who was jenny marx. >> jenny marx wa karl's wife. sheen was born shedaugerht of a ro erme t marx when she was a g unyogirlsh at 21 family friend. they fell in love with each other when he was 17 and she was 21. both had this romantic notion they were going to set out and save mankind with 12,000 people. charlie: and were they life long, did they have a wonderful marriage. >> they had a wonderful marriage but like any wonderful marria it had many ups and downs. they had a lot of tgedy. four of their seven chiren di whenhey were quite young of poverty-related illnesses. and marx was a bit of a flanlderrer. it was agi political decision he had to make, if he had -- >> charlie: this is a kid whose name is frederick. >> inglis, marx's closest associate. ink us was a real womanizer and really loved women and he thought it wouldn't ruin his reputation one bit if he had a child out of wedlock. >> charlie: so he did that r his friend. >> he did. >> charlie: the relationship with inglis and marx. >> from 1844 until marx's death in 1933. it was

c-span: the third one was marx in our list, and you... >> guest: yeah. c-span: tell the story about the kolikowski. >> guest: well, lesa kolikowski, a polish historian of marxism and a kind of liberal in the f--in the '50s--that is, an anti-stalinist in poland--who wanted marxism with a human face, you know, and socialism with a human face, and was defeated and left and went to oxford and then to the university of california and wrote--and has written a big three-volume history of marxism came to columbia just as we were reading marx, within a few weeks. and it was--it was after the f--the fall of the berlin wall and the ending of soviet communism. and he was incredibly derisive towards marx, to my astonishment, and just ridiculed him. and so it--it made me think, 'is there a reason to continue to read this--these texts by marx? do they have the same relevance that they would have 20 years ago?' and the conclusion i came to was just from the selections that we read, the early, so-called 'humanist' marx bef--prior to the communist manifesto around 1844, w

relationship, but also what marx worked on. and it's certainly a very thorough volume as a result. >> well, we've only got a few minutes left, sarah weinman, and i wanted to look ahead to 2012. here are some of the titles that booktv is tracking coming out in the next couple of months including south carolina governor nikki haley's "can't is not an option: my american story." and that's being published by sentinel press. neil degrasse tyson is coming out with "space chronicles" in february. "strategic visions: america and the crisis of global power." and robert caro is coming out with "the years of lyndon johnson," and that's the fourth in his lbj biographical set. what's caught your eye for early 2012? >> well, certainly the caro. i remember when the announcement was made, i think i did the internet virtual equivalent of a happy dance. i mean, his books are so good. he's just managed to document and plum every depth of lyndon johnson so far, and, of course, his first book "the power broker "about robert mosess caused such a st

. >> so the angels says -- >> reporter: director pam marx believes embodying the characters helps, inds, "burn the story" into the children's brains. the actors agree. >> the kids get to learn more, and the people that are in them get to learn more about like christmas and god, and the parents can be sure that their kids are getting what they need about -- what they need to learn about things like that. >> i'm the loudest. >> reporter: marx says it's not always a perfect production but, she adds, it always seems to work. >> remarkably enough it comes together, and i would say there are times when it's been a greater miracle than others, but it's always a miracle to me that somehow, wow, they told the story again. >> i sometimes think it's in the lines that are forgotten and the bathrobes that the shepherds put on and in the halting rendering of these christmas songs that are not always sung perfectly in tune that some of the beauty of the christmas message is depicted and shown. >> reporter: first united methodist associate pastor debbie gara says children bring a special quality to t

host: one history book on economics it came out as mary gabriel's love of capital, karl and jenny marx. this one did quite well, didn't it? a gut notable in several different lists, etc.? >> guest: it also was nominated for the national book award. i mean, it to my mind, how can you not win by combining the story of karl marx and his wife against the larger backdrop of the changing economic times and how his theories about socialism which lead to communism, contrasting love and money is a great way to find a way in to write a biography. it sounds to me like gabriel spent a great deal of time parsing everything about the marxist relationship but also what marx worked on and it is certainly a very thorough volume as a result. >> host: we have only got a few minutes left sarah weinman and i wanted to look ahead to 2012. here are some is some book titles that booktv as tracking, coming out in the next couple of months including south carolina governor nikki haley's can't is not an option, my american story and that is being published by sentinel press. neal degrasse tyson is coming out wit

