{"id":718682,"date":"2010-04-17T07:40:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T11:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/04\/17\/simon-johnson-wall-streets-stranglehold-on-our-democracy-must-be-broken\/"},"modified":"2010-04-17T07:40:40","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T11:40:40","slug":"simon-johnson-wall-street%e2%80%99s-stranglehold-on-our-democracy-must-be-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/718682","title":{"rendered":"Simon Johnson: Wall Street\u2019s Stranglehold on Our Democracy Must Be Broken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/10643975\/1amnvd\/alternet~Simon-Johnson-Wall-Streets-Stranglehold-on-Our-Democracy-Must-Be-Broken\" >Simon Johnson: Wall Street&#8217;s Stranglehold on Our Democracy Must Be Broken                     <\/a><br \/>The progressive economist talks about the fight to reform Wall Street, what Robert Rubin should do with his money, and why Jamie Dimon 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