Step. Out. Through. The students or the. Training successful. Talking to me. Starts october 16th w. Self africans hit the streets theyre angry about jobs and corruption times are already tough before the pandemic now many say the situation is becoming unbearable. Also on the show the pandemic has been kind of the worlds billionaires who are growing in number and wealth. But it hasnt been affected women executives in germany a new study shows their numbers are sinking. Well welcome to the show im Stephen Beardsley in berlin its good to have you with us. We begin in south africa emerging economy that in recent years has emerged very far rising state debt slow growth and falling failing rather infrastructure have frustrated South Africans corruption too and that was before the pandemic now the pictures even bleaker and the mood among workers is sour face. This is how it looks like when south africas largest trade Union Federation organized this as a protest during the times of pandemic al
There are fears it could become a circus pretty event the whole that night. Hello im christine would its good to have your company it was one of the worst attacks by is anonymous militants ever seen in 10 year now of course in the ruby has found 2 out of 3 men guilty for their roles in the 2013 assault on the westgate Shopping Mall the judge found that the 2 defendants mohamed and Saddam Hussein will stuff a conspired with and assisted for gunman from the Somali Militant Group alshabaab to carry out the attack a 3rd defended was acquitted on all charges at least 67 people died when the attackers opened fire at shoppers and then engaged in a 4 day standoff with Kenyan Security forces the government in which the gunmen were also killed but critics say the main perpetrators were able to escape. And for more on this story i am joined by this a bit of journalist John Allen Amel whos been covering this particular story for the media is welcome to news africa jon and just tell us a little bit
Since the end of world war ii stop joining conversation by former defense secretary james mattis. For more Schedule Information at booktv. Org or consult your program guide. Including the evolution of everything and the rational opposite. This new book, primary focus of our conversation today, is the how Innovation Works. He has been a member of the house of lords. Good to chat with you today. Guest thanks, jim. Great to be with you. Host i noticed from doing events and podcasts, listeners love when i read so ill read a few sentences i cobbled together from your book, as a lead any question, i you rate. Innovation is the most important stat missed loose understood. The reason that most people today live lives of pros apart and wisdom compared with ancestor. Theres freedom to change, experiment, imagine, invest and fail. Liberals argued that since at least the 18th century that freedom needs prosperity but it would argue that they have never found the connection by which one causes the
Im just going to read a few sentences i cobbled together from your book. As i lead into my first question. You might in the book innovation is the most important fact of the modern world but one of the least well understood. It is the reason most people today live lives of prosperity and wisdom area and the main ingredient in the secret sauce and indeed innovation is freedom and freedom to exchange, experiments, imagine, investment fail. Liberals have argued since the 18th century that freedom needs prosperity but i would argue that they have never persuasively found a mechanism that drives change in which one causes the other. Innovation is that drives change, that missing link. Innovation is the child of freedom and apparent prosperity. Matt, do you think youve written a contrary and book your in 2020 because there seems to be a growing belief we havent innovated since the apollo space program. Living standards have been stagnant for decades and growth only help the elites, growth ki
Congress to get an answer before the Highway Trust Fund becomes insolvent. In the event it becomes insolvent, we are working through contingency plans to work with states so we can do the best job we can. Projects by july will be stalled. Some projects will be canceled. You say by july. The trust fund will become insolvent as early as august. Before then, many state d. O. T. s will be making decisions. There has been a lot of consternation about this. We have had 27 bandaids put on transportation. The Biggest Issue is how you pay for it. The president put forward a framework, a bill out that says we can do this with tax reform. Did you get any receptiveness from john boehner . We introduced we think there is bipartisan interest. Can you use some of the proposal to finance there is a lot of symmetry. But we have a lot of work to do. What are the stakes for the republican governors and Business Community . Theres a lot at risk. A fiveminute difference in the whole system for ups, for exa