including "the new york times" best seller in recently became a contributor for the countdown with keith overmanned. rich is the end -- author end -- author -- . [applause] which was the winner of good 2009 editor's choice award for herb book list with the american library association. he regularly appears including npr, msnbc.com c-span's, "usa today" and is a contributing producer of short documentary is for air time to come in partnership with the cnn and a senior fellow at dmos. so for the format you have a conversation then open up the microphone to your questions there is the big crowd if you don't mind standing up but i will hand you the microphone so everybody can hear you and if the authors will stick around to sign copies of their book. special thanks to c-span for filming tonight and for the work they do to inspire and educate us. [applause] please join me to welcome some of america's great contemporary whistle-blowers, the advocates of financial reform, at nomi prins and her panelists here at the strand. [applause] >> my name is rich and i'm a senior fellow at dmos i would like to welco