Former Financial Regulator William Black: Occupy Wall Street A Counter to White-Collar Fraud Video

www.DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! broadcasts on the road from Kansas City, Missouri, today. Amy Goodman interviews William Black, a white-collar criminologist, former financial regulator, and author of "The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One." Black teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and recently took part in Occupy Kansas City. "If you look [at the Occupy protests] not just nationwide, but worldwide, you will see some pretty consistent themes developing," Black says. "That includes, we have to deal with the systemically dangerous institutions, the 20 biggest banks that the administration says are ticking time bombs. As soon as one of them fails, we go back into a global crisis. We should fix that, there's no reason have institutions that large. Accountability is also a theme, that we should put these felons in prison ... And that we should get jobs now and that we should deal with foreclosure crisis. ... Those are four common themes you can see in these protests... I think over time you'll not necessarily have some grand written agenda, but you will have increasing consensus, a broad consensus."

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i look forward to ...
i look forward to the day the system falls flat on its? face because then maybe well have everyone one in the streets protesting. i hoping we get a revolution; a completely new way of doing govt, and a economic system which diverts us from the crash course were presently on with nature.

Obama's a joke. ...
Obama's a joke. He's a Wall-Street Republican? and all of his policy's reflect that fact.

What do you all ...
What do you all think of Fannie & Freddie Mac execs recently getting sued for subprime fraud by the SEC?? These are the first charges brought against those responsible for the financial meltdown.

>> Voting machines ...
>> Voting machines where you recieve no reciept You don't get a printout showing what all your vote selections were so that unions cannot pay people to vote the way they want - and punish the ones that don't. It's to protect the voter. But you should be getting a bar-coded or serialized stub from your ballot. Yes??

>> the rest of the ...
>> the rest of the occupiers? who are trying to do something about saving America and democracies all over the world They are trying to attack our employers and our financial? system. That's not going to save us. It's going to create the collapse that the Leftists, who organized and direct them, want. "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." - Rahm Emanuel

Using terminology ...
Using terminology like "WTP" is misleading...it assumes that govt. can represent millions of diverse people--it can't...Govt. always controls its subjects, not the other way around--its why they claim the right to kill you if you disobey them.? Corporations are legal fictions created BY the govt...in fact, govt. ITSELF, is a legal corporation. Bribing was around LONG before Citizens United. f**k democracy & socialism, I want freedom.

Just google ALEC ...
Just google ALEC then maybe you might get the big picture. It use to be 'We the People' were in control of our Government. Now it's 'We the Corporations' that have bought and paid for this government we? have today. It's Crony Capitalism, 'Citizen United made it legal to bribe our politicians.

ALEC...never heard? ...
ALEC...never heard? of this acronym...

Do you know ...
Do you know anything? about ALEC?

What 'shrink' would ...
What 'shrink' would offend? their highest paying customers by telling them that they were afflicted with suicidal greed?

hello, we, The ...
hello, we, The Chimagels are supporters of the occupy we are the 99 percent movement. So? we composed, produced, played a song about it. You can hear and download the song as often you like on youtube We guess, it would be helpful to sing this song during demonstrations worldwide. We guess, a common hymn or Anthem would be helpful for our targets please click on the URL wearethe99percent1 below

I am a man of peace ...
I am a man of peace but I cannot condemn the creation of such a list by others. Others undoubtedly will be forced to do this (carry out hits) out of immediate self defense of life . It will be justified. ?

actually i think ...
actually i think these days lots of people are talking about that kind of thing among many other points of corruption. Btw, what does stating "America is gone" supposed to even mean and do? Why have such a pathetic, wimpy defeatist mindset? If you really feel that way? than why don't you get a spine and hit the street with the rest of the occupiers who are trying to do something about saving America and democracies all over the world? Because at least now there's a chance...

William K Black ...
William K Black for? president

Essential Knowledge ...
Essential Knowledge For A?? Wall Street? Protestor /watch?v=gV9A2IGShuk

I? don't want a ...
I? don't want a meaningless vote...I want freedom.

So? let me get this ...
So? let me get this straight...an organization (USGovt) that is responsible for murdering MILLIONS of people, engaging in endless wars, devastating domestic policies (massive failed? social engineering projects), handing over incredible privileges to the corporations IT created (corporations are GOVT-created legal fictions)...THIS is the organization that will ensure justice against evil Wall St. and the banks? REALLY? Looks like the USGovt. is looking for a scapegoat...

Amy Goodman is ...
Amy Goodman is very? beautiful

It might be too ...
It might be too dangerous?

America needs to ...
America needs to expand on the protests and turn it into a nationwide general strike. Just like how the Eastern Block dictatorships were brought down through strikes and protests, the Western oligarchies can also be? brought down in the same manner.

Yes she came out in ...
Yes she came out in support of the obviously CIA-Al Qaeda front 'Libya Fighting Group' 'rebels'? (NTC) who have wantonly murdered countless innocents in their civilization destroying racist rampage - she hails them as 'freedom fighters' and 'liberators'. It is left gate-keeping at its finest. She comes from a bygone era where mainstream media dominated memes and so 'radicals' had to put on a 'respectable' face. This meant peddling major lies for the hope of some 'reforms'.

She's a "left" ...
She's a "left" gatekeeper. Nato decimating Libya is wrong. They are now bombed back into the 3rd world when they were one of the most progressive of the Arab states. Just like Iraq, they are much worse off now after being "liberated". Sure, these were brutal dictators but for the populations at large they had a relatively high standard? of living and good infrastructure, schooling etc. Now they are just bombed out war zones.

WOW THIS GUY NEED ...
WOW THIS GUY NEED TO BE AMERICAN TOP DOG ". BUT WE DON'T LIKE GUYS LIKE HIS THEY TELL MUCH GOOD INFO AND WELL? RICH AMERICAN DON'T LIKE THAT " ...... " STONETHUG " .OUT "

It cannot be that ...
It cannot be that the entire top (me estimating roughly? 10.000 ppl) is clinicly insane, mad as a hatter...

A Gerneral heading ...
A Gerneral heading the secret service is the natural next step. But no one is COMLPETELY "in charge" the apperatus is simply too big. With the global citizen becomeing self aware they cannot do whatever they want. I mean it´ll require mass? executions VERY soon to silence the dissent and that´ll let the cat out of the bag turning the globe into a total mess. They don´t want that i guess as not even the guarded cities of the rich´d be left untouched.

I am surprised that ...
I am surprised that there have been no reported attempted assassinations of certain American government leaders, in particular the Neocon who led the United States into the wars on Iraq and Afghanistan and who are doing it again regarding Iran. What about Leon Panetta, the new minister of defence? He is a total tool for Israel and a warmonger if ever there was one? With? General Petraeus as the new head of CIA, some very dangerous people are completely in charge.

I get your point ...
I get your point and I would not blame Amy in any way. I want to point out that "murderous loonies ravaging Somalia" are the direct result of the U.S. military/CIA presence in that country. The United States and some European powers have an agenda to "recolonize" all of the African continent with the intention of gaining access to huge quantities of minerals and oil for? giant corporations. AFRICOM is their tool. Check it out.

EXCELLENT UPLOAD?
EXCELLENT UPLOAD?

Well actually the ...
Well actually the shot first then ask strategy was part? of what has become of umerica.