Anything im saying. I even though you just responded to me in perfect english. Did you know that this was a scam . No. And we travel to the former soviet states where it all began. Hi, simona. I know who this guy is. Lets just call him mr red. It took us over a year to peel back the layers of Shell Companies hidden offshore to identify for the first time the big fish we believe are getting rich on misery. Losing 30,000 to a bunch of scammers. I was absolutely devastated by it. Hello . Hi. This isjen. Whos this . Hi. My name is simona, and im an investigative reporter, and i think im about to be scammed. 80 of my clients here started this thing. They dont have any experience. Im pretending to be a schoolteacher called jen, and ive signed up to a number of Trading Platforms to see how this scam works. Sounds fantastic. Software like this normally costs a fortune, but can i trust her . Where are you calling from . But you have such an interesting accent. Where are you from originally . 0k
But its more than that. Youve put them together in a way that takes us on a journey with you. Reading a book Still Matters in this age of bitesized social media and tweets and likes and so on. And there is i think nobody who has traveled in that space since its very early days when he wrote a book called siberia which almost didnt get published because his first publisher thought the internet was a fad and it was going to go away. So theres no one better to help us understand the times, the crazy times that were living in when technology seems to be bringing us more amazing innovations every day, and yet for some reason something about life doesnt seem right. So im really excited and thrilled to bring Douglas Rushkoff back. George bullen from the open Technology Institute where she is director of technology as part of new america is a perfect interlocutor to bring douglas here. So welcome them both to civic hall, and if youre interested in learning more about civic hall, go to civichal
I just want to say to our guests that its a personal privilege for me and for my cofounder, who is floating around here somewhere, to be celebrating the publication of yet another book from the brilliant and prolific Douglas Rushkoff, who seems to have produced yet more works of brilliance every year. I dont know how you do it but fantastic that you keep doing it. As an author myself, i have to say that the publication of a book is a always a really special event. There is something about taking your words and putting them on paper between slightly thicker pieces of paper that make people look at you differently. Youre now an expert. Its more than that. Youve put them together in a way that takes us on a journey with you, reading a book Still Matters in this age of bitesized social media and tweets and likes and so on. And there is, i think, nobody who has traveled in that space since its very early days when he wrote a book called siberia which almost didnt get published because first
Update, you are saying why. You are wearing green. I was wearing red yesterday. Xm markets are up 170 points on the dow industrial average. The s p and nasdaq both of exactly 1. 17 . Stocks are not correlated . This is a gigantic relief rally. We were worried about the emerging market, and that seems to have dissipated. Even gold, oil and yields are up. A keysipated for now is thing because we have had a return of volatility, and tomorrow is the jobs report, so you could have another big up or down day depending on what the numbers show. Another top story we are formerg is involving the sac fund manager Matthew Martoma, with a verdict coming down that he has been found guilty in the most lucrative Insider Trading scheme ever. Federal prosecutors wrapping up their seventh invention in their sixyear probe of sac capital and its billionaire founder. 20 years potentially . Potentially 20 years because i guessrades he did on, not now allegedly because he was convicted of it, included Clinic
With assange. The first results from pennsylvania. We need their support. Mr. Saccone, what is your message. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Polls have just closed in that special election in pennsylvanias 18th Congressional District, a district the president of the United States donald trump won by nearly 20 points just less than two years ago. Despite that fact, the race has been extremely close with conor lamb widely seen as having a legitimate chance to defeat republican rick saccone. Well monitor the results throughout the hour as the votes start coming in. The white house and gop has thrown everything at this race in hopes of avoiding a demoralizing and embarrassing loss. Trump, mike pence, donald trump jr. All personally stumped for saccone and the gop dumped more than 10 million into the race. A massive amount of money for a congressional race. Yet, lamb has been polling strongly as pennsylvania voters responded positively to his image