/4/2009
Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen
— pbs.org — 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 William K. Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on ... (more) Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen

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pbs.org - 4/4/2009
Bill Moyers Journal . Transcripts
— pbs.org — Transcript: BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal. For months now, revelations of the wholesale greed and blatant... transgressions of Wall Street have reminded us that "The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One." In fact, the man you're about to meet wrote ... (more) Bill Moyers Journal . Transcripts

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pbs.org - 4/6/2009
William K. Black on The Prompt Corrective Action Law
— pbs.org — The Prompt Corrective Action Law: Section 1831o William K. Black Associate Professor of Economics and Law University... of Missouri – Kansas City My comments in the Bill Moyers Journal interview about the “Prompt Corrective Action” (PCA) law (adopted in ... (more) William K. Black on The Prompt Corrective Action Law

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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:  Scritti Politti: April 6, 2009

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Scritti Politti: April 6, 2009
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... a situation where you have guaranteed record profits in the early years. That makes you rich, through the bonuses that modern executive compensation has produced. It also makes it inevitable that there's going to be a disaster down the road. BILL MOYERS: So you're suggesting, saying that CEOs of some of these banks and mortgage firms in order to increase their own personal income, deliberately set out to make bad loans? WILLIAM K. BLACK: Yes. Lots more at Calculated Risk, which is, in general a good candidate for addition to one's daily ...

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