Posts Tagged ‘books’

Swedish Court Rules Against Pirate Bay
On Friday, a Swedish court ruled against the founders of the popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay and found them guilty of assisting in the distribution of illegal content online. Mats Lewan, an editor at Ny Teknik, explains what the verdict means for file-sharing, for Sweden, and the world.

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Ex-GOP Strategist: Wall St. Needs A Parole Officer : NPR 101508:
The Bush administration is moving forward with the financial bailout plan. Kevin Phillips, a former Republican strategist now known for his scathing criticisms of Republican policy, tells Renee Montagne that Wall Street needs not only a rescue, but also a parole officer — and it [...]

Investigating the Subprime Scandal | WBUR and NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook 1070708:
Investigative reporter Danny Schechter has never been quiet about the slick ways of Wall Street and American finance. He won Emmys and was out front on the 1980s S&L crisis.
Now, he’s on fire with the story of American and global financial market [...]

Adan Davidson recommnds books on economic history on Planet Money:
I’m surprised at how much I’m enjoying Ben Bernanke’s Essays on the Great Depression. He’s actually a really good, lively writer and it is so on point, it is all about the credit aspects of the Great Depression. I would love a chance to interview him [...]

After every fraud and boondoggle in the last three weeks, who remembers (or cares about) Enron? Who remembers the Enron Loophole? (Hint: it was crafted by Phil Graham.) Listen to this Fresh Air interview with Antonia Juhasz and you’ll really have something else to whine about. Here’s the blurb:
Author and activist Antonia Juhasz argues that [...]