UNMASKED ECONOMIST: It Takes a Pillage

venerdì 11 settembre 2009

It Takes a Pillage

It Takes a Pillage

September 24, 2009 | 1:00 PM

Economic Policy Institute
1333 H Street NW
Suite 300, East Tower
Washington, DC

Last fall, the US government embarked on a huge public rescue of Wall Street, necessary, we were told, to avert a second Great Depression and to save Main Street from a devastating credit crunch. As we approach the one-year anniversary of this historic bailout, Demos, the Economic Policy Institute, and The American Prospect are proud to present a discussion with Demos Senior Fellow Nomi Prins on her new book, "It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street." Prins, a former Goldman Sachs Managing Director, presents the sharpest dissection yet of the bailout, and pulls back the veil of spin, secrecy, and self-interest to reveal the truth about financial power in America.

Join us for a much-needed public conversation about Wall Street's pillage of America and how to restore financial sanity and responsibility in our economy going forward. The event will feature Nomi in a conversation with two of America's leading experts on financial reform: Robert Kuttner, Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow and Co-Editor of The American Prospect, and Heather Booth, Executive Director of Americans for Financial Reform. The discussion will be moderated by John Irons, Research and Policy Director at the Economic Policy Institute.