Today we take a look at the malfeasance of the big banks and the political corruption that lets them get away with it
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Bank is a Criminal Enterprise and the U.S. Government Doesn't Care - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-09-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Banks of Marble and Other Songs - Pete Seeger
00:06:45 Ch. 4: Act 2: HSBC Bank: criminal enterprise - Disorderly Conduct (@Dis_Con) - Air Date: 2-18-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away - Chicago
00:19:24 Ch. 6: Act 3: Billionaire Banker Says Life Is Too Hard - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-18-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) [with Donna Summer] - Barbra Streisand
00:26:45 Ch. 8: Act 4: Wall Street Pays Bankers PAID to Infiltrate the US Government - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 02-19-15
Ch. 9: Song 4: Revolving Door - Jon Brion
00:30:48 Ch. 10: Act 5: The case for a Robin Hood tax - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date: 1-18-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: Robin Hood (Remastered) - Single - Dick James
00:36:45 Ch. 12: Act 6: Iceland Does The Unimaginable To Its Criminal Bankers - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-13-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
00:42:06 Ch. 14: Act 7: Wall Street Skates Away Free From All Prosecutions For 2008 Collapse - @RedactedTonight w/ @LeeCamp - Air Date: 05-04-15
Ch. 15: Song 7: Shame - The Avett Brothers
00:44:58 Ch. 16: Act 8: Public Banking via @PublicBanksNow & @DemocracyCollab — Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Right to Complain - Trombone Shorty & Marc Broussard
00:48:42 Ch. 18: Act 9: Banks plead guilty, face no consequences - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date: 6-2-15
Voicemails
00:58:28 Ch. 20: What is the progressive idea on education? - David From Cinncinatti
01:00:34 Ch. 21: A loss of unconcious privilege feels like oppression - Jim in Detroit Suburbs
01:00:59 Ch. 22: What's the progressive idea for education funding? - Chuck in Salt Lake City
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
01:04:22 Ch. 23: Final comments on why we need to change how education is funded
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: Public Banking via @PublicBanksNow & @DemocracyCollab
Take Action:
Get involved with The Public Banking Institute by:
Supporting a Local Initiative, Volunteering, and/or Joining a Chapter!
Sources/further reading:
"Inequality’s Dead End — And the Possibility of a New, Long-Term Direction” by Gar Alperovitz of The Democracy Collaborative
"Vermont Votes for Public Banking” by John Nichols at The Nation
"Public banking debate starts in Santa Fe” at Albuquerque Journal
"Public Banking Institute a Partner to a New Project on Economic Alternatives” via The Public Banking Institute
WATCH: "National Launch Webinar: The Next System Project
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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