Former Top U.S. Banking Regulator on Where Our Economy Stands
Sheila Bair served as the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2006 to 2011. She spoke to FRONTLINE producer James Jacoby this week for the documentary Age of Easy Money, just days after news broke about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — the biggest bank failure in the U.S. since the 2008 financial crisis.
Amid bank failures, high inflation and concerns about economic stability, our new documentary traces the road to this moment and the role of the Federal Reserve.
What Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse Says About the Easy Money Era Ending
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is among the kinds of disruptions economic experts say may happen as the Federal Reserve winds down its "easy money" policies.
Today, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing war crimes. Explore FRONTLINE's reporting on atrocities in Ukraine and the challenges of holding leaders to account.
Twenty years ago, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Explore two decades of our collected reporting on the war, its bloody aftermath, and the still-reverberating consequences.
Weinstein: Watch an Encore Presentation on PBS March 21
With Harvey Weinstein convicted of multiple sex crimes,our 2018 investigation examineshow the Hollywood mogul harassed and abused women over decades. The documentary traces allegations going back to Weinstein's early years and the elaborate ways he and those around him tried to silence his accusers.
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