The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Anne gumowitz. The betsy and jesse fink foundation. The hkh foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Time now for some reality checks. Weve waited until all four debates were over so we could see them more holistically than we would one by one. So with a little more than a week before november 6th, ive asked two astute observers, widely recognized for casting a keen and discerning eye on what we journalists often miss, to sum up how they think the debates and the campaigns have served democracy or not. We wont rehash who won or lost. Ultimately each of you has to make that call. We want instead to ask what we did or did not learn about the pickle our countrys in, and how the candid
Artificial intelligence that is becoming more and more powerful by the day. I will talk to ginny rometty, the head of ibm and will watson take our jobs or make our jobs better. But first, heres my take. Donald trump has done america a great public service. No, really. By taking advantage of the countrys tax laws in such a spectacular fashion, he has shun a spotlight on the corruption that is at the heart of american politics, the tax code. See, when most people discuss taxes they tend to talk about it in leftright terms. The right says the taxes are too high and the left worries that the rich dont pay their fair share but the facts dont support other position. The simplest way to judge a countrys tax burden is to look at the tax revenues from all levels of government as a percentage of gdp and the u. S. Has the fourth lowest burden in the industrialized world, ranking 31st out of 34 countries. The u. S. Percentage is lower today than in 2000, while the average has stayed about the same
Debate by looking back at the history of president ial debates. Also, well bring you a glimpse of the future and the Artificial Intelligence that is becoming more and more powerful by the day. I will talk to ginny recommeome the head of ibm and will watson take our jobs or make our jobs better. Well get to Donald Trumps vulgar comments about women but first i want to talk about the scandal before that one last week. His taxes. And on that issue, here is my tame. Donald trump has done america a great public service. No really. By taking advantage of the countrys tax laws in such a spectacular fashion, he has shown a spotlight on the corruption that is at the heart of american politics. The tax code. See, when most people discuss taxes they tend to talk about it in leftright terms. The right says the taxes are too high and the left worries that the rich dont pay their fair share but the facts dont support other position. The simplest way to judge a countrys tax burden is to look at the t
Hello im jake tapper at wash u the state of our union is revolting. Revolting is a word that both describes the content of this new tape of donald trump and the status of Republican Office holders across the country who are revolting against his candidacy. Gop leaders calling on their nominee to drop out just days before the election an unprecedented move provoked by the leaked tape exposing Donald Trumps vile language about how he treats women. I better use some tick tacks just in case i start kissing her. Im automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing them. Its like a magnet. When youre a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Whatever you want. Grab them by the [ bleep ]. You can do anything. We are now just hours away from what could be the most critical moment of Donald Trumps campaign as he takes the debate stage with Hillary Clinton right here on cnn. Her running mate tim kaine join med for an exclusive interview. Thanks so much for joining us, senator. Ap
Editors in the country are here with their new years resolutions. But lets begin with media shake ups, take dondowns, and ar that seemed like it lasted a decade. As the ball was dropping back on january 1st, i bet you had not heard of Stormy Daniels yesterday or Christine Blasey ford or alexandria ocasiocortez. You might not have known the name jamal khashoggi, either. Or the name of the newspaper in annapolis, the Capital Gazette. So now at the end of a year of so much news and frankly so much bad news, you might have news fatigue. If you do, youre not alone. Yes, news fatigue. Most americans feel worn out by the sheer amount of news these days, which means they need trusted newsrooms as guides, as curators. So have we helped . Have journalists done enough to cut through the confusion and lies and propaganda and actually put facts first . You know, right now, our country feels consumed by politics. Thats how it feels in america. From fire and fury the very first start of the year, a b