Of the pledge of allegiance but 1st heres my talk with legendary journalist Robert Scheer Robert Scheer its an honor to have you on the show. Great to be here yet youve added a truly legendary career as a journalist ramparts magazine and the l. A. Times the nation true deg radio shows things have changed a lot over the years in some ways there are actually fewer gatekeepers then when you started and you know anyone can post articles online and ostensibly get them seen by the world but on the other hand the Mainstream Media is now owned by just a handful of massive corporations how do you feel journalism and news media have changed over the course of your career is it better or worse we should not under and underestimate the worse at least there used to be something about attracting eyeballs or having readers and so when i was at the l a times it wasnt easy to fire me because there were lots of people want to read me so there was a marketplace restraint that is gone now they dont need e
Daily Washington Journal Programs or through our social media feeds. Americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Peter representative Yvette Clarke is a democrat from new york. She is vice chair of the energy and Commerce Committees, and she is also cochair of the smart cities caucus. Shes our guest this week on the communicators. Congresswoman clarke, thank you. And i want to start with that smart cities caucus. First of all, what is it, and how do you envision smart cities . Rep. Clarke well, we decided to establish a bipartisan smart cities caucus. Originally, darrell issa was my cochair. Hes now a congresswoman from indiana. Peter susan brooks. Rep. Clarke susan brooks, exactly. And we knew that already technology is a major part of our lives. Its a utility that we can use to make sure we are economically feasible going into the future, that we are efficient in our use of energy, and it enables our society, i think,
Syndicated around the globe he also founded and headed the Award Winning site truthdig and later in the show now only mcgill will also show us the Hidden History of the pledge of allegiance but 1st heres my talk with legendary journalist Robert Scheer Robert Scheer its an honor to have you on the show great to be here you are truly legendary career as a journalist ramparts magazine in the l. A. Times the nation true dig radio shows things have changed a lot over the years in some ways theyre actually fewer gate keepers then when you started and you know anyone can post articles online and ostensibly get them seen by the world but on the other hand the Mainstream Media is now owned by just a handful of massive corporations how do you feel journalism and news media have changed over the course of your career is it better or worse. We should not under our underestimate the worse at least there used to be something about attracting eyeballs or having readers and so when i was at the l. A.
This is boom bust so one business show you cant afford to miss in washington coming up religion or disagree to creating a favorable atmosphere and conditions for implementing the phase one tiny u. S. Trade agreement the spotlight is back on china u. S. Trade as the peoples republic has waived tariffs on some imports from the United States straight ahead we bring you expert analysis into what lies in store for the worlds 2 largest economies plus tesla is defying california orders and has reopened operations within the state what does this mean for the auto giant we have a boom bust panel on hand to break it down you got a packed show today so lets dive right in. And china announced tuesday a new set of u. S. Products eligible for waivers from its allegory tariffs put in place a. At the height of the trade war between the worlds 2 largest economies now the Chinese Foreign ministry issued a statement saying the waivers on 79. 00 products will be put in place on the 19th of may and expire
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