Season of shopping. Well try to clear things up with that man. Well speak exclusively with hsn president bill brand. What a perfect name for the Marketing Executive at hsn. New official name of what we have known for years as Home Shopping network. Well find out what the sales were like and the plans for the future. Speaking of shopping, we are calling it retail fatigue and you may be having it. If every time you open the email and retailers pitching the deals for Free Shipping or big discounts, is it just too much at this point . Making people tune out. I dont know. I like a good discount. I havent started shopping yet. Me neither. I like the brick and mortar old school. Not online. Totally against americans. Im all about online shopp g shopping. You are an efficient guy. Guys for the most part. We are hunters. We know what were after. We go out. We get it. And then we bring it home. That applies to shopping, as well. I like the experience. Well talk about that. Markets. Well find out
Said, to participate in the formal economy is vast, both for the economy itself and its growth but also for the impact it has on their families and their communities. Research shows time and time again that women reinvest all the money that they make back into the home and into the Wider Community, so it makes Good Business sense to help women participate. As for the foundation, what we have tried to do is to work with small and mediumsized entrepreneurs in developing countries and in particular in africa, the middle east, and asia to help them expand and grow their business partly by giving them capacity training, partly by giving them opportunities for mentoring, and particularly by harnessing the power of technology. And i think one of the ways weve done that the most successfully is by not trying to do it all ourselves but by partnering with others, thats other nonprofit associations working in this area and also with the private sector and with government, and a great example of t
Feelings about the loss of dean carol lancaster. Carol was a great colleague over the last years. I traveled with her, worked with her, and when i was secretary, we looked for and created a lot of partnerships with the school of Foreign Service and so my thoughts and prayers are with carols family and friends and the entire university community. She would really love to have been here because she would have heartily approved of this gathering, and she was instrumental in the creation of the first ever anywhere in the world Georgetown Institute for women, peace, and security. So for me this is yet another wonderful opportunity to talk about the work that georgetown is doing in partnership with so many others. And the model that georgetown is providing through the institute, which is on the brink of being replicated in other places around the world who recognize the significance of taking the subject of women, peace and security and integrating them within a world class Academic Institut
As we stop putting our heads in the hand and think we are above everyone else it is shameful we have not done that. What will come behind that are reforms that will make a profound difference. Finally, what we have to do is demand from our elected leaders that they not simply be tough on crime, but they be smart, that they care about Public Safety and what we included Public Safety. Things like the health of our poorest and the quality of education and the opportunity for people to be safe and secure in the neighborhoods and communities. We have to ask the questions. Sometimes it does not take more than someone saying, do we have too many people in jail or prisons . Let me hear what you have to say about that. About these talk issues. Heres what happened in these executions were people were being tortured, suffering. Should we stop . Should we stop . Do we have a criminal Justice System that is unfair to the poor. She we do Something Different . Is it to racist . Those are the question
Relevant, but the reason i didnt write much about it is i dont think that is the issue. I dont see it as the biggest problem. Host tucson, arizona, john, independent caller. Caller hi. The biggest problem i think you guys have is right here, right now, the amount of time you get people like me. You are willing to ask good ask why willing to [indiscernible] ask of are going to operation mockingbird for the the 1960s nce look at the symbol of Hearst Corporation host john, what is your point . Caller let me finish, let me finish. There is a lot more to talk about that you wont talk about because you wont let me come on your show because you are afraid. Host phil in maryland. Caller hi, thanks for being on the show, ms. Attkisson. I do follow you or can i organize that you have had stories on both sides and that is helpful, but i think the recent writings and comments about and ghazi illustrated benghazi about illustrate a problem. Benghazi was heavily adjudicated by House Republicans and