Rob Johnson: Make Politicians Afraid Of Wall Street Money

http://ourfuture.org interviews economist Robert Johnson as he assesses the pros and cons of recent efforts by the White House and Congress to reform the nation's financial markets. Johnson says that the influence of financial industry money in the political process has seriously undermined meaningful financial reform. Johnson is director of the newly created Institute for New Economic Thinking, and he explains how the new organization—backed by a 10-year, $50 million grant by George Soros—hopes to shape the long-term response to today's financial crisis. Interview via Skype by Isaiah J. Poole.

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News & Politics

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• financial reform
• Wall Street reform