4. To prepare for the last group projects, watch the following episode of the news show "Bill Moyers Journal" interview with Thomas Frank on June 15, 2012:

http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-dark-money-in-politics/

After viewing the video (or reading the transcript) please answer the following questions:

a. According to Thomas Frank, what have been the effects of concentrated money?

b. In what ways does JP Morgan Chase attempt to influence the political process?

c. What is the revolving door?

d. How much have members of the Senate Banking Committee received from the financial industry in the past few years?

e. According to Frank, what were the effects of financial deregulation? Do you agree?

f. What happened to regulations against predatory lending?