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Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Remember the time when political discourse was founded on those quaint concepts facts, evidence, expertise . Well, now it seems partisanship infects every corner of the realm of ideas. So says my guest yesterday, Nobel Prize Winning economist and New York Times columnist, paul krugman. His latest book suggests americas political and Economic Future is threatened by zombie ideas peddled largely by americas conservative movement. But has he become addicted t...

It is about liz30am. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Remember the time when political discourse was founded on those quaint concepts facts, evidence, expertise . Well, now it seems partisanship infects every corner of the realm of ideas. So says my guest yesterday, Nobel Prize Winning economist and New York Times columnist, paul krugman. His latest book suggests americas political and Economic Future is threatened by zombie ideas peddled largely by americas con...

Now its time for the last word with lawrence odonnell, good evening, lawrence. As much time as you want right now telling the story of how you met those years ago when you were so intimidated. Anything you want to add to that is just fine. Meeting susan was intimidating enough but when it became time to meet susans iron lady mother, it was like i was reduced from human size to mouse size, and i have never quite come back to the same size i was before that day. She is a very, very intimidating pe...

Back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what theyre doing. A lot of them arent even pretending to be in charge. If the worlds going to get better, its going to be up to you. His comments are part of a National Ceremony honoring High School Graduates from the class of 2020. Were going to have much more on that story in just a bit, but first, weve got new details about yet another federal watchdog, fired amid the pandemic by the trump administration. Top democrats inc...

But it was a great labor of love to learn more about them. People often ask me, how did you pick these hundred people . One of the great one of the things the was the most fun about the book was reading about these hundred people. I recently analyst to a 250 people. I contacted friends and others that did not know out of the blue from historians, journalists, like our first, and ask them for their recommendations of people. And then made a point of trying to identify people, some of the more fam...

Brokaw. So probably safe to say he wont be doing this. Youre on. I love scotch. That is good. Youre on you look awfully nice tonight. Maybe dont wear a bra next time. Youre on the air right now. Oh. Any chance we get. This is morning television. Anch anchorm anchorman the legend comes out in september. Starting point with Soledad Obrien starts right now. Welcome, everybody. Our starting point this morning, a late winter storm. Right now snow is falling in the midwest and make its way toward chic...

Scientists and explores his private life. Cspan denis brian, author of einstein a life, why did you devote a chapter to einsteins brain . Guest it was such shocking news when i found out that somebody had got his brain. And it was exactly what he didnt want to happen. He told everyone that he didnt want any physical part of him to remain. He didnt want any memorials made to him. He didnt want his home made into a memorial. So that when i heard somebody had his brain, and they were slicing it up ...

Ceremony, and of course, the parade. There is a lot going on. It is a big day. At the retreat, the republicans are trying to figure out one of the hardest questions in all of politics. What do you do after you lose . All the talk about republicans on the ropes, conservatives and then retreat. Weve come a long way since. And house gop leaders in virginia. Getting advice on how to turn the party around. Plotting their next moves at their annual retreat. Face it, president obama won. The republican...

In gridlock on capitol hill. There was a mild selloff in the market across the board yesterday; however, the s p 500 is now up 4 months in a row. Its goodbye to groupon ceo andrew mason. Shortly after reporting another round of disappointing earnings, mason was removed from the daily coupon company he founded. Shares rallied 7 after the close. The search is on for a new ceo. And today could be decision day for detroit. The governor is expected to announce he is taking over mototown by sending in...

Good morning. Im melissa harrisperry. We begin with the breaking news still underway in nairobi, kenya. After 24 hours after a standoff began, masked gunman are still holed up in the building. At least 59 people are reported dead and 175 others injured. Four americans are among those hurt. A North Carolina woman was inside the mall at the time of the attack and described the scene. You could hear, while we were back there, them methodically going from store to store, talking to people, asking qu...