www.thesoapboxroadshow.com BTW WAMU – Washington Mutual bank went bankrupt. WAMU was giving out “no doc” mortgages and Ninja loans.

Part 1 of 2: A Sky News special on the financial crisis in Greece, how they got into it, and what can be done about it. A lot of the rich have been getting away with paying too little tax, and the middle get away with things such as not paying rail fares. Recorded from Sky News, 26 August 2011.

The President announces that he will nominate Richard Cordray to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and commends Elizabeth Warren for her work in setting up the new bureau. July 18, 2011.

Economist Dean Baker discussed the current economic crisis and it’s causes.