Disagrees. Someone said the president cannot have a conflict of interest, but that is quite obviously not true. Amy we will it response from John Wonderlich is big with ahead from the committee to protect journalists joel simon about trumps first is confident press conference in six months. Did Rex Tillerson lie . And what to the company know about Climate Change . I am asking you whether those allegations about exxonmobils knowledge of Climate Science and decision to find and promote a view contrary to its awareness of the science, whether those allegations are true or false. The question n would have toe put to exxonmobil. Todo you lack the knowledge answerer my question or are you refusing to answer my question . A little of both. Amy we will speak with oil and Energy Journalist Antonia Juhasz who argues Rex Tillerson could be americas most dangerous secretary of state will step today James Madoff Mattis is scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Service committee. We will spea
With us a lot about this where you may not be certain what your calling is and in that case, keep experimenting. The flipside of that is there are many people, and if you push them on it, they will tell you they will say i dont know what my calling is but what i am doing is not that. And yet they dont have the courage to make the change. And so for me, the main lesson was when i knew that that was not my calling, it probably was i dont know, a year, a couple of years before i really owned that and said, you know what, im going to honor the fact i know this is not the right path for me. And you would pursue something else. Rich part of that transition for all of us is, the kernel of that notion of facilitating social change. We dont always know what the kernel is. Once we identify the kernel, the options that are likely to be more aligned become more clear. Gabriel for me, part of the inside i had came out of trying to create a little bit of distance from it and saying, ok, what is it i
1 10 of the point is not how you want to evaluate Something Like raising the minimum wage. The final point in terms of the internationalization, is that we know crosssectional he and crosscountry, and someone else touched on this emphasizing collectivebargaining, i will emphasize the outcomes. That majority, not just european countries, including some of the asian and richer latinamerican countries, where the wage gap is much smaller and they managed to export and have relatively large labor force participation. Labor force participation has actually gone up in western europe, even including germany. It is not this iron law that if you pay more you cease to do business. It doesnt mean you always pay more, that it might. So, with that in mind, or more importantly what our panelist seven mind, let me open up the floor for questions or comments. Please these first two people. First to nancy and then to this gentleman. Please identify yourself. If you are going to present a political argum
Next, a conversation in on the latest in batter technology. Then, in conversation with biochemist craig venter. Then, the World Bank President. Next, a look at next Generation Battery Technology with washington correspondent steve levine and a director from argonne technology. Hosted by Atlantic Council. Jeffrey welcome everybody and good afternoon. Welcome to the Atlantic Council. We are pleased to have you all here today. I want to apologize in advance. We had some internet difficulties today. We will be passing microphones back and forth if it is not up and running by the time stephen and jeffrey start. Im sure it will all work out. I do want to emphasize that this is a very important event today. It is the inaugural event and in our new Technology Speakers series. One of the things that are new Global Energy center that we are emphasizing is the Critical Role that technology will play in helping us to meet clean Energy Challenges and also the geopolitical and International Ramifica
Suggesting the territory is an independent country with everyone. Welcome its 5 pm here. In the russian cathode, and this is Dorothy International with the latest world news out date. Its good to have you with us. I was thought based on what some breaking news from brussels where the us just to prove a new package of sanctions against russia, including a price cap on Oil Important as all the moscow accepted for you, correct . You crating territories into russia. Following referendums that comes is all producing countries from the opec plus organization meet in vienna. The group is expected to approve a major cuts in crude outputs in order to prop up price is on well markets, according to media reports, but saudi arabia and russia, the groups biggest produced, is a suggesting reductions around 2000000. 00 barrels of oil per day. The reported proposal was, may go ahead, despite washingtons previous attempts to convince the line not to cut production. Well, lets get more details now from