Great before it was better for a certain class of people i. E. The bottom 99 percent it wasnt as great for the top one percent back then this is not some back of the napkin approximation according to a groundbreaking new working paper by carcassi price Catherine Edwards of the Rand Corporation have the more equitable income distributions of the 3 decades following world war 2945 through 1974 really held steady the aggregate annual income of americans earning below the 90th percentile would have been 2. 00 trillion dollars higher in the year 2018 alone this is an amount equal to nearly 12 percent of g. D. P. Enough to more than double Median Income enough to pay every single american in the bottom 9. 00 deciles an additional 1144. 00 a month every month every single year see the jamison of the scam perpetrated by wall street and the likes of Warren Buffett and the people over a black rock and all the private equity firms and j. P. Morgan and jamie diamond and all the global banks is tha
Necessary over the term. In the Eastern Mediterranean you know if we have to commit to an effective plea a dialogue of the 2 in a forward to a new space of confrontation which would jeopardize International Law on the mediterranean countries of the European Union have spoken clearly in favor for this as they did a few days ago in ash acciona q we respect turkey are giving we are ready for dialogue but we expect her to respect european sovereign to the International Law to provide clarification about her action in libya and in syria. Insults are fruitless. Body and all of these words and all of these acts only have a place in responsible relations people do not have a place in responsible relations between states calling for responsibility but is what we need we as europeans are ready for dialogue and for the indispensable describes the construction of a Pax Mediterranea but not at the price of intimidation might is right and so on what we need is respect for International Law and coope
A look at back at the biggest stories in the last 7 days but 1st stay with us for the kaiser report. Oh hi im max foster this is the kaiser report you know there seems to be a bit of panic in the air. Play lets check in with Stacy Herbert i dont more max as you know weve had 4 years of a lot of political turmoil and starting to spill out into the streets everywhere you look not only in the United States but around the world and Rand Corporation might have an explanation for this now remember Rand Corporation if youre if you were around in the seventys they were part of the pentagon papers right it was identical ellsberg released the hundreds of pages of research they had done on the debacle that was the vietnam war and now they have basically done some research on the debacle that is fed policy of creating can tell you an heiress since 1971 so the top one percent of americans have taken 50 trillion dollars from the bottom 90 percent and thats made the us less secure this is according t
Libya syria and yemen are bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak officials there have shut down schools and impose travel restrictions but how can this virus be contained in conflict zones and can developing nations cope with the pandemic this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im. From complete lockdowns of cities to building new hospitals rich countries appear to be better suited in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic but covered 19 is straining Health Systems and some governments are struggling and this raises fears that nations whose hospitals are closed or ill equipped may not be able to cope conflict zones are for particular concern libyas un recognized government in tripoli has declared a state of emergency its ordered the closure of its land air and sea crossings as well as schools for 3 weeks yemens government has suspended all flights to and from airports under its control for 2 weeks and syria has delayed its parliament to elections and canceled mo
Year by democrats and republicans, including Energy Efficiency managers, battery storage, Carbon Capture and electric Grid Security and more. Live coverage next of the senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, you answer us when we call. You extend to us your mercies and great is the your faithfulness. Stay close to our lawmakers, guiding them in these challenging times. Lord, inspire them to put their total trust in you, as they find joy in your abiding presence. Deliver them from discouragement, as they seek to examount you by the way they live. Give them the wisdom to cultivate reverence for you and your precepts. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation und