and elizabeth rosenthal reported on the health care. and the life of the first fema female president in africa history. >> and nebraska senator will argue that america's youth are not prepared for adulthood. and former saturday night cast member and senator al franken will discuss. and nbc chris hayes will look at racial inequality in the united states. >> this era of what we know starts at the moment of-- or the peak of the level rights movement in the chronically bound sense that we think of it and it starts at the moment when, you know, jim crowe legislation is being dismantled. huge up in the northern cities and the fight comes to northern cities where essentially the fight is lost. i mean, you get the fair housing act, in some ways it's a high water mark, but then you have the busing fights and you get what you get. you get essentially a society that gives up on the project of desegregation as a social. and there are dozens of court decisions that whittle away from it, parent involve almost makes it impossible to create a desegrega

afterwards, on physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book, "un-american sickness: how health care became big business and how you can take it back." she's interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, problem -- president of the commonwealth fund. >> i wondered if your book gave you any thoughts on whether health care is a free market and whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? >> well, i think what we have seen as the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market , where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, the market will solve, you get to crazy places know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks

"afterwards," elizabeth rosenthal explores the business side of health care in her book. dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, the president of the commonwealth fund. >> has your book given you any thoughts on whether health care is a free market, whether it can solve our problems through free markets? isi think what we have seen probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek part about the dysfunctional roles of the health care market, where as if you think of health care as a butte -- as a business proposition, the market -- you will get too crazy places. a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. "afterwards" tonight. fish and wildlife officials from florida, arizona, and rhode island testify at a senate hearing on the endangered species act, and efforts to enforce the 1973 law. this is just under one hour. >> i call this hearing of the senate environment public works committee to order and like to defer to the

journalist elizabeth rosenthal looks at the business side of healthcare. at 10 pm eastern, the board amato discusses the relationship between time, physics, spirituality and our physical lives. and at 1130, we wrap up our primetime lineup with an interview with stanford professor corey fields on african americans and the republican party. >> at all happens tonight on these bantus book tv. >>. >> now we want to introduce you to chris mb, professor, what you do here at the university? >> on the associate dean and a professor of astronomy. >> how long have you been here? >> 30 years. >> what does that entail being what you are. >> now i'm an administrator, i like to keep a little piece, i do teach online classes, these massive online open classes, i had over 100,000 like the lighthearted teaching online i, i do budgets and i try and improve outreach for the college and various things. science literacy is a big concern of mine. for science students and for the general public and every student we teach. >> when did you get interested in astronomy. >> a little l

. >>> sunday night, on "after words" physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal, examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness" how health care became big business and how you can take it back. doctor rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david bloomenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> so i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market? whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? >> well, i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. i mean, at the beginning of the book i put somewhat tongue and cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, the market will solve, you get to crazy places like, you know a life time of treatment is preferable to a cure. now, i am not saying for a second that any one really thinks that. but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch "afterwords" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> sunday on "q&a" the comparisons between donald t

tonight, position and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in herook "an american sickness: how health care became big business and how you can take it back." wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, if we can solve our province -- problems to free market forces. >> i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a son -- tongue in cheek list of the dysfunctional market. if you think of health care as a business proposition, the market will solve it, you get to crazy places like a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying that anyone really thinks that. that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch afterwards tonight at 9:00 on c-span twos tv. >> tonight on a q&a, the comparisons between donald trump and andrew jackson. our guest on his book. >> i don't think he represents the positive values that jackson represented he represents some the negative values that jackson represented. i would tell president trump that if he wants to

hysician and journalist, elizabeth rosenthal examines book, an e in her american sickness, how healthcare became big business back.w you can take it dr. rosenthal interviewed by presidentbloomenthal, of the commonwealth fund. >> i wonder if your book gave thoughts about whether healthcare is a free market, whether we can solve our in healthcare through free market forces? what we've seen as the answer is probably not. the n, the beginning of book i put somewhat tongue and ruleslist of the economic of the dysfunctional healthcare you think of f healthcare as a business will solve, market you know, you get to crazy places, like, you know, lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. afterwards sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues. again, if you are with us for this remaining 45 minutes of he program, your thoughts on the firing of the f.b.i. director, if you support and oppose it. lines,the