they were wearing ski marxes. anyone with inforsti iskon aed to call the county sheriff's office. >> a sexual harassment lawsuit will be filed tomorrow against the golden state warriors and their star player, ellis. a player says he has photo evidence sent from ellis' phone. the team is named in the suit for allegedly covering up the harassment. our partners are preparing for a preseason game tonight against the kings. they are also working on the story. more for you on our 6:00 newscast. >>> when the lights go down on the city, it causes a national embarrassment. pg&e is back tracking and the story for who is to be blamed for the blackout, one of the biggest games at candlestick park in years. this is turning into a political hot potato. what's the latest? >> reporter: it's amazing. we are standing near the source of the problem. take a look right up here. see those electrical wires hanging off that utility pole. >>> one of the 12,000 volt wires went down and resulted in a complete blackout of the park. >> obviou

the classic one and its nutty "nutcracker," with a battle scene featuring light sabres and the marx brothersncers. also a nutty "nutcracker" in orlando. check the hair on the sugar plum fairy. and positive therapy put up a canine version last year. pacific northwest ballet premiered this production in 1983 with sets, costumes, new characters like the peacock. ♪ and the chinese tiger, by maurice sendak, "wild things," indeed. >> one, two, three and a four. >> reporter: and back in boston, there is the urban "nutcracker." whose choreographer tony williams danced in the boston ballet's first production of "the nutcracker" in 1965. his version here incorporates hip hop -- ♪ tap. ♪ and jazz. >> i wanted to do something that included different dance styles and also reflected the children that were coming to my school and the community. >> reporter: williams stumbled into ballet as a teen growing up in boston and says the dance changed him. >> well, i was just a punk kid, a juvenile delinquent. i found myself, i sort of found my soul in dance. >> reporter: was it a lifesaver for you? >> it was a li

a remark that karl marx made about the french right in the 19th century. so, we always like to stop above the channel, back-and-forth. but it has played out in france in the exact opposite way that it played out in england. in terms of fanning the flames of anti-british sentiment, which is easy to do these days. having looked at the male and the sun in recent days, i can see it both days. -- i can see it both ways. >> all the problems that you mentioned earlier, what is the general feeling about -- does this deal fit the bill? >> is a step in the right direction. that is the feeling. but there are other things that have to happen. the euro zone financial firepower has to be increased to protect countries like italy and spain. and for example, bringing forward the creation of a permanent bailout fund next summer. an arrangement to lend money to the imf to support struggling country. -- countries. but there is the third issue, country's already struggling, they have to implement the austerity measures that they promised. >> all right. chris morris, thank you

. >> reporter: a few years ago marx loof, a real estate agent, saw them at a chicago auction house. >d rolls of undeveloped film. her storage locker had delinquent payments so they auction the stuff off. >> reporter: he bid $400 hoping to find some shots of the city for a book he was writing. but what he discovered in the box took his breath away. >> you could see maier on here. >> reporter: maloof traced maier from the name on a film envelope to a 2009 obituary in the chicago papers. maier had only just died at age 83. but a picture of the chicago nanny began to develop. are these her shoes? >> yes. these are her shoes here. >> reporter: there's a slightly mary poppins quality to her. >> there is, everything but the umbrella. >> reporter: phil donahue hired maier in the '70s to care for his four sons. she snapped this shot during her job interview. >> i saw her once taking the picture of an inside of a trash can and i thought, well, they laughed at jackson pollock. how do i know? >> here's a little girl eating candy. >> reporter: john maloof is still archiving maier's mortar than 100

shopping done, it's back to her flat on karl marx street, where there are plenty of bill's waiting to be paid. heating and electricity are the most expensive. like most russian ventures, she has no savings. she lives a from tension to pension. >> if the pension runs out, i tried to borrow from friends. but there are other problems here like medical care. when you call for an ambulance, it doesn't always come. they ask you on the phone how old are you. you are over 70, they say goodbye granny. >> this is the pension she gets every month -- just under one- third is spent on utility bills. she spends as much on madison, this on her telephone calls. she says she cannot afford a telephone anymore and says she will get rid of it. that leaves about $130 to spend on food, clothes and everything else she needs to get by. when life gets her down, she then serve frustration through her poems. she has written hundreds of them. >> the people in power promised paradise on a plate but they did not deliver and now it's too late. >> this russian pensioner is not expecting elections to make life better

