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AIG's former CEO, Hank Greenberg: "The government exceeded its authority"

AIG’s former CEO, Hank Greenberg: “The government exceeded its authority”

On March 19, Hank Greenberg, AIG’s former CEO of 40 years and now head of Starr Companies, sat down with Bloomberg Television anchor Betty Liu at 92Y to tell the complete, inside story of the rise and near-destruction of AIG. READ MORE
Paul Krugman on U.S. Treasury Secretary: "I Honestly Do Believe I'd Be Terrible At the Job"

Paul Krugman on U.S. Treasury Secretary: “I Honestly Do Believe I’d Be Terrible At the Job”

Nobel Prize-winning economist and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman spoke with MSNBC's Chris Hayes on January 27, 2013. In this clip, Krugman responds to a hypothetical question on whether he would accept an offer to become U.S. Treasury Secretary: READ MORE
Paul Krugman: "I Don't Have a Lot Of Grand Visions For These Next Four Years"

Paul Krugman: “I Don’t Have a Lot Of Grand Visions For These Next Four Years”

Nobel Prize-winning economist and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman spoke with MSNBC's Chris Hayes on January 27, 2013. In this clip, Krugman gives his prediction on what President Obama can accomplish in the next four years with a Republican majority in Congress. READ MORE
Paul Krugman: Toward a Great Society

Paul Krugman: Toward a Great Society

New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman and David Brancaccio, host and senior editor of NOW on PBS, discussed Krugman’s Nobel Prize, the Bernie Madoff scandal and a wide range of topics under the economic umbrella on January 13, 2009. READ MORE
Chrystia Freeland: On the Super Rich Persecution Complex

Chrystia Freeland: On the Super Rich Persecution Complex

In the final part of our three part interview, Thomson Reuters Digital Editor Chrystia Freeland spoke with us about the super rich and their feeling of persecution. READ MORE
Chrystia Freeland: "A Clash Between Plutocracy and Democracy"

Chrystia Freeland: “A Clash Between Plutocracy and Democracy”

In the second part of our three part interview, Thomson Reuters Digital Editor Chrystia Freeland spoke with us about the 2012 election and Mitt Romney's 47% comments. Freeland looks at the election as a "referendum on income inequality and on how capitalism is working today in America." READ MORE