Good evening. My name is trevor fromhe boston book festival. Thank you so much for joining us this afternoons 2020 session, can business save the world. I would especiall like to think everyone including a donation en they register for this free event. It would like to purchase the book by todays presenters, were also suppoing independent bookstores in the bbf, which made it easy. Just cli by t book linkt the bottom of the screen. No i like to talk about them moderator, cofounder of fsg and the author of influential publicions on sharealue catalytic herapy, strategic evuations and impact insting. Thank you trevor and it is wonderful to be here and these ar two outstanding womanhood just written two books the long and a book shelf. Where used to thinking about business as being the source of so any problems in the world today. Its quite refreshing to he a panel that talks abo whether business can save the world and while that is a large and openended question. Trevor our two authors tod
Facebook executives has been meeting with advertisers and Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to meet with civil rights leaders to hear their concerns. But he has had such meetings before. Will another meeting change anything . Joining us is the color of change Vice President , part of the folks who have been pushing the stop hate for profit campaign. Thank you for joining us. Were hearing that zuckerberg has agreed to meet with folks like yourself to try to hear you out. What are you expecting to hear from him, given that you have met with him before and his position has not necessarily changed . Thank you for having me. We are hopeful that in a meeting with Mark Zuckerberg, he will finally hear our real concerns about how the platform is operating. We have obviously been in conversations with the corporation for years, and our demands remain the same, but we are hoping that in light of this new pressure from corporate advertisers from across the globe that he will actually hear demands for a
Afghanistan correspondent. Here at home were seeing president ial pardons for corrupt politicians and crooked businessmen petitioned for on fox news. An upheaval where prompting a retired general to say as americans we should be afraid for the future of our nation when good men and women cant speak the truth, when facts are inconvenience. This is all amid new reports that president of the United States and democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders are both having their campaigns boosted by russia again. Raising the specter of a win win scenario for Vladimir Putin as he continues to sow seeds of chaos and disinformation at the heart of all campaigns. This may seem ripped out of the pages of a spy novel, but its happening in our time and watch. With me is Senior Reporter oliver darcy, correspondent julia out with why does putin love bernie and stop fake news. Org marco separate. Stop fake news is a ukrainian website and show dedicated to fighting russia disinformation. Julia, want to start w
Fairfax after a second woman came forward, a cuccusing him o sexual assault, something he denies. Many of the 2020 hopefuls are now calling on fairfax, the lieutenant governor, to resign. Lets start with cnns m. J. Lee, live for us in lawrence, massachusetts where Elizabeth Warren officially joined the president ial race and pledged her focus. Describe what it was like during her announcement. It is official, Elizabeth Warren is now a candidate for president of the United States. If you listen to her speech, you heard her say one word over and over again and that word was fight. This is going to be so fundamental to her candidacy and her campaign this idea that people need to come together to fight and take on a rigged system. Now, as much as fighting though, i have to know there was mention of unity and bringing the country together and healing when she said there is simply no room for bigotry in the white house. Take a listen to what she said. Whether its white people against black p
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