across the atlantic as well nearly half of americans now live below the poverty line later artie's marx kaiser and stacy herbert take another shot at the people they believe are to blame for the hardship. the bank j.p. morgan gets congress to change laws. to suit their needs as a predatory terrorist. bad thing i would think so hey let's call the white house. and nobody's home at the white house this guy is out golfing . much the team here with the car is reported less than ten minutes from now on r t but the business updates next with dimitri. and we're watching business as twenty eleven comes to an end business r.t. looks back at the highlights of the year we're focusing on the oil deal between x. and mobile and rosneft to work on the russian arctic shelf the joint venture not only dashed any hopes b.p. had of reviving its own deal with rosneft but also caused friction within the russell bridges to invent city n.k.v.d. but in the course of explains how the drama unfold. it was a love and hate relationship from the get go which adventure lead became an affair both parties would like to

marx who must of committing sin a. grocery increase by three to four percent i think really preferred to be more pursue mystic. if it will happen. but i think the semitics will be much more lower. about. one point five percent. russia's new finance minister is a fiscal hawk who won't splash the cash says first up any prime minister of. confirmed. replacement on friday but mr told r.t. he expects a continuation of his predecessor's policies and dump him very conservative. it's a very good news for the minister of finance because he will continue the politics which was originated by the minister for minister good reason and it means for the russians and boy you know for the external world the world be very conservative and stable terms of finance. and let's look at the markets now go to a futures edge high and electronic trading on tuesday but stay below ninety five dollars a barrel oil rose for the second day on forecasts the us stock piles declined adding pressure is speculation that for the sanctions may be imposed ag

. >> reporter: software programmer bill marx says it's not hard to watch your every mobile move. in fact, there's little you can do about it because carrier iq is installing the software before you even buy your phone. >> normally, the way you would protect yourself against something like this is so you wouldn't install suspicious software. and, in this case, the app was already installed. >> and we don't know what they're doing with it. so this lawsuit is designed to find out what it is and to put a stop to it. >> reporter: speaking to nbc bay area news by phone, the attorney filed a lawsuit friday to put a stop to the information gathering. >> they're installing this software whose only role is to siphon off the site that is consumers visit and other types of click stream information. and it does so on a realtime basis. >> reporter: for its part, the mountain view acknowledges its tracking technology in some 150 million phones. >> and carrier iq we leased a statement on their web site in response in part saying they don't record, transmit or store information from your smart ph

marx who most of the mystics and. groves were increase those three to four. really preferred to be more person mystic. if it's. about. mystics of would be emotional laura. bush's new finance minister is a fiscal hawk who wants splash the cash says first deputy prime minister of uncivil one of was confirmed as alexei cordons replacement on friday mr chevelle of told r.t. he expects a continuation of his predecessor's policies and dubbed him fairly conservative. it's a very good news for the minister of finance because he will continue the politics which was originated by the minister for mr good reason and it means for the russians and for the you know for the external world that you will be very conservative and stable terms of finance. let's have a look at the markets crude oil futures edged higher in electronic trading on tuesday but stay below ninety five dollars a barrel oil is up for the second day on four counts but u.s. stockpiles declined cutting pressure is speculation that further sanctions may be imposed against iraq's opec second largest you said

chaos the ethics involved in making money or lack of ethics is just one of the subjects scrutinized by marx and stacy the late his kaiser report. what bank breaks the law they changed the law if the government is failing to do what they were elected to do they change the definition of what it is they're supposed to be doing or they change the statistics that they are reporting to somehow reflect them in a better light because that's how in fact they make money they probe the globe's financial orifices and they root out all the detritus that they find there as collateral for five hundred trillion dollars worth of a nest collateralized j.p. morgan spank their bonds which are the basis for jamie diamond christmas bonus. the weight of the rings that are within fifty minutes tonight around forty five tons of radioactive water has leaked from the fukushima nuclear plant in japan that was badly damaged of course in march earth quake and tsunami it's thought some of the toxic water may have spilled into the pacific ocean over the weekend stuck to robert jacobs a research associate professor of hiro

to the united nations asking for help to stop the war on voting rights in america and what do karl marx and kermit the frog have a well if you ask g.o.p. t.v. they're both commies to explain just a few minutes and finally in tonight's daily take life millionaires and billionaires are getting away with literally killing dozens of people what it means for american values. with the election less than a year away it's minority voters who've seen the most screwed over the last year we've seen republicans in state after state has radical new voting rights laws. in quotes that according to the brennan center for justice could disenfranchise as many as five million eligible voters and it's minorities who will be hit the worst as new photo id requirements restrictions against early voting and disenfranchisement among convicted felons adversely affect minority communities across the country. this is an old strategy going back to reconstruction revived during the one nine hundred eighty reagan campaign by paul weyrich worked on the reagan and both bush campaigns here he is seeking to a group of re

