italy. people are looking at italy because it s a good barometer of way that the voters across europe think about how happy they are with their government. even though the referendum is something that seems fairly arcane, changing the way the parliament is set up in italy, cutting down the number of senators there. we all seem to have lots of governments turning over. they have over 300 senators and they are cutting it down by about two thirds. it is supposedly going to streamline government but allows lots of things within government to change. it tells you if people are angry enough that they want big changes in government. if that happens, you will see it across the continent in places like france and have important elections later this ear. oliver: it is sort of a petri dish. that will be important for this sort of globalization coming to a halt. that is one of the problems. populism has gotten a big boost because there have been employment problems, people worried ab
clinton. mark: hillary clinton. john: hillary clinton. john: trump. mark: trump. john: trump. john: thanks, guys. we ll take it from here. these are their stories. am i supposed to stay something? mark: will take it from here. equal parts sappy and semi-sober. most things, even the good ones, are ephemeral. we conclude what has been a very memorable, very sleep-deprived, roughly two years of this program, with all due respect. we have a special show planned with special guests. in the words of taylor swift, i am dying to see how this one ends. let s start with news in our final check-in on donald trump s admin building efforts. last night in cincinnati, the president-elect let slip retired general james mattis as attorney general. he announced a february forum at as his defense secretary. the white house will include titans of the corporate world, which will include jamie dimon, and my former boss, bob iger. this list of business advisors is surprising and impress
immigrants with criminal records ordered departed from our country are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens. nearly four in 10 african-american children are living in poverty. two million more latinos are in poverty today than when president obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago. our trade deficit is $800 billion. think of that. in 2009, prehillary, isis was not even on the map. libya was stable. egypt was peaceful. iraq was seeing a big reduction in violence. iran was being choked by sanctions. syria was somewhat under control, the problems we face now, poverty and violence at home, war and destruction abroad, will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them in the first place. my plan will begin with safety at home. which means safe neighborhoods, secure borders, and protection from terrorism. there can be no prosperity without law and order. i have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no l
country are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens. nearly four in 10 african-american children are living in poverty. two million more latinos are in poverty today than when president obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago. our trade deficit is $800 billion. think of that. in 2009, pre-hillary, isis was not even on the map. libya was stable. egypt was peaceful. iraq was seeing a big reduction in violence. iran was being choked by sanctions. syria was somewhat under control. the problems we face now, poverty and violence at home, war and destruction abroad, will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them in the first place. my plan will begin with safety at home. which means safe neighborhoods, secure borders, and protection from terrorism. there can be no prosperity without law and order. i have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people who cannot defend themselves. ever
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of georgetown university and author of let s get free. also this week in the presentation of the j anthony lukas prize for nonfiction writing. former army officer and historian looks at us involvement in the middle east. war correspondents christina lamb, janine giovanni and kim barker share their reporting experiences and we talked to local authors and visit literary sites in mississippi. for complete television schedule, booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and office, television for serious readers. we start with erin mchugh who talk about political blunders throughout history. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening. welcome, thanks for coming out here on a brisk spring evening. appreciate you being here. if you would take a moment to look at your cell phones and make sure they are turned off. following today s reading and question and answer you will find me outside, we have plenty of books available including one new were than toda
our interview with former lawer and politician mark green. mr. green discusses his book bright, infinite future. a memior on the progressive right. memoir. this is your 23ered book. why did you write it? guest: i wrote it for ava and otis who are my grandchildren. there comes a point when you have to leave the world a better place than you had and i wanted them to learn lessons from my public life. i was living being a protoage of ralph nadir i was struck by two things. a famous conductor said in 1953, a liberal is someone that believes in a bright, infinate future. and bill buckley said for the mission statement for the national review foundnd in 1955 is a conservative is someone who stands for history yelling stop. i said that is it. a progressive believes in progress. as fdr said in his 1936 convention speech. government can error and help people but better it help people s life than be frozen in indifference. food stamps sound like good for them. who is giving food
all political prisoners. you can watch these anytime or search our entire video library at c-span.org. next, a discussion on the 2016 presidential campaign and some election predictions. then newsmakers with libertarian presidential candidate former new mexico governor gary johnson. i do love the clock p.m., another chance to see q and a 11:00 p.m., another chance to see q and a. c-span2 washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on sunday morning, the latest developed in the presidential campaign with republican pollster and strategist brian and stephen. they will talk about the significance and accuracy of ,ational and statewide polling public opinion and the effect of the presidential race on down ballot races plus how the tone of the campaign is affecting public opinion. rand corporation corporation discusses the latest in u.s. or rent including the execution of the iran scientist he was accused of spying for the united st
outsider, status quo politicians are having a hard time practicing politics as usual. parroting political rhetoric with platitudes and promises that are falling flat because the electorate is angry and donald trump has changed the narrative and not necessarily for the better. rather than predicting the unpredictable, ucla political scientist will begin to explain the unpredictable. she was big for 10 or 15 minutes then american university historian will explain his production system that is correct we predicted correctly predicted every president election since 1984. he might venture a guess about the outcome of this wild ride we have been on for many months and many billions of dollars later. if he throws up his arms and says it is all too crazy, we will not hold it against him. after he has spoken, we will have a conversation before extensive q and a with our audience. the choices are presidency has been expanded so normal no more complaining about having to vote for th
longtime strategist kellyanne conway has been promoted to campaign manager. here is what kellyanne conway had to say about the move. kellyanne: the home stretch, and we need to beef up the senior level roles in a way that we are dividing and conquering. what he does not like his people telling him what to say. maybe that is hillary clinton s game what do the focus group say? what do i believe? i picture her saying i know the country does not like me and trust me, but how do we win? that is not our dilemma here. fact is, with donald trump, he is still his own best messenger because people see him as very authentic. that is the campaign manager, kellyanne conway, newly minted. she is being joined by stephen bannon, he has had more gigs than an avett brother summer tour as a goldman sachs banker, a hollywood investor, a navy officer, and until recently , the head of the conservative news website, breitbart. he is leaving breitbart to become trump s campaign ceo. meanwhil