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c-span. >> c-span -- our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. . you joyce appleby, why did call this book on the history of capitalism "the relentless>> that is what the history of capitalism has been, one ahead revolution in workplaces, areas of profit, productive centers -- one revolution after another. one economist said it well, capitalism is about creative disruption. we get all the new technology but sometimes we get to the messy part. every invention that succeeds wipes out its predecessor, and this may change where people to have. it never stops. as we know, having lived through 2008 and 2009, we now realize that this was not out of nowhere but that is what it seemed like that is a part of it that is a revolution going from boom time to burst bubble. >> define capitalism. >> a system in which private individuals take initiative with their own capital usually to enhance production or produce something that they can sell in the market for profit. i give that definition and it seems so ordinary and yet every element in that defi

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at 3 eastern on c-span. next weekend on book tv, noted scholar from chicago university has contributed on 20 books, join our three hour discussion with your phone calls and e-mails and tweets on book tv, live next sunday at noon eastern on c-span 2. "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is mark hemingway, there is a story with the headline that oil spill hurts obama's brand, do you agree with that? guest: yes, people expect a lot from the government with the size and the responsibilities it's assumed. so when something big happens that appears to be out of the government's control. when they are trying to micromanage things like salt intake. it looks bad when you can't take care of big things like border security and oil leaks in the gulf. when you are trying to say, trust us, we know what is best for you. host: don't big expectations for government to do things and regulate right, does that mean that a big spending commitment comes with that? guest: i don't know if a big spending commitments with that. but they expect more in return. host: mark hemingway has written about tension across the country. i want to pull out a couple, when a public pension

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mails @ c-span.org. and >> discussion on the energy and comic legislation released by john kerry and joe lieberman. from today's "washington journal." this is at the c-spanibrary. host: darren samuelsohn is here to talk about energy and climate legislation. here is what john kerry had to say about it yestery. >> we are caught in an economic wnturn that is forcing millions to search for the next new engine of growth and jobs. we are weighed down by an energy policy built on a dangerous addiction to foreign oil. we are threatened by the impact of a changing climate. right now, as one of the worst oil spills in the nation's history watch is on the shores, no one can doubt how urgently we need a new policy in this cotry. now it is the time to take action. the path to progress has been long, but despite washington conventional wisdom, we are closer than we have ever been to a breakthrough. host: darren samuelsohn, john kerry mentioned that oil spill. this is in the "miami herald" -- front-page this morning. how did the oil spill impact the crafting of this legislation? guest: right now we have pp executive to find the same week that they rolledout this bill.

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mail's at "the communicators. >> tomorrow, a debate between the five republican candidates in nevada running in the june 8 primary. the candidates will be seen at 6:30 eastern here on c-span. >> tomorrow on c-span, president obama attends a campaign fund- raising event for california democratic senator barbara boxer, running for a fourth term. that is at 7:15 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> now, drew reece, quarterback of the new orleans saints addresses the graduates of loyola university. he talks about the decision to move their after hurricane katrina. from the louisiana superdome, this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. what an honor it is to be here. thank you to father wilds, distinguished academic, it is deemed trusties, guest, and of course, the 2010 graduating class here at loyola university. i will be honest, i was a little nervous about using distinguished an esteemed in the same sentence, because i thought it would come out extinguished. that is not the description of wanted to use. certainly you are all distinguished and esteem, and it is an honor to be here. we have a lot in common. most of us came to new orleans around the same time, the spring o

c-span, our content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and you too. signup for our e-mails at c- span.org. >> president obama says the federal parliament is in charge of dealing with the oil spill in the gulf of mexico, and says it is the highest priority. he spoke about offshore drilling safety and regulations for the more than an hour. -- for a little more than an hour. >> good afternoon, everybody. i want to update the status on the oil spill. it is causing tremendous hardship on the gulf coast, managing a precious ecosystem, and one that led to the death of 11 workers. yesterday, the federal government gave bp approval and forward with a procedure known as a top kill to stop the leak, involving plugging the well with densely packed mud. this procedure offers no guarantee. we are exploring any reasonable strategies to try and save the gulf from a spill that may otherwise last until the relief wells are finished. the american people should know that from the moment the disaster began, the federal government has been in charge of the response. as far as i'm concerned, bp is r

c-span -- our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails atc-span.org. >> the state department said today that efforts to impose new sanctions on iran will continue, despite a deal with brazil, turkey, and that country over their program 3 details remain to be worked out. iran may transfer some of its material to turkey for processing which would prevent that material from being used in a nuclear bomb. that briefing is just under 40 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome to the department of state. we have a number of issues to talk about before taking your question. today secretary clinton led the department of state in a moral service honoring the embassy port-au-prince earthquake victims. it recognized the service of u.s. embassy staff that died in the january 12 earthquake and acknowledge the extraordinary work of embassy personnel in the aftermath. we had to american and six locally employed staff that died as a result of the earthquake that tell more than 230,000 people. two american officers and a center for disease control member. in a

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c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. it could also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. signup for our schedule alerts e-mails. >> coming up live at the state department at 4:00, and assistant secretary of state holding a news conference on the u.s.-china dialogue on human rights. we will have that for you live here on c-span at 4:00. following a cabinet meeting on the corporate and governmental response to the gulf of mexico oil spill, president obama had some firm words for the companies involved. here is the president from earlier today. it runs about eight minutes.>> . i just finished meeting with some of my cabinet and administration officials on the efforts to stop the bp oil spill. i want to give the american people an update. i also want to underscore the seriousness and urgency of this crisis. the potential devastation to the gulf coast, the economy, require us to continue our relentless efforts to stop the leak and contain the damage. there is already been a loss of life, damage to our coastline, fish and wildlife, the livelihood of everybody from the fishermen to hotel owners. i saw firsthand the anger and frustration f

at what is next. sunday night on c-span. >> sunday, on both tv -- on booktv, pat buchanan on conservative ideology and today's political climate. he will take your calls and e- mails. three hours with pat buchanan. sunday, noon, c-span2. >> iranian leader ahmadinejad is that -- is scheduled to speak monday on a conference on nuclear proliferation. find key moments from his past speeches at d.c.'s ban video library. every program since 1987. watch what you want when you want. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is andrew conneen. also joining us is daniel larsen. they're both teachers at adlai stevenson high school. if i am in a key government student, what am i doing this weekend? guest: we are here to cram for the exam. this is the first step in a lifestyle of civic participation. we are building a new participation of the voters. host: tell us about the exam. guest: almost 2000 students on monday will be taking the government and politics exam and they're looking for college credit. host: when this exam -- is it just multiple choice? is it s.a.? guest: it is a combination of things. they have four essay or they have to demonstrate their knowl