From a New York Times investigation that revealed embarrassing and perhaps illegal business stigz. It was a bombshell. The New York Times out with a report detailing years of President Trumps tax returns. He has paid no federal income taxes recently. He reportedly paid no taxes at all. Makes my blood boil. Dont put stock . It, it does not phase me. What makes him exempt, that is not fair. The New York Times giving a look at the trump empire. Detailing how his businesses were losing money year after year t president paying only 750 in federal income tax in the year he won the white house and he paid no taxes at all in the 15 years previous. For those saying he is a billionaire, to have only paid 750 in federal taxes, what do you think it says . Rich people engage in tax shaenanigans all the time. This appears to be a different level of that. You could be really rich and have a really bad year and end up paying no federal income taxes. The issue here is, it was year after year after year
Oklahoma, an awardwinning journalist and the author of multiple books, this being the most recent. For two decades in the school of journalism, more recently in the school of international and public affairs. Before we begin, let me thank the Madison Public Library, Madison Public Library foundation. All the sponsors who contributed to making this a successful event and the director of the book festival who organized this celebration of books and authors over the four day weekend. On behalf of the Madison Institute i want to thank the w foundation, charitable arm of the Capital Times and many individual donors of Madison Institute who help our efforts to support and illuminate issues of public policy. Ann nelson will cast light on how the council for International Policy which was created in 1981 is worked for four decades to channel money and people to influence the outcome of our elections and public policy. The book is been praised by a number of individuals including nancy mclean w
Are here in the room and all of you watching at home at cspan book tv, we are delight today start the third day of this years fourth day celebration, today we will do 32 events, i hope you are all staying all day. [laughter] we couldnt be more delighted, thank you for making more time in the morning and check out schedule and come back for more things tomorrow, we will star today, how we win, shes in conversation with hannah and i will send you over to them. [applause] okay, what have i dont . Anyone who knows me, technology is not my friend. [laughter] hi, welcome to madison. Thank you. Let me just tell you a little bit about sarah, her bio is on the website, its in your information and its on the book that you all will be buying many copies of. [laughter] but sarah is a very incrediblable woman, she was getting ready to leave after president bush the second and getting ready to go until Hillary Clinton brought her in the office and said, talk to me about what youre doing and she said
Have been racially motivated the suspect who police say is an Italian National has been arrested it comes after this member body of an eighteen year old italian girl was discovered hidden in two suitcases near much rater and they syrian migrant was arrested in connection with the death we spoke to an Italian Journalist about how the country is reacting to the issue of immigration. At the moment we have a lot of arrivals and the. Is not is leaving early in facing these issues if the situation is not managed to properly we will have probably. Aggressive campaigns and of course this kind of aggressive campaign. Can lead to more violence in the future. Turkey and greece have reignited a decades long feud over the sovereignty of two small islands in the aegean sea and grows even threaten violence against top greek officials if they travel there. Athens will feel the anger of turkey we will break the arms and legs of any offices of the Prime Minister or of any minister who dares to step on t
Democracy and human rights i mean when needed was founded greece was a military dictatorship and turkey was a military dictatorship they did not impede the nato membership so i think on the whole things will go on as usual just the only thing that we actually care is that this does not get out of this can always happen. Over to the u. S. Now where the crime ridden city of baltimore has called for a cease fire this weekend in an attempt to me its skyrocketing murder rates last year saw a record three hundred forty three homicides in the city thats the spike its population shrinking the increase in violence has been linked to severe inequality the prevalence of illegal firearms and an Opioid Epidemic so we record has more now on the initiative. This weekend activists are calling for a seventy two hour cease fire asking for a weekend without any violence whatsoever this is the third event of its kind in the last six months but these cease fire weekends began in august when baltimores homi