AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - April 28th, 2013

Published: April 28, 2013, 5:35 p.m.

Former Fed executive Alan Blinder says watch out for attempts to gut Dodd-Frank … Union leader Paul Booth says progressives must pay attention to 2014. And Bill Press talks with assistant Senate majority leader Dick Durbin.


A leading economist says the Dodd-Frank bill is not enough reform, and the first order of business is to resist the forces trying to weaken regulation of Wall Street.


A labor leader says the 2014 mid-terms are going to be just as important to Democrats as the 2012 presidential election was.


And, Bill Press speaks with Dick Durbin, the assistant majority leader of the Senate.


Alan Blinder

Dr. Alan Blinder is a former vice chairman of the Fed. He is warning that Wall Street reforms under the Dodd-Frank bill are not enough and that Democrats need to resist continuing attempts to let the big banks run wild again.

http://www.princeton.edu/~blinder/


Paul Booth

In the continuing battle for human rights, the focus has shifted from the federal courts to state legislatures, and that is not necessarily a bad thing says labor leader Paul Booth

http://www.afscme.com


Dick Durbin

Bill Press and his guest, Dick Durbin, the assistant majority leader of the Senate.

http://www.durbin.senate.gov

Jim Hightower

George W's $250-million can of whitewash.