Showing posts with label corruption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corruption. Show all posts

EXPOSÉ | "Money for Nothing"| PBS

Posted by Mike at 2:42 AM


View the entire show at org/wnet/expose/watch/... Watch this preview of "Money for Nothing" Exposé: America's Investigative Reports, on PBS. With the Miami real estate market booming, why were some residents being left out in the cold? With an innovative tax on commercial real estate transactions, money was flowing into the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, the body charged with building affordable housing. But there was a problem: a lot of money was going out, but not a lot of houses were being built. Reporter Debbie Cenziper of THE MIAMI HERALD goes inside the agency's own incomplete records, fills in the gaps, and connects the dots -- exposing mismanagement and an insider's club where backs were scratched and palms were greased. And watch the full episode when it premieres online, Wednesday, July 25, at 12 noon ET. (Or check your local listings for broadcast dates on PBS nationwide, beginning Friday, July 27.) For web-exclusive video and audio features, and to stream other episodes in the series, go to org/expose

FRONTLINE | Black Money | PBS

Posted by Mike at 5:11 AM


org/frontline/blackmoney/ Buy the DVD: org/entry.point?en... FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman investigates the shadowy world of international bribery in Black Money airing Tuesday, Apr 7 on PBS (check local listings).The story reveals how multi-national companies create slush funds, set up front companies, and make secret payments, all to get billions in business. But these practices are facing a new international crackdown, led by prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice and allies abroad. At the center of this is a controversial, ongoing investigation into the British-based multi-national BAE Systems and allegations about billion dollar bribes. Watch on air and online beginning April 7, 2009.

Bill Bradley - Big Money, Lobbyists, and American Politics

Posted by Mike at 9:41 AM


Complete video at: fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=...Former New Jersey Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Bradley criticizes the influence of lobbyists and high-dollar campaign contributors on American politics.-----"A Troubling Nexus: Big Money and Politics" with Senators Bill Bradley and Alan Simpson speaking at The Commonwealth Club of California.Two former senators reach across the aisle to take an inside look at the impact of big money on our political system. They discuss how money influences who runs for office, who gets elected and the ability of elected representatives to remain in office, and they explain why they now support public funding of federal elections and the reasons behind their affiliation with Americans for Campaign Reform. -- The Commonwealth ClubWilliam Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate, who challenged Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.