while the capital account is up next on our table let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on the agenda lauren you talk in primaries today liz we are talking primaries but i heard you kind of given a little bit of a critique saying hey aren't there some more important issues to be paying attention to that are going by the wayside with this first primary of the season and we say yes in fact we're going to look back in history to give a little bit of perspective on some of these issues were to look back a century and see how much has changed yet how much remains the same you might be suprising to here the role of money in politics the criticism of the role of money in politics also back then you had candidates arguing for easier money to no avail today you have a candidate like ron paul begging to stop it and to bring back sound money so. we're going to look at that with a historian who knows better than any of us about all of this liz that's what's in store today lauren thank you so much that is coming up next but that is going to do it now for more on the stories we covered yo

care about the agenda and what's missing from it while the host of capital account the lovely lauren lister is there to tell us all about so lauren i want to i want to start off right away well let's start off with with davos you've said that not many people really care about the agenda there it sounds like a typical convention atmosphere do you still feel that way. i feel that way more today because today was where we saw the big headlines come out about some of the remarks that were said that you already talked about your headlines about the euro zone about some of the solutions that are coming. so called optimism from some of these finance ministers and from all the i thought that this would be kind of a dominant agenda day based on what was on it and you know timothy geithner too spoke about the u.s. outlook but going around the conference center the congress center is what it's really called that's where you kind of you know see the forum that isn't on stage that isn't in these sessions and that's where i talk to people and say you know what is the value of davos you know what do you t

eurozone debt crisis has been center stage at the annual world economic forum in davos switzerland lauren lister reports on what you leaders and key finance years have in store for greece and other debt stricken country. we've seen leaders not only from the euro zone but from other countries financial and political leaders also continuing to fight and to argue over the proper solutions for the eurozone crisis and at the center of it is a lot of people pushing for a larger bailout fund for a for a secure fire wall the irony is that as they're talking about this we hear from an exclusive that reuters had a european source has reported that germany wants greece to hand over control of its fiscal budget as a condition for the next bailout package the sovereignty over its fiscal matters the further irony is that we've seen capitalism really be one of the topics one of the issues here at this davos questioning of capitalism in its current form is still serving the globe and we've seen klaus schwab the founder of the world economic forum want to have a meeting with him and be outspoken about the proble

while the capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on today's agenda i know lauren you're getting ready in a few days to head out to the world economic forum in davos going to be talking about that i am getting ready to head out to davos next week but no that is not on the agenda yet today because there's something more pressing we got to get to which is that while i'm gone the fed's going to be meeting christine and they're going to maybe be talking about more quantitative easing more money printing some have reported is going to be on the agenda but we want to ask you know the fed has expanded its balance sheet it's tripled its size since. the financial crisis this affects you this effects me this affects people all over the hour all right and we have no say in it we're going to talk about it right i'm sure all eyes will be watching that's going to do it for now for us though for more on the stories we covered go to our t.v. dot com slash usa or youtube dot com slash r t america. wealthy british style. is not on the title of. markets why not c

pledged support for a united europe and the eurozone but she did say it needed a major rethink lauren lister's across the latest in devil's. angela merkel talking about the eurozone crisis trying to convince this room of some of the most financial elite that she's got it under control that pretty much sums it up she took a real defensive you know let me tell you she said i realize that we're labeled as the headache for the global economy but you know i think there are more headaches to really this was to you could also see it is kind of merkel versus the bond market she was really trying to reassure markets saying if you want to attack us just know that we are promising to solve this crisis of course this is a time where we've seen a euro zone bond auctions be a daily news item sell enough has italy seen those unsustainable yields of seven percent haven't they seen him spike is greece going to get a deal with its leaders in order to avert this disaster of a disorderly default so these are this is all the subtext of where this speech is coming from and then she gets up there to say you know fis

lauren lister for us there in davos now online at r.t. dot com to find out about those who headed for the world economic forum but not for the. heads of three activists from the feminist group stage a topless a protest in davos against the economic elite for you. this is what's really visitors out in australia that natural history museum but some of the kids clearly want their history lessons vivid. the prius story. line. the march of the multinationals in india is threatening to wipe out millions of smaller grocery stores while it's likely to mean cheaper food and jobs boost a food future will end generations of local marketing traditions. as discoverers. this dry food store has been set then they're seeing chalons family for six generations it's one of the many small retail stores that have been operating in this market in old delhi for hundreds of years. six generations of our family grew financially and provided us with everything but now sing chalons way of life could be at risk after years of pressure the indian government decided t

