June 27, 2010 | Journalist Russ Baker is the author of "Family of Secrets", a book which gives an insight into the Bush family. Mr. Baker spoke to RT about how powerful the clan is and how much influence it still has in the White House. The book is full of sensational allegations, from the family's link to the JFK assassination and the Watergate scandal, to the clan's deep involvement with the CIA.
Robert Perkinson and Leonard Noisette discuss the things our massive prison-industrial complex reveals about our society--that its punitive, unequal parts have taken over.
In part 2 of author Pete Brewton's interview he tells the story of a little Washington DC bank called The Palmer Bank. Started by a republican political operative with money provided by a mafia connected financier. They went on to bankroll an number of political campaigns and organizations, funnel money to the Contras and was involved with the Iran arms deals. While it isn't really part of the Savings & Loan involves a lot of the same people.
