The economy seems  to be melting down--but it has nothing to do with the production of goods and services, only with high finance.  This crisis is brought to you by business men who refuse to trust other busness men--because the all know they're all lying.  This from Bill Black, formerly a Federal bank examiner and now a writer on business and finance.  He talks with Bill Resnick in this illuminating interview.  Black is the author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One.

 Denise Morris digs out a 1960 documentary film about the Wisconsin primary between Hubert Humphrey and John F. Kennedy and discusses how it changed the way we think of political campaigning.  It's called Primary, and you can find it at the Multnomah County Library.  

 A round-table discussion with Jan Haaken, Denise Morris and Bill Resnick in which they analyze and debate the hysterical media treatment of the Spitzer sex scandal and others like it.   Why this "perpetual surprise," these recurring "outbreaks of political virginity"?  

 You can hear this program, hosted by Bill Resnick, in its  entirety by clicking on the arrow above.   Or you can go to any segment by clicking on its link below.  

1.  Bill Resnick talks with Bill Black as Black throws light on the world of finance capital as it faces economic meltdown with disastrous consequences for us all.  

2.  What were primary  elections like 50 years ago?  Denise Morris reviews a path-breaking documentary film of 1960 featuring JFK and Hubert Humphrey.