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Former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, and former U.S. Secretary of State, George Shultz, reflect on the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall.

One of my favorite books is "The Power Broker," a book for which Robert Caro won a Pulitzer Prize. It documents the life and times of master builder Robert Moses, who shaped New York City and American and world city planning for decades.…

I saw this film at the weekend and thought it was brilliant.  I highly recommend seeing it.  And if you are in an especially ornery frame of mind because of AIG and the bailouts, the film does have a nice villanous corporate angle as well.…

If you have noticed, Pakistan is in a real state of crisis right now. Given the fact that this country is both unstable and possesses nuclear weapons courtesy of A. Q. Khan, it stands to reason that everyone should be interested. The fact…

This video from the Charlie Rose show should give one a fairly complete view of most of the relevant finance and political issues surrounding the AIG situation. (hat tip Calculated Risk) Participants include bank analyst Meredith Whitney…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi examines the stimulus bill, healthcare reform, and human rights around the world with Charlie Rose.

Charlie Rose sat down with Barton Biggs, the former Morgan Stanley strategist, a few days back to talk markets and finance. The video is below as is a link to a recent article by Biggs in Newsweek. Biggs is not a fan of propping up…

Hear the U.S. Treasury Secretary describe his thinking about all of the issues facing the United States and its banking system during this financial crisis in this interview with Charlie Rose.

Guest post: A few thoughts about the banking crisis response in the United States - naked capitalism (This is a submission I did over at Yves Smith's blog. I forgot to add it to the links originally.) Don't Fall for Citigroup's Fantasy…

Rohatyn, a Democrat, talks about the role of government in crisis, infrastructure spending and lessons from New York City's near economic collapse n the 1970s from his perspective. Royatyn is widely credited with saving New York City from…