[applause] [inaudible conversations] the government was shut down for 16 days in october as republicans unsuccessfully tried to debunk the president S Health Care law. Tonight on our companion network cspan a look back at the congressional debate and president obamas actions during the shutdown. Thats tonight on cspan at 8 p. M. Eastern. I think radio is the longest and the best form of media that is left but we are doing right now is long conversation unprecedented. Unprecedented. Only cspan does long form conversation. Its tremendously revealing when an authors other book read these days because they dont get many people have read the books and know what theyre talking about with page notes. Its so rewarding for them to i get a great deal of satisfacti satisfaction, the highest conflict, thats the best interview ive had on this book to. Loved the interview on things that matter, his new collection of essays. Some of which are old. That makes my day. I like radio. Three hours is an ab
Incompetent to participate in the discussion. Guest yes, its true. Host how strong is the banking lobby lobby the states . Guest very strong. After the crisis of 2009 it was senator durbin who said frankly wall street owns the place. The politics is a little different. There is a good political problem and that is what i learn more and more as they became involved. Its not about making that argument. Its not necessary or sufficient to be successful in policy debates. Why . Well because there are narratives that people prefer to have and there seems to be some entrenched misunderstandings shockingly held by all kinds of people who you would think should know better. Its hard to sort out sometimes why people say what they say. Some people say to me they just dont understand these subtle things but i think thats really weird. Sometimes we are talking about part of the mystique. Somehow when you go into banking you suspend all judgment. Its all different so here in the rest of the economy
Mayo when i usually go during the summer i felt i thought i was the the biggest ever. I got a good seat and i waited and waited and waited. I said where is your it Cinco De Mayo . What Cinco De Mayo . Dont you have a parade . And then i began to discover how differently it is commemorated in the two countries. Now that i understand it is part of the civil war that impacts latinos tremendously year if they had won the wrist no future for the latinos. The ranch looks shaky but Cinco De Mayo like that alamo with the anglo texan let us never forget. And so impacted the community 152 years later reaching kawai . But we think of it more as the festival Something Like st. Patricks day. But what i discovered they are constitutional issues like racial equality. With other forms of government of course, what about the womens rights led to american Constitutional Values . Then they become part of the united states. Host talking about american history. Guest i did not get a ph. D. In history but t
Its both prescription and warning. Our current obsession with slashing the deficit and avoiding that wellknown and worn fiscal cliff is killing us, krugman writes, getting in the way of what really needs to be done, which is dedicating government to creating jobs and getting us back to full employment. He blames not only congress but the white house. Paul krugman is professor of economics and International Affairs at princeton university. Since 1999, hes been an oped columnist at the New York Times and now also writes a blog for the paper titled the conscience of a liberal. According to the Search Engine technorati, its the most popular blog by an individual on the internet. Author or editor of some 20 books and more than 200 professional papers, krugman is a thinker so esteemed and widely known in his field hes become an icon. Not only has he won the nobel prize in economics, hes also the subject of this song by the balladeer Loudon Wainwright iii i read the New York Times thats where
This week on moyers and company. Monetary policy is the aspirin of economic ailments. Take a couple whenever youre feeling that you have a headache. Now we had the over the counter remedy doesnt work and we need the heavy duty prescription medicine, and thats what im arguing for. Announcer funding is provided by Carnegie Corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy, and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. The kohlberg foundation. Independent production fund, with support from the partridge foundation, a john and polly guth charitable fund. The clements foundation. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The bernard and audre rapoport foundation. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound.