But also, we need these moments to place these vvicto these vid campaigns as part of a broad vision and agenda that works for all. The renewed social contract for the 21st century if you will. So thank you, david, for this amazing piece of work that is this book and all that you have led and are continuing to lead in the world and creating this moment and similar moments across the groups to come together and reflect and animate us forward. I also want to thank mark and nikki and diane from new press. A few years ago we began talking about how great it would be to have a series of books about the future of work. Uplifting stories into the values of the activists and changemakers. The first we also launched a few years ago. Weve bee been proud to partnerh you and its exciting to see the second book come into the world and i know that it will indeed and already has been a powerful tool as the Movement Continues to evolve and grow. So because i feel like i in anya room of friends and i th
In brooklyn, new york. Plus, a look at the lessons u. S. President s learn during their first year in office, how new york city was helpful and hurtful to the union during the civil war and the positive and negative aspects of studying abroad. Now, thats just a few of the programs youll see this weekend on booktv. For a complete television schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. Next, a look at the fight for 15 Wage Movement with Service Employees International Union Vice President david rolf. Hello, everybody, welcome. I am so, so happy to see you. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Thank you, good evening. I know. Hopefully, everyone has enjoyed some wine and some food x this is a lovely, lovely room this evening. So its not every day that we get these kinds of moments to pause, to ten back and reflect to step back and reflect on our gains and actually celebrate, because we need to and we should celebrate t
Apple hacked in china. This time the app store. Apple says it is working to address that problem. And as alibaba marks one year as a public company, the final lock up on share selling expires. Will the stock see more pressure today . Stocks poised to open sharply higher, looking to recoup losses from fridays selloff which did include a 290point drop on the dow. There continues to be buzz over the feds decision to stay pat on Interest Rates. Earlier this morning, st. Louis fed president jim bullard who didnt have a vote at last weeks meeting said he would have dissented, then he said this i have a message for your friend cramer, the fed cannot permanently raise stock prices. Hes one of the great people at looking at businesses, how good is this business, whats the profitability of the business, whats this thing worth. And, you know to have him cheerleading for low rates 24 hours a day is, i think, unsavory. Also said a number of other things, guys. Larry somers should know better there
What is your claim to fame . Im the founder of amazon. Com. What began as an online bookstore a millennia from now, people are going to look back and say wow. Has become a virtual empire. Amazon really is arguably the most Successful Company in the history of business. Wow, thats saying a lot. This is the beginning of ecommerce. You guys didnt even know if this thing was going to work. We had a pretty good instinct. If you make the best Service Online, people will come. This is a company that wants to control the infrastructure. As computers continue to get cheaper, we will layer innovation on top of that. Its plausible that amazon will know you better than you know yourself. Alexa. Its in our homes. Should people trust that it wont be used against them in some way that they dont authorize . Absolutely. At our fingertips . Amazon web services took over the web basically in a decade. Does having that much power give you pause . Thats a significant responsibility. Were aware of that. And
Ecommerce. You guys didnt even know if this thing was going to work. We had a pretty good instinct. If you make the best Service Online, people will come. This is a company that wants to control the infrastructure. As computers continue to get cheaper, we will layer innovation on top of that. Its plausible that amazon will know you better than you know yourself. Alexa its in our homes. Should people trust that it wont be used against them in some way that they dont authorize . Absolutely. At our fingertips. Amazon web services took over the web basically in a decade. Does having that much power give you pause . Thats a significant responsibility. Were aware of that. And now it fuels our economy. Amazon is americas second trillion dollars company now. The company is now worth almost as much as the entire economy of australia. Is amazon too big . I dont think amazons too big. Amazon has got to pay i think they have monopoly power. Amazon has become an Invasive Species. So you think amazo