. >> sunday night on "after words" physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare in her book and american sickness, how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back. >> she is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book gave any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problem in healthcare through free market forces. >> i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional healthcare market where if you see healthcare as purely a business proposition, that the market will solve, you get to crazy places like a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a chore. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is were market forces put you right now. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> sunday on q&a, the comparisons between presidents donald trump and andrew jackson. our guest on his book an

. >> sunday night, elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare on her book "an american sickness." >> she's interviewed by blumenthal. >> i wonder if your book given any thoughts of whether healthcare is a free market and whether we can solve our problems. a free market forces. >> well, i think what we have seen is the answer is probably not. i mean the beginning of the book, i put a some what on the list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional healthcare market where if you think of healthcare as a purely a business proposition of a market will solve, you know, you will get to crazy places like, you know a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that. that's where market forces put you right now. watch watch "after words." sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. saturday at noon eastern on "book tv." military historians discuss tier books on world war i of the 2017 simil symposm. michael neiberg with his book. and the recipient of this year's award is authored david barron on the book of "waging war." >> 1786 t

afterwards,n position and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness, how health care became big business and how you can take it back." she is interviewed by the president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book give you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems and health care through free-market forces. i think what we have seen is the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, the market will follow. you get to crazy places like, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch afterwards tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's book tv. >> next on american history tv, author and historian gary gallagher discusses the wartime experience of general edward port

applause] ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] >> sunday night on afterwards, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthals the business side of healthcare in her book and american sickness. how healthcare became big is this. and how you can take it back. doctor rosenthal is interviewed by doctor david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i wondered if your book gave you any thoughts whether healthcare is a free market, we can solve our problems with healthcare through free market forces. >> what we have seen is the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book, i put a tongue-in-cheek list of the economic of the dysfunctional healthcare market where if you think of healthcare as a business proposition, the market will solve, you get to crazy places like a lifetime of treatment is preferable to work your. i am not saying for a second that anyone really think that but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch afterwords. >> john sullivan is the nominee to be deputy secretary of state, previously served as deputy secretary at the commerce department in the george w. bush admi

afterwards, our weekly author interview program, doctor and editor-in-chief of kaiser health news elizabeth rosenthal reported on the current state of healthcare, new york times reporter cooper explored the life of liberian president ellen johnson surly, the first democratically elected female president in african history and ohio governor john kasich reflected on his 2016 presidential campaign. in the coming weeks on afterwards, chris hayes will look at racial inequality in the united states, rachel schneider will report on how low and moderate income families manage money. nebraska senator ben sass will argue america's youth are not prepared for adulthood and on afterwards stuart taylor will explore sexual assault on college campuses. >> the obama administration has shown resoundingly they are incompetent at doing this, terribly biased. incompetent that they don't know how to investigate, don't have subpoena power, don't have scientific evidence, don't dig up evidence, they train their so-called adjudicators by telling them almost all guys who do this are guilty. if the guy is persuasive and logica

. >>> sunday night on after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare in her book "an american sickness" how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back. dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal president of the common wealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether healthcare is a free market, whether we can solve our problem in healthcare through free-market forces? >> well, i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. i mean, the beginning of the book i -- i put a somewhat tongue-and-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional healthcare mar wet ket where if you think of healthcare as a purely a business proposition, the market will solve, you know, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i'm not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. >> waf "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> sunday on "q&q" the comparisons between donald t

night,er: sunday elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care, how health care became big business, and how you can take it back. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market? whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? what we have seen is the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a list of of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market. if you think of health care as of business proposition the market will solve, you get to a lifetime ofike treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anybody really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. the last time a president fired and fbi director was 1993, when president bill clinton dismiss william sessions. next, president clinton's white house announcement, takes questions from reporters, and for janet reno. >> good afternoon. recent months comes to his questions have been raised about the director of the fbi, we sessions. the office of professional respons

