Summary: The role of hedge funds in the creation of economic bubbles, collapse, cost pricing/fixing for Americans basic needs, with Les Leopold. Les Leopold is the co-founder and director of two nonprofit educational organizations: The Labor Institute and the Public Health Institute. He also helped to create the Blue-Green Alliance, and organization that merges labor unions with environmental concerns, such as the Sierra Club. Ralph Nader listed Les’s award-winning book, “The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor” on his recommended top 10 read list. His recent book “How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Hedge Funds Get Away with Siphoning Off America’s Wealth” is a superb evaluation and explanation into how hedging operates and how this casino financing wrecked the economy
