Welcome to the center for American Progress, i am the executive Vice President of external affairs. Im so delighted that you could join us today. In our recent report reviving antitrust, it highlighted the idea that the economy has grown more consolidated with more power be good time concentrated in the largest firms in america. This is in no small part of the conservative assault on both government and the middle class. This assault has played out not just in the courts, but in antitrust enforcement practices of the department of justice, the federal trade commission, and at a wider range of federal regulators and in the halls of congress, where the view that big meant more efficient, has dominated for far too long. Ng. Since the early 1980s, conservative legal thinking embodied in robert bork and antonin scalia, has sought to dismantle the ability of government to protect consumers, workers, Small Businesses, the environment, people of color, basically all of us ordinary folks, from
President of external affairs. Im so delighted that you all could join us today. Reviving antitrust cap highlighted the concerning indicator that is the economy has grown far too consolidated with more power being concentrated among the largest firms in america. Because of conservative assault on both government and middle class. This assault has played out not just in the courts but in the antiforce the federal trade commission and a wide range of federal regulators and halls of congress where the view that big more than efficient has dominated far too long. Since the early 1980s conservative legal thinking embodied in robert bork and ant anyonical anyone scalia from the abuses of markets and large corporations. Unfortunately the Trump Administration is going precisely in the wrong direction. Trump has appointed billionaires and ideologues to his cabinet that seek to strip the government of these tools to protect the public. He has appointed a chair of the federal communications comfo
Welcome to the center for American Progress, i am the executive Vice President of external affairs. Im so delighted that you could join us today. In our recent report reviving antitrust, it highlighted the idea that the economy has grown more consolidated with more power being concentrated in the largest firms in america. This is in no small part of the conservative assault on both government and the middle class. This assault has played out not just in the courts, but in antitrust enforcement practices of the department of justice, the federal trade commission, and at a wid range of deral regulators and in the halls of congress, where the view that big meant more efficient, has dominated for far too long. Since the early 1980s, conservative legal thinking embodied in robert bork and antonin scalia, has sought to dismantle the ability of government to protect consumers, workers, Small Businesses, the environment, people of color, basically all of us ordinary folks, from the abuses of m
European equities everybody is keying off everybody. Again red arrows pretty much across the board and finally can you look at crude prices right now. Wti terrible session. When we were talking yesterday we were up 40 points in the morning. Funny way things happen. Theres sort of a premise and maybe its correct among democrats or people who favor hillary that trump would be a disaster for the stock market and sell off. Its funny when you see the market go down yesterday for whatever reason, uncertainty or whatever, it becomes oh, its uncertainty. You think its because maybe now trump can win . I wont go that far. Its uncertain. A Hillary Clinton win because more uncertain. Really in the past two days the likelihood of donald trump winning not two days. Five days. More than that. Two weeks. Whatever length of time you want to give it his chances have increased whether you think they are substantial or not clearly the market thinks they are substantial. And i have i know you disagree but
Airy church this evening, and donald trump is made a stop this evening. Trump wasnt the only one leaning on his daughter for support Chelsea Clinton backed up her mom in chester and Jennifer Joyce was there. Chelsea clinton. Reporter loud passionate cheers as Chelsea Clinton took to stage before an intimate crowd of inspired democrats in the to city of chester i know if we keep rooting this election in what really is at stake for our families, communities and country we will win. Reporter only two days left, clintons get out the vote push is moving full speed ahead. Have questions. Reporter committed volunteers plan to spend all day canvassing chester, target registered democrats who may not have made to it the polls in the past the. Were making sure your planning to vote tuesday . I want to vote. I dont know where to go i can tell you. I think its a good to have people come out and talk to everybody. We have some people that are sort of lax in feeling that its important. I think that