lauren lister reporting right there but will before you get to dmitri with the business so let's do the world update now here and on to some other international headlines in brief ten members of a single family have been killed as they slept in off about house was blown up by insurgents two police officers their wives six children they all died after insurgents planted bombs around their homes three people also died when a motorcycle explosion happened in the northern city of cork they are the latest in a string of attacks since the u.s. military withdrawal in december. the international medical aid group doctors without borders is suspending its mission in the libyan city of misrata because of torture carried out in detention centers they say they repeatedly treated patients who had been interrogated also the u.n. is concerned about the conditions in which some eight thousand five hundred people are being held in the country several detainees have reportedly died most of them accused of supporting the toppled the regime. and attempted mutiny in papua new guinea has been put down a grou

and also have a live report or perhaps a pre-taped report from our very own lauren lister who was on the ground exploring all of the intrigue and back scenes negotiations behind closed doors at the annual davos meeting all that and more ahead. thank you thank you thank you welcome back it's wednesday january twenty fifth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching our t.v. . now before we move on to the state of the union i want to take a moment to discuss the gloomy state of the mainstream press now it's no secret that network evening news news continues to lose influence the so-called big three networks a.b.c. n.b.c. and c.b.s. lost nearly twenty million viewers since one nine hundred eighty eight that's more than half of the audience that they once enjoyed now the cable networks have picked up the slack but despite lofty mottos like fair and balanced partisan and divisive seems to be the name of this game and news does take a back seat to spin an opinion and you can barely hear the real issues over the shouting of the talking heads now from one thousa

to keep their busy for them that is a few days thank you so much that was capital account host lauren lister live from switzerland and be sure to tune in to a special episode of the capital account coming up in just a few minutes lauren lyster and dimitri will dive even further into the issues that leaders are facing at this year old world economic form and then later in the show us we'll sit down with peter schiff the c.e.o. of euro pacific capital to discuss the federal open market committee's latest decision to keep interest rates low at least until twenty fourteen. now still ahead an r t one year after millions of egyptians took to the streets of cairo there might be a new group of people in power but how much has actually changed or is it just a new face to the old policies we'll question this and explain more in just a bit. of people calling what you said for free and fair election. again we're still reporting from the development you can hear behind me loud explosions. i don't even. know you got it. well protesters have returned to talk we're square in thousands to mark the very first

dot com slash r t america you can also follow me on twitter at liz wall the capital account with lauren lister is up next we'll see you right back here at five. more news today violence is once again flared up. in these are the images provocative and seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are all today. this is claude. took nolen sitting on the edge of past and present. mixing reality as nothingness. but if you enter this time. the mystery of supernatural will reach you. shaman of siberia. good afternoon and happy friday welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. as the u.s. heads into the presidential primary in south carolina the most recent republican debate had gingrich defending his marriage more ality brawny defending his tax returns and the only one making real sense of the country in terms of dollar dollar bills. are going to see the federal government have a currency that. is the lack of more opinions like that in washington helping turn cash into trash talk to mike maloney's.

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so thanks for tuning in and feel free to follow me as always on twitter at covering delta and lauren lister had more lyster and you can give us feedback on our show us at youtube dot com slash capital account nice comments and distrust of criticism this is appreciated i do mean you can see this and from everyone here a couple of cow have a good night. headlines arm syrian opposition fighters tightening their control the damascus just fifteen minutes from the center says the u.n. closed all talks on a resolution which backs out of the call to get president assad to go. crowds gather outside the post presidential palaces people take there and get to the top of the online and see piracy pact which threatens regular internet users from living as new leaders face accusations of torture is doctors without borders pulled out of a key city saying the same patients keep returning with interrogation injured i'm kevin owen in moscow back with you in sixty minutes for the news in full but so now next in our new look to the ten pm hour we hand you over to the low to show from washington d.c. just a few

learned definitely a stratification you definitely notice it all right some interesting insight from lauren lister who is on the ground for us in davos switzerland. still here ahead right here on r t a year after millions of egyptians took to the streets of cairo i might be a new group of people in power but how much has actually changed or is it just new faces to the old policies. thanks. to the capital account i'm lauren lyster. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through it's already been made who can you trust no one. view with a global reach where we had a state controlled capitalism is core fashion so when nobody dares to ask we do our t. question more. people calling like you said for free and fair elections. again we're still reporting from the clinton as you can hear behind me loud explosions. now protesters have returned to talk where square in the thousands in order to mark the very first anniversary of the uprisings that led to the ousting of president hosni mubarak but a year later what has changed in egypt since that revolution ar

coming up lauren a lister and her co-host mitri coffin also have the latest straight from the world economic forum in davos that's capital account next on our team.

