Campaign Cash Bought Deregulation, Triggered Economic Meltdown

Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 14:20

Public Campaign President and CEO Nick Nyhart is interviewed on Between the Lines, a radio newsmagazine. Nyhart discusses how the influx of campaign cash from Wall Street played a part in the current financial crisis.

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