and joining us now to discuss his boom bust coast investigative journalist, ben swan. now ben, this seems pretty clear, the e.u. says that the biggest problem is that amazon functions in a dual role. they are the marketplace and they are simultaneously a retailer. so what do you make of this? yeah, i think that's exactly what the problem is. and it's very interesting when you look at this report that's come out essentially what the, you know, the e.u. officials are saying they specifically looked at 2 countries, france and germany for this report. they say france and germany are 2 of the biggest european countries in terms of amazon's presence. and what they also studied was the fact that amazon for its part has they say stranglehold for lack of a better term on its own platform. so here's how it works. you have a 3rd party, mom and pop shop who comes to amazon and they sell products. the problem is that as the platform, they're not just providing amazon's not just providing a platform for these mom and pop shops to sell products. they're also directly competing with th

pushed him across that threshold meanwhile stands at 214 we now cross live to atlanta and our tees ben swan so ben the race is being called for joe biden where do we stand now. yeah the race is being projected uncover joe biden by the a.p. in a couple of states that the 2 big ones that we were waiting on pennsylvania and of that were the 2 states that were called early saturday morning for biden and that's a big deal because just about alone would have put him over to 70 now he sits around $290.00 and is on course if he gets georgia which right now biden is leading in the count in georgia would put him around 306 electoral votes he only needs 270 so certainly today the projections have been made that he would win these and of these states and of course that leads some news organizations to go ahead and call the race for biden which of course was met with relief from the biden campaign they were supposed to make an announcement last night they waited and then this morning on video we saw them celebrating take a look at the lead only did it. here given that he's president of the united states

well, joining us now to discuss a boom bust co-host, ben swan and christy i always a pleasure to have both of you on together. ben, i want to start with you on this. how bad are things getting for the airline industry at this point? yeah, it's gone really from bad to worse originally, the airline industry had projected the beginning of this year. they were going to lose about $100000000000.00 total. at this point, it looks like it will be one $157000000000.00 in total for the airline industry. last, i remember, as you mentioned, there were a lot of bailouts earlier this year. those expired, obviously, were used up by october and there's been no relief packages since. and so the airline industry, now that we're talking about a possible 2nd round of lockdowns, not just in the united states, but worldwide, things are not looking good. in fact, several different airline c.e.o.'s are saying that the aviation industry,, this is airbus, the c.e.o., will not reach pre-crisis levels brant until the year 2025. that is now the predict prediction in terms of getting back to pre-code levels. that'

joining us now to discuss is, boom, bust co-hosted, investigative journalist, ben swan. now ben, it seems like hong kong was the biggest story in the world about 12 months ago, and then completely overshadowed. once the pandemic happened. can you begin by giving us some background on why these lawmakers ended up resigning? yes, intially, i think you laid it out pretty well there, but essentially it all goes back to a couple of months ago when she had these 15 lawmakers to announce that they were going to resign in mass. and it was over this new law that was essentially put in place beijing, as you said, their top law making body, the standing committee on the national people's congress, the n.p.c.s. . e, essentially put together this, this rule that empowered the hong kong government to bypass the local judiciary in order to remove any elected officials who they deem to be unpatriotic. well, we know what that means, unpatriotic means that you don't toe the line of beijing, and instead you are pro democracy for hong kong. remember hong kong at one time, it was a ton of us.

expensive of all time that is until probably 2024 joining us now to discuss is boom buzz co-host ben swan so bad can you break this down for us the cost of this election how much was spent on the presidential race and how much went to congressional and senate races yeah it's pretty incredible and you're right it's probably going to be a record that only holds for about 4 years but if you take into consideration how much total we're talking about $6600000000.00 let's break down how that compares if you talk about what was going on congressional races in 2016 the amount that was hit was 4 point $1000000000.00 in congressional races this year it's projected that number was $7200000000.00 so nearly double the amount that was spent in 2016 and then also on the presidential race $2400000000.00 was and spent on the presidential race this year is expected to be around 6600000000 so the numbers are just unbelievable when you think about how much that spending has just vastly increased print over where it was just 4 years ago which by the way yes to your point was also a record election in terms of

