Nomi Prins, journalist and a former managing director of Goldman Sachs, discusses her book All the Presidents’ Bankers, the hidden alliances that drive American power. Prins retraces the relationship between American financiers and presidents stretching more than a century. From family friends, trusted confidants to the present day; how the relationship has deteriorated and presidents have lost control of the economy.

Special thanks to Pirate TV for the original recording from June 17, 2014.

Featuring:

Nomi Prins, journalist and author of “All the Presidents’ Bankers, the hidden alliances that drive American power.”

Host this week: Laura Flynn

Series Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez

Executive Director: Lisa Rudman

Web Editor: Kwan Booth

Organizational Volunteers: Barbara Barnett

For More information:

Nomi Prins 

Pirate Television: All the Presidents’ Bankers 

Articles:

Smithsonian: The Copper King’s Precipitous Fall, Augustus Heinze dominated the copper fields of Montana, but his family’s scheming on Wall Street set off the Panic of 1907

Smithsonian: The Financial Panic of 1907: Running from History, Robert F. Bruner discusses the panic of 1907 and the financial crisis of 2008

Washington Post: The Federal Reserve was created 100 years ago, this is how it happened

NerdWallet: The Glass-Steagall Act Explained

Bloomberg: “Combined profit at the six largest U.S. banks jumped last year
to the highest level since 2006, even as the firms allocated more than $18
billion to deal with claims they broke laws or cheated investors.”

Videos & Multimedia:

Artist: Scott Joplin

Song: Maple Leaf Rag

Source: Internet Archive

Artist: The Platters

Song: I’ll Get By

Source: Internet Archive

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