Can capitalism be saved from its own excesses? (Fri. on NOW - PBS)

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NOW Newsletter
Friday, March 16, 2007 on PBS
(Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html)

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Can capitalism be saved from its own excesses?

NOW's David Brancaccio talks with a former Fortune 500 CEO who prescribes a cure for self-serving corporate leaders prone to abandoning rules of right and wrong -- at great peril to their companies, their communities, and the environment. Bill George's new book, "True North," provides insight and inspiration from 125 top U.S. business leaders across a wide spectrum of industries.

"I think we've been choosing boards of directors and many wrong leaders for the wrong reason," George says. "We choose people for their image, their charisma, their style and we should be choosing them for their integrity, for their character, and their substance."

What's wrong with American capitalism and how to fix it. This week on NOW.

About the Show
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/311/index.html


Web Extras:

Facts & Figures: Executive Pay
http://pbs.org/now/shows/311/executive-pay.html

Book Excerpt: "True North"
http://pbs.org/now/shows/311/true-north.html


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NOW Web-Exclusive Audio Interview: Bud Cummins


NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa talks with former U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins. Cummins is among the eight federal prosecutors dismissed by the Justice Department for reasons some charge are political and inappropriate.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has admitted making mistakes in the case, and the Senate Judiciary Committee authorized on Thursday the use of subpoenas to elicit testimony from Justice Department officials.


Listen in, starting Friday, March 16.
http://www.pbs.org/now/


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YOUR TURN


Online Poll:

Should U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez resign?
http://www.pbs.org/now

Question of the Week:
Should there be laws to limit executive compensation?
http://www.pbs.org/now/php/quotes.php?quote_date=2007-03-16


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