The Gist

The Scapegoat in Chinatown


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On The Gist, Lego business is hurting.

In Steve James' latest documentary, the bank is the good guy. New York's district attorney brought charges against a Chinatown-based bank after the 2008 financial crisis, even though the bank had little to do with subprime mortgages. James is the director of the Oscar-nominated Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.

In the Spiel, the unpersuasive handwringing over putting Sam Nunberg on live TV.

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