'The mob learned from Wall Street': Eliot Spitzer on the 'cartel-style corruption' behind Libor scam

I had never heard of the LIBOR rate before today.  Mattt Taibbi calls this the scandal of scandals.  Basically, sixteen banks get together every morning to decide the LIBOR rate, that is, the rate at which they loan to each other. Every interest rate is determined by LIBOR.  The banks are lying about the rate…

The Progressive Commentary Hour interviews Rocky Anderson

Three of the top third-party candidates who are challenging the entrenched duopoly – Jill Stein (Green Party), Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) and Judge Jim Gray (Libertarian Party) — gather together to find common ground and purpose, on The Progressive Commentary Hour with Gary Null. Plus, PRN’s own Harvey Wassermanjoins in to talk about the environmental issues he wants to see…