school. and i want america to be a global force for good. not meaning we ll get involved in every civil war on the planet. in the 1st century we cannot be prosperous without global stability. martha: senator rubio we ll have more question for you in just a bit. thank you. martha: we have more. it s going to be an interesting race. bill: there is so much to cover. stay tuned for more. in the meantime, today in boston they start a new tradition. two years to the day after the boston marathon bombing april 15 2013, the attack at the finish line shock can the nation. now they will use the date and
p.m. and 11:00 p.m., eastern and pacific. i ll give you a preview later in the show. plus, america s amazing energy boom and how it will reshape global politics. and finally, an african success story. i ll talk to rwanda s president, paul kagame. it s been graduation season in the united states and i was honored enough to be asked to provide some words of advice at two universities this year, duke and harvard, where i got my ph.d. many of you have been interested in what i said at those events so i thought i would give you a quick summary. this has been a tough year mostly everywhere, but i am less gloomy than most. i think back on the crises we have already come through. remember the fears after the financial crisis began in late 2007? in the 12 months following, the economic peak in 2008, industrial production fell as much as it did in the first year of the great depression. equity prices and global trade actually fell more. yet, no global depression followed. or reme
ways can be found by which this defense can be carried out in the spirit that permits some coming together on common projects. greta: that s going to be the challenge. that s going to be the big challenge. greta: how is president obama doing so far vis-a-vis china? he, i think like all presidents all new presidents they come in with one set of ideas. but he has made an effort to begin to carry out some of these principles that i mentioned. he understands that china is a very important key element to global stability. the way the obama administration is organized,
ways can be found by which this defense can be carried out in the spirit that permits some coming together on common projects. greta: that s going to be the challenge. that s going to be the big challenge. greta: how is president obama doing so far vis-a-vis china? he, i think like all presidents all new presidents they come in with one set of ideas. but he has made an effort to begin to carry out some of these principles that i mentioned. he understands that china is a very important key element to global stability. the way the obama administration is organized,
tomorrow. but it s really it s going to change those numbers. okay. leigh gallagher, good to see you again. thanks. good to be here. there is fear that rising food prices could add to global stability. the united nations keeps track of food prices. global food inflation is part of the reason protesters are taking to the streets across the arab world. not only in egypt, but in tunisia, yemen and jordan. we have a personal finance expert and the author of psyche yourself rich. good morning. good morning, alex. what is it behind food prices? there are a number of factors at play. we have rising fuel prices making it more expensive for farmers to manufacture and deliver the food. lately, we ve been blaming the weather for so much and the weather is a huge issue here. whether we re talking about flooding in russia, cyclones in