ben swan and professor richard wolffe, host of economic update. thank you both for that expert analysis today. and finally, what better way to promote a book about a treasure hunt inside of a video game and create a treasure hunt inside a video game? author urges klein has partnered with roe blocks as a tie in for his new novel ready player 2, the sequel to the 2011 bestseller ready player one. now, the original book of correspond the 2800 film directed by steven spielberg, which also had a similar event inside the game of the treasure hunt inside robots, will take place across 7 different video game worlds. the 1st of which is already open. those who compete in the in game hunt will be awarded special virtual goods. in a press release, klein said rowe blocks is the closest thing to the digital world he created in his novel. the company behind robot filed paperwork to go public last week and revealed it is over 30000000 daily users 12000000 more than it had just 2 years ago. the game is free to play and the company told the verge in july, half of

joining us now to discuss an investigative journalist, ben swan, ben already denmark's agriculture minister, has resigned. why is this such a huge story, such a huge deal in denmark? well, it's a huge deal for a couple of reasons. and the biggest reason is that the order that was given to coal, and that's the word reducing c u l l 2 coal. for folks who don't know what that means, it's the extermination of the entire population, essentially in denmark, that's what the order was, was an illegal order, that's kind of the point here. so the order originally started with the agriculture department, so we hear, but it turns out there's been a number of investigations over the past few days that show that the order actually came from the prime minister herself, who made this order. that's why it's such a big deal. it's an illegal order that essentially would have had the military and police exterminate about $17000000.00, meaning that belong to $1100.00. farmers in denmark didn't. mark is one of the world's largest population of meaning. and they would have essentially gone through military and po

across that threshold donald trump meanwhile stands at 214 now across live to atlanta and artie's ben swan so ben the race is being called for joe biden what are the what's the situation now. so the situation as you mention it took 5 days to get here it took a number of different states taking several days to be able to count all their ballots the 2 that were outstanding that the a.p. is now projected as of saturday to go to biden include obviously as you mentioned pennsylvania and also the state of nevada either one would have put him at $270.00 or above but with 2 he's at $290.00 which is obviously a significant enough number over the 270 mark that he has been projected to be the president elect of the united states it's fairly interesting to watch as this is all played out because of the fact that with the coronavirus these vote counts took much longer than usual things to a huge increase in the number of mail in ballots so on election night we had a lot of in day 'd in person voting that was counted and then over the next few days we watched these votes come in and be counted at a much

across that threshold donald trump meanwhile stands at 214 recross live now to atlanta and artie's ben swan so ben the race is being called for joe biden where do we stand now. yeah absolutely well let me just say this that the president elect biden is expected to make an acceptance speech declaring victory any minute now walk is the take if it happens joe biden would be the oldest person ever elected president of the united states his running mate harris the only and 1st woman ever to be elected vice president of the united states so a pretty historic election in that respect now keep in mind joe biden was given the a 290 electoral votes projection as of this morning and the reason i say projection is because obviously these results have not yet been certified and we also know the trump campaign is filing a number of lawsuits across the country but let's begin with where we started the day because beginning the day joe biden and harris were at 264 electoral votes adding the state of nevada and the state of pennsylvania they are now at $290.00 electoral votes 20 above the threshold of $275.

host ben swan's online show is a pretty throughout human history. herd immunity has been developed by populations. it's how humans survive the idea. now that the only way herd immunity can be reached, obviously can be helped by a vaccine, but the only way it can be reached is through a vaccine. it just seems to me to be maybe the ultimate twisting of science. the strangest thing about 2020 is that we've pretend as if the immune system, you know, doesn't exist, nor, which is very strange because this is a zillion out all the knowledge we've had for a 100 years. it's like it's suddenly gone. and we think that the only cure for diseases for people to sit in labs and concoct some potion that they're going to inject into us and do things go back to normal. because there are a lot of people who, as we said, are suspicious of vaccines to begin with. but they're also suspicious that things are not going to necessarily become better based upon the usage of that vaccine. those things will never live up to normal confirmations. there are just small businesses

host ben swan's online show is a preview. do things go back to normal because there are a lot of people who, as we said, are suspicious of vaccines to begin with. but they're also suspicious that things are not going to necessarily become better based upon the usage of that backseat to things. we'll never of the honorable health care and be a corporation. the rest of society to small businesses who suffer from this terrible odor. doctors who suffer from every day, threats to their hols, this important group of people, we'll get better. what. what do you believe is the answer moving into the, into this year and going into 2021 for people who say enough is enough. what we have been told has not been working. i think the issue is, is clear that if you want to suppress the epidemic that some form of social restriction until we get that seen is it is inevitable. otherwise we will get quite rapid growth. yes, there is going to be a balance to be struck between the need to control the epidemic and to end allow our children to compet

