Coming. We are quite pleased to be hosting James Stewart here this evening. Anyone who has followed his journalism and his books over the past few decades his familiar with his skills as an accomplished storyteller. The insight and detail he has brought to his reporting of financial scandals, corporate goingson political and legal affairs. Jim was educated as a lawyer and worked as an attorney at a prestigious new york firm for several years before entering journalism to help launch the American Lawyer magazine four years ago. In 1983 he joined the wall street journal where he won several awards including a deadline writing prize for coverage of the abInsider Trading scandal. Enter pulitzer for coverage and 1987 of the stock market crash and the downfalls investment baker markets abmartin siegel. 90 to 92 he left aband started writing for the new yorker. For the past eight years hes been a columnist for the New York Times and his weekly common sense look at the world of business, the g
That much harder to attain. Think about the i think Everything Else is that much more challenging along the way. I think it can be done. Ive seen it done. And we did it in montana. I was attorney general when actually was general in part with your former mike delaney who is always good to see when the case called Citizens United came up. That was the case that said oh, money is speech and corporations have the same rights as people. When that case came down, every single state in the country said game over. There is absolutely nothing we can do. Democrats and it really was it was a completely captured state. Regular folks said enough is enough and passed this corrupt practices act in 1912 saying corporations couldnt spend or contribute in elections. And we had some of the lowest contribution limits in the nation. Actually people talking to people, not how much money is going to be spent on the outside. So in Citizens United came up as ag i knew i had to do something. Took the first cas
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, our program is about to begin. Please take your seats. Thank you. [inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen. To kickoff the 14th annual values voter summit please welcome to the stage tomasa ceremonies and stanley cup champion st. Louis blues fan, mr. Gill mertz. Yeah, baby. Stanley cup, st. Louis blues. Listen to you guys. Good morning. Im just trade, anyone over here, get your team win a a stanley cup this year . No . How about the middle come anywhere near win the stanley cup this last year . No, okay. Anybody here, your team win the stanley cup . No . The year before. Well, i waited 52 years. You had had your glory. You be quiet. I waited 52 years for the st. Louis blues to win the stanley cup, and here it is, baby. Not exactly what i thought it was but im happy with it. And now the st. Louis cardinals are going t
[sirens] attention all units. Gas used in the area of 34th and prospect northwest. [whistles] [sirens] 607, you have it. 619. We have another large group. [whistles] at 34th andup prospect. 34th and prospect. The whole world is watching. The whole world is watching. He whole world is watching narrator this was the spring offensive, the mobilization of masses of people at a given time and place attracts worldwide snood coverage and attention. News coverage and attention. For the protest organizer, it is a vital and necessary tactic. The national1971, peace action coalition, supported by welfare rights groups, labor unions, and others, held a massive demonstration in washington dc. Some 175000 people from all walks of life, with differing ideologies and purposes, marched from the white house to the capital. Washington has grown accustomed to this method of voicing dissent. This was an organized demonstration with parade permits, marshalls, and responsible leadership. The demonstrators po
Editorinchief of the hill, the impeachment inquiry ramped up with Trump Administration officials. Who is set to testify in the coming week . Bob we are going to have a number of people. Is one. Ll she used to be a diplomat for the Trump Administration. , shes going to testify knows what is going on in europe. Inovich testified today, the state department tried to block her, she was a Career State Department employee, she was subpoenaed, the House Democrats said the subpoena forced her to testify, but she was clearly eager to testify. Is anotherlence, he one whose texts were released recently, he is a trump donor and the state department did block his testimony, but it looks like he will testify next week. Host are we getting any timeline from Democratic Leaders on an Impeachment Vote . Bob no, and that is something our members are asking about. Certainly i think you will see something this year, but the question is not only timing, but, is it going to be about ukraine and obstruction o