Ask you this question. You worked for cnn for some 30 years. You have a variety of shows, you are not an orthodox republican, obviously not a liberal democrat. Could you go back into the environment today or what was the formula that allows you to exist for three decades . You have a particular relationship with him . Enlighten us a little bit. It was helpful i joined cnn in 1980 at the beginning, one of the founders of cnn, one of the fortunate ones who was there, i was president of creation, as they say. It was a spectacular place to work because it was something on thought of before ted turner. The global cable news cast and he put it into action and institutionalized it. It was truly remarkable. It changed over time and refounded it in 1980 and by 1984, ted was on the forms, the wealthiest list and have been basically on the verge of bankruptcy three years earlier than when he founded it. His positioned changed and subject hours. We were growing and over time, is, teds commitment t
Todays form with juliet schor with her book after the gig. She is doing today conversation by vina. Julia sure is a professor of sociology at boston college. She is also a member of the Macarthur Foundation connected learning research network. She has written and edited many books on the economy and sustainability including sustainable life sales and a quest for platitudes. She is a fellow meant former guggenheim fellow and has won multiple awards for her work and research. She is joined today by vina, who is a professor of law at the university of california hastings. Her work has been cited by the California Supreme Court in her writing has been published in the los angeles times. The sharing economy what it is what it couldve been what it could still be. I will leave you with this quote from bill himself, juliet schor and her team have done something extraordinary. Extensive research has let them understand what the economy feels like to its participants and their storytelling abili
Coming up just straight up thousands of Airline Workers hangs in the balance as Congress Continues to debate stimulus for the ailing industry straight ahead we dive into the struggles of the aviation sector and where their fate lives on capitol hill and later controversy continues to stir in europe as the e. U. And the United Kingdom continue to spar over their divorce a deal later on were going to break down the Details Behind the friction of a packed show today so lets dive right in. And 2 of the United States largest air carriers have announced the furlough of more than 32000 employees after lawmakers failed to extend a bailout for the industry ravaged by the copen 1000 pandemic the layoffs from american and United Airlines come as carriers have called for another 25000000000. 00 in payroll support to save the jobs for another 6 months a provision in the last bailout which band for a lot was expired at midnight wednesday House Speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary stephen fail
Hello, my name is kai bird, im the executive director of the leon leavy centers for biography at cuny, university of new york. We are sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse and the abto promote the arts and crafts and biography among other things. We been a sponsor of the National Book festival for some years. We are here on a session with the 20th anniversary actually of the National Book festival, the theme this year is american ingenuity. We are going to be talking tonight with two notable publican intellectuals, Harold Holzer is one of the countries leading lincoln scholar, currently the director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at hunter college. Ted widmer is himself the author of eight books, professor witmer is now on my faculty abwe will be discussing his latest book lincoln on the verge thirteen days to washington. These are two very different books. Im going to hold up each of them. This is literally a mini biography, not so many, its a substantial book, focuses on 13
Or if you work. Youve got 2 eyes 2 ears and one now. So you should be seen here and a whole lot more than youre saying if you dont take that advice easy going to dig yourself a hole. This is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss in washington coming up the fate of thousands of Airline Workers hangs in the balance as Congress Continues to debate stimulus for the ailing industry straight ahead we dive into the struggles of the aviation sector and where their fate lives on capitol hill and later controversy continues to stir in europe as the e. U. And the United Kingdom continue to spar over their divorce a deal later on were going to break down the Details Behind the friction of a packed show today so lets dive right in. And 2 of the United States air carriers have announced the furlough of more than 32000 employees after lawmakers failed to extend a bailout for the industry ravaged by the copen 1000 pandemic the layoffs from american and United Airlines come as carrier