ben swan breaks down how it all came to be. joe biden has officially become the president elect for the united states it was saturday when that announcement was made by a number of media organizations after biden secured more than 270 electoral votes enough to put him over the top he spoke in wilmington delaware tonight alongside the 1st vice president of the united states come all the harris' 1st woman ever to ascend to the position of vice president here's what harry had to say in introducing the new president bay have elected a president who represents the best and. a leader the world will respect and our children will look up to a commander in chief will respect our troops and keep our country safe and a president for. american the new president elect biden took to the states and i talked about the need for the nation to heal to come together and to be ready to move into a new chapter. joe biden becomes the oldest person ever to be elected president of the united states 5 days after voting 1st closed here's some of what bid

we could do a whole show on this boom bust host, ben swan, thanks for breaking it down for us today. you got it and that's it for this time. you can catch boom bust on demand on the brand new portable t.v.'s, which is available on smartphones and tablets there. google play in the apple app store by searching portable t.v. . but if you can also be downloaded on your model, fans smart t.v.'s as well as roku devices or simply go to portable. t.v. lets see you next time. is your media a reflection of reality? in a world transformed what will make you feel safe? isolation, whole community, are you going the right way or are you being that direct? what is true? what is faith? in the world corrupted, you need to descend to join us in the depths. aura made in the shallowness tactics that can be used to get innocent people to confess, to crimes. they didn't commit. i don't even think people in the us really get that the police are allowed to lie to the person who falsely fast actually came to believe the lie that they were told about their own behavior. once a false confession is taken, the c

president meanwhile stands at 214 and now with more of the latest details here is r t america's ben swan. joe biden has officially become the president elect for the united states it was saturday when that announcement was made by a number of media organizations after biden secured more than 270 electoral votes enough to put him over the top he spoke in wilmington delaware tonight alongside the 1st vice president of the united states come all the harris' 1st woman ever to ascend to the position of vice president here's what harry had to say in introducing the new president have elected a president who represents the best and. a leader the world will respect and our children will look up to a commander in chief will respect our troops and keep our country safe and a president for. america and the new president elect biden took to the stage tonight talked about the need for the nation to heal to come together and to be ready to move into a new chapter. joe biden becomes the oldest person ever to be elected president of the united states 5 days after voting 1st closed here's some of what bi

we could do a whole show on this boom bust host, ben swan, thanks for breaking it down for us today. you got it and that's it for this time. you can catch boom bust on demand on the brand new portable t.v.'s, which is available on smartphones and tablets there. google play in the apple app store by searching portable t.v. . but if you can also be downloaded a newer model for them, smart t.v.'s as well as roku devices or simply go to portable t.v. see you next time the world is driven by one person dares thinks we dare to ask tactics that can be used to get innocent people to confess to crimes, they didn't commit. i don't even think people in the us really get that the police are allowed to lie to you. the person who falsely fast actually came to believe the lie that they were told about their own behavior. once a false confession is taken, the case is closed and nobody really can tell the difference between a good confession and one that isn't he exclaimed joe biden to be president elect come on group. that's not how it works . final vote tallies make that determination. and we aren'

robust co-host, ben swan, thanks for breaking it all down for us to get it. and finally, china is going to the moon hoping to do what no nation has done since the 1970 s. . no crew members will be on board, but the country is looking to bring back rocks and other samples from the lunar surface for study here on earth. if the chinese program is successful at collecting and returning samples from the moon, the country will join an exclusive club, china would join the united states and what was once the soviet union as the only other space programs to accomplish this feat the probe could launch as soon as this week, and it's hoping to gather samples from an unvisited area called the ocean of storms . and that's it for this time you can catch boom bust on demand on the brand new portable t.v.'s available on smartphones and tablets through google play in the apple app store by searching portable t.v. portable t.v. can also be downloaded on newer model. samsung smart t.v.'s, as well as a rule who devices or simply check it out at portable t.v. . we'll see you next