. ♪ announcer: sunday night on "afterwords," physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines theusiness side of health care in her book "an american sickness: how health care became big business, and how you can take it back." dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book give you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free-market forces. >> well, i think what we have seen is the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market. where if you think of health care as truly a business proposition, the market. youhe market will solve, get to crazy places like, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a tear. i'm not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you. announcer: watch "afterwords," sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. "q&a," thesunday on comparisons between president donald trum

. >>> sunday night on after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness" dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? >> i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. i mean, the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue in cheek list of the economic rules of the disfunctional health care market where if you think of health care as a purely business proposition that the market will solve, you know, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. now i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that. but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch after words, sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> john sullivan is the nominee to be the deputy secretary of state. at his confirmation hearing he answered questions about proposed staffing cut at the s

. >> sunday night on afterwards, elizabeth rosenthal. care became big business and how you can take it back. by rosenthal was interviewed dr. david rosenthal. them i wonder if you have given any thought as to whether health care is a free market. >> what we are is the answer is probably not. i put a tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the discount -- of the dysfunctional health care market. if you think of health care as a business proposition, you get to like a lifetime of treatment who is preferable. that's where market forces put you right now. >> in a world of ambiguity and temptation you need a moral compass. not for a loved one, not for a job, not for a chance of wealth. >> one concern to dedicate a person can meaningfully affect what some consider to be an uncaring world. >> starting at the bottom is not humiliation, it is humility, an honest assessment of the learning curve. put your head down and bulldog forward. >> the goal is excellence. the agenda plenty. pride and pluralism. >> watch commencement speeches and polit

elizabeth rosenthal is interviewed. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thought about whethercare is a free market. about whether we can solve our problems in health care to free market forces. dr. rosenthal: i think the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book i time-and-g list of the economic woes of the dysfunctional health-care market health care asve purely a business proposition the market will solve, you get a lifetimelaces like of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really think that but that is where market forces what you right now. terwo sundayatch "af nightrds". graduates brewed during -- betsytes booed during devos' speech. threatenedt, it was the degrees would be mailed to students. ms. devos: dr. jackson, board of trustees. thank you so very, very much for this great honor and privilege. [crowd booing]

announcer: sunday night on afterwards, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book, an american sickness, how health care became big business and how you can take it back. dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> us wondering if you had any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces. >> i think what we have seen is the answer is probably not. putbeginning of the book, i a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market where if you think of health care as a business proposition that the market will solve, you at to crazy places like lifetime of treatment is practicable to a chore. i'm not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market sources put you right now. announcer: watch afterwards sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. announcer: now the newseam presents its annual awards promoting those who have promoted free expression and

. >> sunday night on afterwards, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness, how health care became big business and how you can take it back." the doctor is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book if you thoughts about whether health care is a free market? whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? >> i think what we have seen -- probably not. at the beginning of the book, i put a tongue-in-cheek list of economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, the market will solve, you get to crazy places know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second if anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you. >> watch afterwards, sunday night, at 9:00 p.m. eastern. american history tv was recently at four theater in washington d.c. for the 20th and will symposium hosted by the abraham lincoln instit

on afterwards, precision and journalism elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness, how health care became big business and how you can take it back." dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> ira wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces. >> well, i think what we have seen is the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, the market will follow. you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. a second thatr anyone really thinks that but that is where market forces put you now. >> watch afterwards tonight at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span 2's bookt v. tv. -- book tv. >> next on history tv, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell talks about former kentucky

. >> next on after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare in her book in american sickness, how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back. doctor rosenthal looked at the rising costs for medical costs and got provided guidance to consumers. she's interviewed by doctor david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> it's a pleasure to be here with you. i want to congratulate you on an incredibly readable review of our healthcare system and proposals. i have a ton of questions based on my background as a physician and of course as a i'd like to ask a couple questions for context and why did you write this book and why did you write it now? >> i had worked for a couple years on a series with the new york times. i first got the necessaries from the commonwealth fund to learn a little bit more about our healthcare system and it had gotten expensive and then during that series we solicited a lot of stories through social media and at the end of the series 2 years later i had this bank of kind of patient storie

. >> sunday night on "after words" elizabeth rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? >> well, i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book i put a somewhat tongue in chief list of the moves on the health care market where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition that the market will solve, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferably to a cure. now, i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but thatket forces put you right now. >>> watch "after words" sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> on tuesday south korean voters elected a new president, moon jae-in. our panel discusses how he'll deal with north korea.

