Lucy Komisar - Air date: 04-03-07

Lucy Komisar is the only American reporter whose beat is the secret underbelly of the global financial system — offshore bank and corporate secrecy — and its links to corporate crime; tax evasion by the rich and powerful; empowerment of dictators and oligarchs; bribery and corruption; pay-to-play politics; drug, arms and people trafficking; and terrorism. Her dozens of articles on the subject since 1996 have appeared in publications as diverse as The Nation magazine and the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of "BCCI's Double Game: Banking on America, Banking on Jihad" in "A Game As Old As Empire," (Berrett-Koehler, San Francisco, 2007). To order book at 34% discount, click here. She is a founder and co-chair of the Tax Justice Network-USA, the American branch of the international Tax Justice Network headquartered in London. The organization works to end tax evasion by mulitnational corporations and the very wealthy. She is a theater critic and member of The Drama Desk, the organization of New York theater critics, writers and editors. Her particular interest is the political aspects of theater. She also writes about travel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Komisar

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[jvnsva]

She's an awesome journalist!

[GnosisMan50]

I wish Harold would shut the fuck up and stop talking over her!!! pisses me off!!

[ncurran1987]

God this guy has one interesting show. I love it.