Thanks for joining us in the studios here on cspan2 book tv. We are branding and marketing and these are a big business. Let me begin with your first book. What did you learn about microsoft, starbucks . Guest its great to be with you and have this time. When i was writing this it came out at the very beginning of 2000 so its almost exactly 20yearsold. The period i was reacher researching it it was a period that a lot was changing in the corporate world and you had dispersed fullblown lifestyle brand which is an idea that we all take for granted that these are companies that for the first time were declaring the Business Model wasnt to sell products but ideas, the lifestyle, sense of belonging the that they could then extend into kind of selfimposed cocoons and sell everything as long as it was branded with this logo. They were the first one to do this. They didnt ever own their factories and this was the main thing i learned when i was researching is that there was a relationship betw
States is supporting the occupation the United States is really slipping in the face and spitting in the face of the palestinians moved he moved the embassy to jerusalem and in this same guy declared jews east jews as the future capital of the palestinian state then i see it would be quite reasonable step there were tens of palestinians who live in the life for this for the first declaration well fortunately there will be more tense of palestinians who will pay in the live pay their lives but by the end of the day they will look to be in the uprising and the intifada not a single state would stand up against the americas greatest ration and nobody will take any measures and it will remain a holo lip service like many other lip services for the palestinians. Russias whole ukraine is making a colossal mistake after care of past lore on reintegration of war torn donetsk and lugansk regions moscow says it shows kiev is not committed to a peaceful solution to the conflict and that the move
Checks are that popular why the hell have our lawmakers not done anything about it well heres the deal folks the n. R. A. Owns our congress so we will never have sensible gun laws Health Insurance companies own our politicians so we will never have universal health care big banks own our politicians so we will never have big Bank Regulations that make sense weapons contractors own our politicians so we will never see an end to war big oil owns our politicians so we will never get real Climate Change legislation or youre starting to see a pattern here. You see. Corporate america has captured our government it was a soft coup its done its over most of it have been no a while back while you were watching the third season of lost all right. Our country has been captured by fraudsters and criminals once you result of your self to that except to take it in real deep we can start to actually begin to fix things they have yeah they have the things so lock down that if you even ask about their
If there is no war then theres no money for them peace is not profitable be the weapon conduct during peacetime is like it is like being on curl or during summer time all right you are you you used to be a majestic ice surfer now youre just a guy at the bottom of the lake holding a swiffer. But of course n. B. C. Is not the exception to the rule theres one of many c. N. N. Employees former director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former cia director Michael Hayden yes James Clapper. My good friend clapper brab the best known for lying straight faced to the under oath to congress saying the u. S. Government doesnt collect data on millions of americans. And nothing like when Martha Stewart lied about a stock trade and ended up in the pokey all right this guy. Is to congress and good for awarded with a job on prime time. But but im sure that just because he did that im sure he wont to have cheryl tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth to you me and Anderson Co
Baseball and kittens among american. Kittens. Wed rather keep a gun away from a maniac than wed like to hold the belly of a good door maybe kids and looking there. And seeing as we all give our left arm to have that be our left arm right now that that that must be background checks are pretty popular here ill pose it to the Live Audience clap if you dont want that to be your fingers right now. Oh shut up get out of here psychopath not fit for society. Still have better background checks are that popular why the hell have our lawmakers not done anything about it well heres the deal folks the n. R. A. Owns our congress so we will never have sensible gun laws Health Insurance companies own our politicians so we will never have universal health care big banks own our politicians so we will never have big Bank Regulations that make sense weapons contractors own our politicians so we will never see in end a war big oil owns our politicians so we will never get real Climate Change legislation