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Media Roundtable: Understanding the Italian election results & the Dodd-Frank rollback

On this week’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of a bipartisan push to roll back the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and the results of Italy's election.

This week, the Senate voted 67-31 to debate the banking deregulation bill, which would dismantle major parts of the law, including a provision that limits banks from speculating with taxpayer-backed deposits. We’ll also discuss the White House decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and the victory of populist and far right parties in Italy’s election. 

Guests:

Gary Rivlin, reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute, and author of Katrina: After the Flood

David Dayen, contributor to The Intercept, and author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud

Eric Reguly, European bureau chief of The Globe and Mail

Web Resources:

Globe and Mail: Italy’s populists gain major ground in election, but the fight is far from over

The Intercept: GARY COHN: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

The New Republic: How Congress Can Wage an Effective Trade War

The Investigative Fund: Bank Earnings are Soaring, but Congress Wants to Gut Post-Crisis Safeguards

The Intercept: SENATE CLAIMS TO FIX ITS WALL STREET BILL, BUT A LOOK AT THE TEXT SAYS IT’S STILL A GIVEAWAY

Deutsche Welle:  Who are Italy's two leading populist parties: Five Star Movement and the League?

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.