"Anatomy of a Meltdown:" profiling Ben Bernanke amidst the economic crisis

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The man at the center of the current U.S. financial crisis is Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Takeaway talks to New Yorker Staff writer John Cassidy, who profiled Bernanke for his latest piece, "Anatomy of a Meltdown."
"In a financial crisis, all the old rules go out the window and the only institution which can restore order and prevent a wholesale panic is the government."
— John Cassidy on Ben Bernanke

Guests:

John Cassidy

Contributors:

Noel King

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