Greg Palast Speech & Robert Frank 12-15-11

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PROGRESSIVE FORUM RADIO SHOW DECEMBER 15, 2011 AT 7PM ON KPFT 90.1 FM  

 

First we have a interview with Robert Frank, author of The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competitio​n, and the Common Good.He asks the question who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? Frank is an economics professor at Cornell Univ. and a regular "Economic View" columnist for the New York Times. His books include The Winner-Take-All Society, The Economic Naturalist, and Luxury Fever.

 

At 7:45 we will play the speech Greg Palast gave on Dec. 8th at a benefit for KPFT.  He focuses on his new book "Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores." This is the story of the corporate vultures that feed on the weak and ruin our planet in the process-a story that spans the globe and decades. Paslst's other books are "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" & "Armed Madhouse."