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Why the Arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Matters
Tomorrow, the self-confessed 9/11 mastermind is set to face terrorism and murder charges at a military court at Guantanamo. We asked an expert to give us some insights into what the proceedings might yield.
May 4, 2012
Afghanistan's Former Spymaster Warns of Civil War
Afghanistan's former spy chief Amrullah Saleh told NPR this morning that the new strategic partnership agreement with the U.S. is a good step, but warns of the consequences if the U.S. engages in talks with the Taliban.
May 3, 2012
The Financial Crisis Is Like... Sangria?
Well, it’s like a lot of things, according to some of the economists, journalists, bankers, activists and officials we interviewed for our four-hour series on the global financial crisis, "Money, Power and Wall Street."
May 3, 2012
Live Chat 1 p.m. ET: Can Wall Street Change?
Join Money, Power and Wall Street producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria for a live chat featuring guest questioner Felix Salmon from Reuters. You can leave a question now.
May 3, 2012
The Buzz Around That Tim Geithner Scene...
A scene from Money, Power and Wall Street generated a lot of feedback on Twitter during last night's broadcast, and we've curated some of the most interesting reactions...
May 2, 2012
Did the Fed's Emergency Lending Prop Up "Too Big to Fail"?
The Obama administration arrived in Washington in early 2009 facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression -- and an American public outraged by bailouts for the financial institutions that had gotten them there.
May 1, 2012
Live Chat 1 p.m ET: The Battles Behind Closed Doors
Join Money, Power and Wall Street producers Mike Wiser and Jim Gilmore for a live chat featuring guest questioner Ryan Lizza from The New Yorker. You can leave a question now.
May 1, 2012
What Has Occupy Wall Street Been Up To?
While today's renewed protests are getting a lot of attention, a small group of activists has been quietly working within the financial system to change America's regulatory processes.
May 1, 2012
From Bear to Lehman: Documents Reveal an Alternate History
On the heels of investment bank Bear Stearns’ sudden collapse in March of 2008, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, then led by President Timothy Geithner, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dispatched teams of investigators to the four largest remaining investment banks.
May 1, 2012
Report: Murdoch "Not a Fit Person" to Run News Corp.
A scathing – but politically split – report by a British Parliamentary committee found that the media mogul exercised "willful blindness" during the phone-hacking scandal at News of the World.
May 1, 2012
Colleagues Call British Aid Worker's Murder in Pakistan "Senseless and Barbaric"
Khalil Dale, a British aid worker employed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was found dead in Pakistan yesterday, almost four months after he was kidnapped while he was driving home from his office in Quetta.
April 30, 2012