Money Wars: Goldman Sachs vs. OWS
In this clip from Tuesday's "Democracy Now!" we hear the story of Goldman Sachs' recent move to back out of a fundraiser for the Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union after the financial giant caught wind that the event would pay tribute to the Occupy Wall Street movement. But, as Amy Goodman and investigative reporter … (more)In this clip from Tuesday’s “Democracy Now!” we hear the story of Goldman Sachs’ recent move to back out of a fundraiser for the Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union after the financial giant caught wind that the event would pay tribute to the Occupy Wall Street movement. But, as Amy Goodman and investigative reporter Greg Palast point out, there could be an ironic back story here about the $5,000 in pledge funds that Goldman also pointedly withdrew. Take a look below. –KA
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