Sheelah Kolhatkar: Hedge Funds Are The Robber Barons Of Our Time
Chris and Sheelah Kolhatkar discuss the racket the hedge funds run, and as a case study, give close examination to the US government's tortured (and ultimately, unsuccessful) efforts to convict hedge fund kingpin Steve Cohen of SAC Capital on insider trading charges. Given their vast resources and paid influence, these modern robber barons remain practically untouchable.