i think we would still see that again, boom, bust co-host and investigative journalist, ben swan, thanks so much for breaking it all down for us. and finally, german carmaker b.m.w. on wednesday unveiled a brand new electric sport utility vehicle called the b.m.w. . i x that it hopes will actually compete with evie juggernaut tesla. now the sleek i.x. which will be released in the u.s. in earth 2022 will have a driving range of about 300 miles coming up 70 miles short of the tesla model. x. long range, but b.m.w. actually says that 10 minutes of a fast charge. well, that's going to give you those additional 75 miles. as with many new luxury s.u.v.s, it also will feature a curved screen across the dashboard to control all that technological goodness in the vehicle. now also on wednesday, the company unveiled a concept electric scooter as well. however, b.m.w. has yet to release an e specifications for the product or when it may be released, but the photos show an eye catching design that looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie. and that's it for this time you can catc

again apart from more ben swan is out of black lives matter plaza in front of the white house the rest of the city very quiet very dark even the police presence here in freedom plaza as really disappeared in the last hour or so not very many squad cars going by with the lights on so things are real quiet on this side of town. oxys and don't know of course now whether in the past 4 years that donald trump of monies to unite the nation i think promised you would. it was all high hopes and big promises back in 2016 when donald trump took his place in the white house the nation was already divided by race gender class you name it and the country needed a hero now it's time for america to find a division have to get together. republicans and democrats and independents across this nation i say it is time for us to come together as one united people turned out trump never came to be that knight in shining armor. 20 twentieth's presidential election seasons looks more like an all out war on the streets more than anything mishandling of the pandemic response and the economic crisis but most sig

administration, we'll figure that out, axel it and cite professor richard walsh and boom bust co-author, ben swan, thank you both for your time today. thank you. kiran time now for a quick break, but here because when we return oil prices have been riding the wave of vaccine optimism this week. later on, we're going to break down the high demand and what it means for one of the world's hottest commodities. and as we go to break, here are the numbers at the club during the vietnam war, u.s. forces to neighboring laos. it was a secret war. and for years the american people did not know how much it is a heavily bombed country per capita. millions of unexploded bombs still in danger lives in this small agricultural country. jordyn wieber. even today, kids in laos full victims of bombs dropped decades ago. is the u.s. making amends for that tragedy and what help to the people need in that little land on the wrong. but old rules just don't hold any old belief to shape out these days. you can stick out to it and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for

administration will figure that out, axle it and cite professor richard walsh and boom bust co-author, ben swan, thank you both for your time today. thank you. time now for a quick break, but hang here because when we return oil prices have been riding the wave of backseat optimism this week. later on we're going to break down the high in demand and what it means for one of the world's hottest commodities. but as we go to break, here are the numbers at the club you know, those will soon will wear sleeves. but wu clubbable was sure i can afford it doesn't actually matter. bench to put have been measured by you get that when you discuss all of these to do just about because those dollars could be game we will see in the be confused with the it seems obvious to us, but it's the most severe some of what is in your speech, come home and use the 20th century. was thinking of revolution, the great depression and world war the 21st century, real mental illness, those aren't my words. that's what surfaced some psychiatry to tell us. the only question is, should we accept it as a fact now welcome back or

joining us now to discuss the case of the trafficking of journalist, ben swan, who has been following this case since it all started a few years ago, then lay this out for us. the claim that meng's her tell us what defense team is making of the case. yes, initially what they're saying in at its core, what they're saying is look at essentially the canadian police and the border patrol in canada. customs agents broke the law in the way they conducted this interrogation. main ones over traveled to canada. she was actually headed to another location. she was stopped, she was detained, she was questioned. the problem is, she wasn't arrested immediately. she was told that this was just a routine discussion. they were having just talking about, you know, typical custom stuff. her cell phone was taken away, her laptop was taken away and both of them were searched by customs agents and law enforcement there at the airport. right, which there was no warrant for. and so what essentially the claim that the defense team is making is that all of this happened at the behest of the u.s. government an

time to cover this historic speech but it certainly was a pleasure thank you very much our tease ben swan from atlanta in atlanta right now thank you. alex now 5 days since the u.s. election and it looks like we might finally have a result of a number of media are projecting that job. wyden has been elected the 46th president of america having secured 290 electoral college votes just a reminder 270 are needed for victory and the former v.p. is win in his home state of pennsylvania has pushed him across that threshold while donald trump stands at $214.00 we go live now to reese our lic adjunct professor of international studies at the at the university of san francisco thanks for joining us on the program now joe biden and come all of us have just given their victory speech does that mean it's all over well clearly it's not over until the final votes are counted but i think the estimates associated press and other media have historically proven that if you're so i think yes for all intents and purposes we have a new president and vice president come january next year. while the trump campa