Charles Ferguson

Let Them Eat Task Forces

Charles Ferguson | Posted 04.05.2012

Charles Ferguson

Over the intervening three years, what did Obama do? Well, we got a stimulus package, and then a year later an absurdly complicated new law that addressed everything except the most important issues. And that's about it.

HuffPost Review: Chasing Madoff

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.24.2011

Marshall Fine

Chasing Madoff is a searing indictment of the fast-and-loose free-market attitude that nearly sank the world economy. I can't imagine how painful it would be to watch it, were I someone who had lost a fortune to Madoff's malfeasance.

Page One: Inside the New York Times: The Medium As Message

Regina Weinreich | Posted 08.15.2011

Regina Weinreich

Bitching and moaning about the immensity of the newspaper of record, the way its cornucopia of offerings chewed into his writerly workday, the essayis...

A Job for Everyone: Democracy in America

Pam Spritzer | Posted 08.06.2011

Pam Spritzer

Fourteen million Americans were unemployed in May. All the while, corporations rake in record profits. This disconnect between public need and public policy is causing widespread suffering. Why isn't our government serving us, and what can we do?

Tribeca 2011: French Film My Piece of The Pie Hits Back at Wall Street

Linda Hassler | Posted 07.03.2011

Linda Hassler

The Wall Street flimflam boys who made mad gambles to enrich themselves, knowing losses would be government-backed, are still at large. We now have at least a fictional comeuppance for these thieves.

Do CEO's Have Parents and if So, Where Are They?

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 11.17.2011

Mitchell J. Rabin

As a society, we really need to see "what's what" get over the money addiction and seek to equalize the madness that is now passed off as "normal" and "business-as-usual."

The Insider Trading Scandal: Is It the Crime or the Prosecution?

Zachary Karabell | Posted 05.25.2011

Zachary Karabell

The insider trading narrative in the court of public opinion may always say greed, but in truth, the gain isn't usually enough for the risk. Something is missing from the conversation.

My Conversation With Filmmaker Charles Ferguson

Tavis Smiley | Posted 05.25.2011

Tavis Smiley

2011-02-28-tavis.jpgThe day after his Best Documentary win, I sat down with filmmaker Charles Ferguson for a conversation about Inside Job.

Live-blogging the 2011 Oscar telecast

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

8:39PM EST Off to a good start with the hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway, inserted into scenes from several of the Oscar nominees, on an Incept...

Oscar Winner Rips Wall Street During Acceptance Speech

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

"Inside Job" won the 2011 Academy Award for best documentary on Sunday night. The film's director used his acceptance speech to deliver pointed critic...

Inside Job's Charles Ferguson Wins Oscar, Airs Frustration with Obama

Joshua Kors | Posted 05.25.2011

Joshua Kors

Ferguson spoke with me about his new film, Obama's disappointingly silent reaction to it and why he feels this president has an even stricter "with us or against us" policy than his predecessor.

Docu-Drama: Surprises and Snubs for the Best Documentary Oscar

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

It's a good time to dust off your queue and take a look at some of the best documentaries of 2010 while we can still remember them.

Getting a Nod from the Academy!

Christina Weiss Lurie | Posted 05.25.2011

Christina Weiss Lurie

I hope Inside Job, with its broad appeal, will continue to find new audiences. There isn't a day that its relevance is diminished, reinforced this week in the president's State of the Union message.

Live From Sundance 2011: Day Three

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Three of the four films I saw at Sundance 2011 on Saturday not only fit the bill for 'comedy,' but acquit themselves nicely. And each comes from a different country -- the U.S., Ireland and Norway.

New York Film Critics Circle Contretemps

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Regina Weinreich

You expect an awards event to be a love fest with awardees waxing benighted and grateful. When Darren Aronofsky got up to speak about Black Swan's cinematographer, things got ugly.

ReThink Interview: Charles Ferguson, Director of Inside Job

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Kim

People interviewed in Inside Job claim that finance professionals deserve their money. But can someone rationally argue that someone earning $30 million/year works 1,000 times harder than someone earning $30,000/year?

Inside Job or Internal Greed?

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Shermer

A review of Inside Job, produced, written, and directed by Charles Ferguson, produced by Audry Marrs, 108 minutes, narrated by Matt Damon. By Michael...

Weekly Audit: Millions of Americans Could Lose Unemployment Benefits

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

The Media Consortium

Weekly Audit: Millions of Americans Could Lose Unemployment BenefitsEditor's Note: Happy Thanksgiving from the Media Consortium! This week, we aren't ...

The Film You Must See -- or, We Told You So

Preeti Vissa | Posted 05.25.2011

Preeti Vissa

Inside Job connects the dots in a way that makes this very complex material understandable. Much of what happened was utterly mad.

WATCH: Interview With Oscar Winning Director Of 'Inside Job'

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

Constantin Bjerke

"When Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and AIG collapsed together in a 48 hour period and we were all wondering if next week we'd be able to get money ...

Inside Job Director Talks Future Films, Says Wall Street 'Not Entirely Sane'

Felice Arenas | Posted 05.25.2011

Felice Arenas

The documentary is both amusing and riveting and people may wonder if they should have enjoyed themselves so much; after all, the story really happened and didn't come from Ferguson's imagination.

Inside Job -- a Caper Movie for the Financially Inclined

Michael Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Rose

2010-10-13-wallst.jpgAs far back as the 1300's elements like rapid deregulation and real estate bubbles coupled with arrogance and ignorance were the sparks that set fire to an economy.

Will Inside Job Start a Popular Rebellion?

Erica Abeel | Posted 05.25.2011

Erica Abeel

Inside Job cuts through the fog of disinformation and punditry to expose the truth about a catastrophic event, clarifying for the everyman the financial meltdown of 2008 that wrecked the lives of millions.

Movie Review: Inside Job

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Inside Job explains complex ideas with a clarity and skill that make them comprehensible to anyone willing to pay attention. But Charles Ferguson does it in a way that doesn't dumb things down.

Inside Job Director: 'Obama Blew it'

Alex Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Moore

Like he had done with No End in Sight, his film about the failed U.S. war effort in Iraq, Charles Ferguson set out on Inside Job to document what actually caused the monumental financial collapse.