The Incoming Biden Administration i thought we should begin with kind of the big picture that you lay out in the book when people hear the title they might say of course. I think many people may not fully understand. Taking the time to talk about this book and thank you to cspan for having me here to talk about it as well. That isnt a surprise for anyone but what has been happening over the last several decades is our economy has been highly concentrated and theres been consolidation on an ongoing basis in every sector of the economy so we hear a lot about but not only are we talking about food or agriculture in the industry you will have a monopoly problem and im also talking about the duopoly is there are harms that flow from this that i want to highlight to help them understand what it means for their everyday life and how it affects them. As you write about, it is the Cable Service and industries. Can you talk about how we got to this point you sort of explain in the book that ther
You for coming on to discuss monopolies suck. Its a very timely book because the issues you write about in the book, the power of dominant companies in the u. S. Economy and the impact on workers and consumers and citizens is really a very hot topic in economics and policy making right now. And we will see but could play a big role in the incoming Biden Administration. So i thought we should begin with sort of the big picture about, that you lay out in the book. I think when people hear the title they might say of course, no one likes monopolies, no one likes dealing with monopolies. The religious book is about a bigger issue. You are warning about a warring trends across the economy that i think many people may not fully understand. I think you could maybe first set the scene for us and describe what you see happening. Guest first, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me today about this book, and thank you to cspan for having here to talk about it as well. We all know mon
Announcer coming up in an hour, rovnerhealth news julie discusses the future of health care, including legal challenges to the Affordable Care act. Judge Amy Coney Barrett begins two days of questions from senators in the review of her nomination to the highest court. Journal andgton good morning. The second day of hearings begins at 9 00 a. M. , but we would like to hear from you about what you saw yesterday and what you expect today. If you support the nomination, the line to call in is 202 7488000. If you oppose the nomination, 202 7488001. If you are undecided, 202 7488002. You can also send us a text 202 7488003 the line to use and include your name and where you are from. cspanwj ande are on facebook at cspan. Wednesday and thursday as well our coverage plans. We will show you some of the sights and sounds as members come in. 9 00 a. M. Eastern here on cspan, cspan radio, and streaming live at cspan. The reporting yesterday on the first day of hearings, the Opening Statements, op
The unification treaty in 1990 saw on the ends of east germany now all germans share one parliaments and one currency and today only remnants of the bally wall remain. And with that of war welcome to this special edition of your own max well be taking you on a 2 of the german capital including places where the german german divide has left its marks here at the pot some up lots this is where the border used to run and for a long time it was a barren space there are no signs of it here today in todays program we will meet a winner of germanys unity define love without borders and taken a star look back at the berlin techno scene yeah but 1st we meet an artist who hurts to shape the image of birdland after the unity jim. Jim and the young created a 15 me to stretch of the east side gallery the longest remaining section of the berlin wall. We met him by his artwork at the famous open air gallery. Thank you the. Complex song i think german unity was a complex and difficult process and i th
Protesters and winced after tens of thousands defined government warnings and take to the streets to demand the release of Political Prisoners. And also by john as our media trade accusations over a deadly attack on azerbaijan 2nd largest city as fighting in the disputed that gotten the cut off region continues to intensify and. Im married to evanston thanks for joining me u. S. President Donald Trumps doctors have issued a new statement on his condition saying hes been given a steroids drug called dex a message on medication is usually given to seriously ill covert patients to help their lung function well despite this trial his personal doctor said the president may be discharged from the hospital as early as monday lets hear what else dr sean conley had to say the course of his illness the president has experienced 2 episodes. Trains in drops his oxygen saturation we debated the reasons for this and whether wed even intervene is a determination of the team based predominantly on the