The Love Of Money

In three hourlong parts, "The Love of Money" chronicles the events of 2008 that took capitalism to the brink of collapse, why it happened and how generations to come will be affected by its legacy. It peels away the cultural layers of the housing boom, the easy-money society and the consumer dream that inflated the global economic bubble. As well, the series examines the role of the politicians and business leaders who helped create the problem, and the influence the media had on events, both in reporting and shaping the story. Interviews include U. S. Congressional leaders, the CEOs of Merrill Lynch and Barclays, Lehman Brothers' lawyer Rodgin Cohen and its bankruptcy lawyer, Harvey Miller, plus Alan Greenspan and Tim Geithner. … MORE