Complex Issues & Public Outrage

(Photos by Robin Holland)

This week on the JOURNAL, Bill Moyers spoke with two journalists from the progressive magazine MOTHER JONES about Wall Street's power over Washington and why the public isn't demanding more regulation of institutions that contributed to the economic meltdown.

Political blogger Kevin Drum argued that laws concerning financial regulation need to be simplified and that the press doesn't do enough to ensure that Americans are informed about Wall Street's power.