for tuning in and feel free to follow me as always on twitter at covering delta and lauren lyster adds more a lister and you can give us feedback on our show at youtube dot com slash capital account nice comments and the start of krishna's is appreciated either but you can find us and from everyone here at capital count have a good night. march in poland the government wanted signs are down by rappers opposed to war assaults signing up to an international anti-piracy agreement the pact was negotiated in secret and covers a broad swathe of copyright material from pharmaceuticals the film. iran considers cutting its oil supply to europe before the european union sanctions come into full force in july the move comes as an attempt to head off the trade ban imposed earlier by some european nations to curb this nuclear program. and in syria arab league observers resume work after a weeks were a canned are already set to take their findings to the u.n. security council however any prospect of foreign intervention or sanctions has been imposed by russia this as government troops launch an all out offensive

thanks for tuning in feel free to call me at covering delta and as always the lovely laura lister who is in davos lauren lyster and give us feedback at our show our channel and you can have a workout i'm going to get from everyone here in capital account of a good night. one year down the line in egypt is celebrating the beginning of the revolution that ousted president mubarak tens of thousands of people are now on top where but frustration over the slow pace of change has cast a cloud over the party atmosphere meanwhile the army has partially lifted an insurance emergency law that's been in place since night from eighty one. the state of the union president obama pledges to fix the economy and create millions of new jobs in a speech widely seen as the start of his reelection campaign critics of his address say his agenda leaves the white house open to accusations of double standards and his upbeat tone doesn't reflect reality. and julian assange exposed some of the world's darkest secrets and now he's going to get others to spill the beans this time on the air the wiki leaks founder prepares to launch

thanks for tuning in feel free to follow me covering delta and as always the lovely laura lister who is in davos lauren lyster and give us feedback add to our show our channel a new piece of work now i'm going to get from everyone here in capital account of a good night. headlines from all t. a must march in poland as the country signs up to a global pact to take down into that piracy it covers everything from movies and music to fashion pharmaceuticals the deal will get big corporations too much power to take web users offline. to run friends to cut off its oil supply to europe before the e.u. trade but come to force in july european states have decided to stop by its all in a bid to force it back into talks over its nuclear program. and heavy clashes in syria as troops storm a densely populated damascus suburb after a confrontation with opposition fighters last week you and security council could vote in the next few days on a resolution aimed at stepping yes collating conflict. next in our new look to the ten pm how it here in moscow we had you would be alone a show from washington d.c. just a few m

so let's check in with laura lister to see what's on today's agenda alright lauren you're back you were fresh you've been in davos switzerland all week talk to me about what's on the show today christine today we are going to first when is the sacrificial burning of my press badge because i hope i never have to see this or scan this ever again. no not really but we will talk about that and we will wrap up davos i know that i was covering it last week live from switzerland and also tweeting about it and i know people that watch the show been following closely but today i just kind of want to give a personal wrap up in debriefing because it was my first davos and because i do have a unique position going not as a billionaire or a business person or a prime minister but just going as a normal person trying to talk to these people as the host of this show and as a journalist but that's not all we're going to talk about some of the issues that were not raised at davos at least not that that i heard talked about we're going to talk about the kleptocracy we're going to talk about the best of t

up next laura lister with an individual analysis of the global economic crisis artie's capital account coming up . good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. and it's looking like the greek government may not be able to pay its bills come march out and is trying to negotiate with investors for them to take a bigger haircut the labor unions meanwhile are negotiating on proposed labor cost cutting so how will this greek tragedy play out no one seems to know but what does this mess tell us about the sanity of those who claim to be in control of this crazy economic world we're live in and that's a question we're going to try to answer and a ban on proprietary trading for big banks was debated in congress today as part of the volcker rule which is part of dog frank and surprise surprise lobbyists and so a big bank exacts have come out against it will break down what's really at stake here and u.s. president barack obama has been pushing in-sourcing with his jobs council just as a new report comes out showing at least one of the very corporations represented on that council are outsourcing more jobs and r. and d. t

lister in davos switzerland. and that's our show thanks for tuning in feel free to follow me on twitter at covering delta and as always follow lauren howard lauren lyster and give us feedback on our show at youtube dot com slash capital account on the menu for us and from everyone here a couple of pounds good night. the assembly leader moammar gadhafi on ballers n.t.t. authority in the town of bani walid saying that the administration on period is now in their hands busy comes just a day after a bloody battle between transitional council forces and local militias claimed at least five miles. to moscow freelance an extension a true hero believe mission in syria in the circumstance six gold states withdraw their support pressuring the regime commitment to the peace plan meanwhile the e.u. has extended its economic and travel sanctions as well as targeting twenty four individuals connected to the government. that will do nicely reports emerge that iran is accepting gold this a member of the oil exports effectively bypassing the latest round of sanctions imposed by the u.s. and europe china could be the next country to follow in india'

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listers coming up in just a few minutes. oh for. the first. good afternoon it's monday happy monday welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. more of cozies reunites and they turn up the heat for greece to reform and cut the debt as markets fear the greek bailout is rattling and signs of paranormal activity continue as investors actually pay germany to lend the government money you've heard me write that interest on six month german bills close to five billion dollars worth. and negative yield will talk about why and the chairman of the swiss national bank has resigned after allegations his wife cashed in on the central.