. >> and this weekend on book tv, physician and journalist in elizabeth rosenthal looks at the business side of healthcare on afterwards. literary historians discuss their books on world war i as the colby military writers symposium and you'll see the annual anthony lucas prize ceremony. plus, noam chomsky takes a critical look at income inequality in the united states. >> alan belzberg require william f buckley's relationship with evidential administrations and policymakers and pulitzer prize winning journalist amy goldstein reports on the fallout after a gm plant in janesville wisconsin. that's just a few of the programs airing on tv this weekend. complete television schedule, go to booktv.org and we could gowith the founding director for the center of american war letters , andrew carol. so pleased to welcome tonight andrew carroll. andrew carroll is editor of several

. >> sunday night on after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare in her book and american sickness: how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back.doctor rosenthal is interviewed by doctor david blumenthal, president of thecommonwealth fund . >> i wonder if your book gave you any thoughts about whether healthcare is a free market, whether it can solve our problems through healthcare. through the free market forces. >> i think what we've seen in the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional healthcare market where if you think of healthcare as truly a business proposition,as if the market will solve , you get to crazy places like you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i'm not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that that is where market forces put you right now. >> watched after words sunday night at 9 pm eastern. >> acting attorney general

. >>> sunday night elizabeth rosenthal discusses the american side of business. she is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in make through free market forces. >> well, i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book a put a somewhat tongue in cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market where if you think of health care as purely as a business proposition that the market will solve, you know, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferably to a cure. now, i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch "after word s" sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> in a world of ambiguity and temptation, you need a moral compass. you must develop principles that you compromise for no one, not for a loved one, not for a job and not for a chance at fam

. >> on afterwards, physician and journalist elizabeth rosen saw that elizabeth rosenthal -- how health care became big business and how you can take it back. is interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i'm wondering if your book gave you any thought about whether health care is a free solve ourether we can problems through me -- through free market force. >> what we have seen with the i put as probably not somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market , where if you think of health care as a purely business opposition, the market. . you get the crazy places like a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i'm not saying for a second anyone really thinks that, but that is clear market force -- where market forces put you right now. >> sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern. >> a look at recent internet surveillance cases and privacy today. event and their annual meeting in new orleans. >> this is a panel on private -- on modern privacy doctrine, problems, conceptions, conflict. there are interesting details an

annual j anthony lukas book prize ceremony on book tvs after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal looks at the business side of healthcare. at 10 pm eastern, the board amato discusses the relationship between time, physics, spirituality and our physical lives. and at 1130, we wrap up our primetime lineup with an interview with stanford professor corey fields on african americans and the republican party. >> at all happens tonight on these bantus book tv. >>. >> now we want to introduce you to chris mb, professor, what you do here at the university? >> on the associate dean and a professor of astronomy. >> how long have you been here? >> 30 years. >> what does that entail being what you are. >> now i'm an administrator, i like to keep a little piece, i do teach online classes, these massive online open classes, i had over

. >> sunday on "afterwords," elizabeth rosenthal examines howlth care in her book " health care becamebig business and how you can take it back." she is interviewed by dave blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> i do wonder if you have thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve problems with free-market forces? >> i think what we have seen as the answer is probably not. in the beginning of the book, i have a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market, where if you think of , the market will solve -- you get too crazy know, aike -- you lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i'm not saying for a second anyone really thinks that. but that is where market forces put you right now. words" sundayr night at 9 p.m. >> each week, "american american" takes you to places. was the home of thomas peter and his wife martha parke custis peter, granddaughter of martha washington. six generations of the peter family lived in the house until 1984. we take a tour with the curator, who shows us a letter fro

