Topic: Atlantic Monthly

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Blood Trains
Episode 194 1:16:52 - 1:22:29

194: Blood Trains

Financial Reform and the Goldman Sachs "Quiet Coup"

The hosts discuss an Atlantic Monthly article titled "The Quiet Coup," which argues that the financial industry has captured the U.S. government. They list high-ranking Obama administration officials, such as Larry Summers and David Axelrod, who received millions in payments from Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. They suggest that "financial reform" is actually a mechanism for the next industry bailout.