. >> sunday night on "after words", physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare in her book and american sickness how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back. doctor rosenthal is interviewed by doctor lewman ball. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether healthcare is a free market. whether we can solve our problems in healthcare through free market forces. >> i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. in the beginning of the book i put a tongue and cheek list of the rules of the dysfunctional healthcare market where, if you think of healthcare as truly a business proposition, you get to crazy places like a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thanks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> fbi director james comey spoke at the anti-defamation league yesterday about the fbi effort to investigate and prevent hate crimes. he was introduced by the national

to our guest today. [ applause ] >>> sunday night on "after words" physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness, how health care became big business and how you can take it back." dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. davidblumenthal. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces. >> well, i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. i mean, the beginning of the book i put a somewhat tongue and cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, that the market will solve, you know, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. now i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that but that is where market forces puts you right now. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> saturday at noon eastern on book tv, military historian

physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare on an american sickness, how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back. doctor rosenthal is interviewed by doctor david blumenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> whether healthcare with free market, whether we can solve our problems, free market forces. >> we say probably not. i put a tongue-in-cheek list of the dysfunctional healthcare market. if you think of healthcare, you get two crazy places, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i'm not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch afterwards sunday night at 9:00 pm eastern. >> a hearing on the economic impact of the army corps of engineers and other local officials. the senate, environment and public works committee looks at in

. >> sunday dmielt on "after words", physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal exams the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness: how health care became big business and how you can take it back." she was interviewed by dr. blum all that. >> i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether hiltd care is a free market, whether we can solve our products through free market forces? >> i think what we've seen as the answer is probably not. at the beginning of the book i put a somewhat tongue in cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market where, if you think of health care as a purely a business proposition that the market will solve, you know, you get toe crazy places like you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. now, i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that. but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch "after words" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> now on to a panel discussion regarding sexism. it includes women bloggers, entrepreneurs, journalists who have tal

. >> next on after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of healthcare in her book in american sickness, how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back. doctor rosenthal looked at the rising costs for medical

. >> and this weekend on booktv, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal looks at the business sider words." military historians discuss their books on world war i at the colby military writers symposium. and you'll see the annual jay anthony lucas book prize ceremony. plus, noam chomsky takes a look at income inequality in the united states. william f. buckley's relationships with presidential administrations and policymakers, and pulitzer prize-winning journalist amy goldstein reports on the fallout after a gm plant closed in janesville, wisconsin. that's just a few of the programs airing on booktv this weekend. for a a complete television schedule, go to booktv.org. >> kgb doesn't just let people walk away, especially in the united states. how did you -- and i love this story -- [laughter] i mean, it's somewhat disturbing at the same time, but it's fantastic. how did you convince the kgb to leave you alone? >> okay. so -- [laughter] i had to figure out, i wanted to make sure that they wouldn't come after me or possibly even do harm to my be german family. so i was wracking my bra

. >> sunday night on after words, physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book "an american sickness." how health care became big business and how you can take it back. dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. bloom enthat will. >> i wonder if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces. >> well, i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. i put a tongue and cheek list of the health care market where if you think of health care as a purely a business proposition, a market will solve, you know, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. now i'm not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that. that's where the market is right now. [ no audio ] >> i don't think he represents the positive values that jackson represented. he represents the negative but if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood, has to put nation in front of

. >>> sunday night on after words, physician and journalist, elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care, in her book an american sickness, how health care became big business, and how you can take it back. dr. rosenthal is interviewed by dr. david bloomenthal, president of the commonwealth fund. >> so i was wondering if your book gave you any thoughts about whether health care is a free market, whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces. >> i think what we've seen is the answer is probably not. i mean, the beginning of the book i put a somewhat tongue in cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health care market where, if you think of health care as purely a business proposition that the market will solve, you know, you get to crazy places like, you know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. now, i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks that, but that is where market forces put you right now. >> watch after words sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. the president of united airlines recently testif