this sense all around the world in the in the nineteenth century and in the eighteenth sixty's karl marx identified the problem i think fairly well actually. his solution. you could argue didn't work out but. that there was a lot of social upheaval that came around that and then you could argue also that in the one nine hundred thirty s. and late twenty's early one hundred thirty s. here in the united states and around much of the rest of the world the great depression there was a another crisis of the system and yet it seems like the system always adores it always reinvent it always you know this kind of neo feudalism always comes back how do we break that cycle and you know what's what's at the core of that system and what's the alternative to well there are two questions there are really three they're wonderful questions and it's what drove me to write america beyond capitalism i think that something at this point in history and i don't say this lightly i think this is the most interesting and maybe most important period of our history and for the following reasons obviously oversimpl

marx is here with the sports report. >> kicker matt stover. with him gone, we'll see how this goes. ravens, heavy favorites to beat the colts. and a fourth sunday win would certainly keep the ravens' play- off hopes alive. how important is the home field? one way to answer that is to look at the ravens' kicker. billy cundiff hasn't missed a field goal at home this season. he's 16-16. but he suffers a drathe maic dropoff on the road. he missed two field goals in cleveland sunday. on the road, he's just made 10 of 15 attempts. coach harbaugh says he believes in cun dif. >> he expects to make all of those kicks. and that's, you know, of course we all agree with that. but it's a little tougher sometimes, i think, than we realize. the way the wind was blowing, it was tough to kick the ball. not an excuse. just the reality. but he knows, and billy will tell you, he has to make every kick. >> a short 21-yarder after missing the two. of his eight, five have been long ones. >>> colts should not come down to kicks. a game you can see here on wjz. coverage comes your way at 1:00. >>> still har

general marx and i sat next to each other in 2002. >> you guys care to share? go ahead?emember that mass. absolutely honestly. i remember that mass exceptionally well. father gave a great homily but he was an odd duck, wasn't he? >> you serbed in bosnia, afghanistan, iraq, you have done three deployments here. does it seem surreal that all of the combat troops will be home by the end of year? >> it really does. and i am so happy that the president has made this decision than our troops are coming home. i spent three straight deployments overseas. and it's realllly difficult pop. for the families now to be able to wake up and spend the holidays with their loved ones is something we should all be really happy about and what really warms my heart is the knowledge that a young child at camp lejeune isn't going to have to go to bed next saturday night worrying about the safety of their mom or dad in iraq, and a family at ft. stewart, georgia, isn't going to have to worry about an unwelcome knock on the door on christmas day. so this is really a great thing that our troops are

. >> do you remember when groucho marx did to you? my butt. >> was pinching marie's butt the whole time. >> seriously? >> yeah. >> wasn't it him who said you're only as old as the woman you feel? >> oh, i like that. i never heard that one, but that is perfect. >> and i would have been 14.5 -- no, 15. which would have been illegal. [ laughter ] >> nowadays. >> what was john wayne like? >> john wayne was a very stoic man. >> tall. so sweet. >> he talked like this, really. >> he was john wayne. >> you're very good. >> why, thank you, kid. blapg blank. >> coming up, a singer with a story that will warm your heart. a special christmas performance from the winner of america's got talent. ♪ i'll take your hat ♪ your hair looks swell ♪ i have to say no, no, no ♪ i'm going to say it's right ♪ what's the sense of hurting my pride ♪ ♪ i really can't stay. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. that's relied on to help bring children holiday joy, and while it doesn't travel by sleigh or

capitalism came from karl marx.d capitalism means crony capitalism where big business get bail outs. crapt limp is what i call it that is when governments make laws and give businesses advantages. that is not how it should work. whether you call it free market or capitalism or enlightenment or self interest. it has listed them out of the system or government ever had. we should celebrate. and in this program, we do. that's our show for tonight. thanks for watching. good night. ( phone ringing ) okay... uhh. the bad news, it's probably totaled. the good news is, you don't have to pay your deducble. with vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance, you got $100 off for every year of safe driving, so now your deductible is zero. the other good news ? i held on to your coffee. wow. ♪ nationwide is on your side ( laughing ) it's actually a pretty good day whenou consider. that's great.

what looks good >> eric: >> bob: have you not read karl marx?eric: i have read -- >> bob: you are lying. if you had read it carefully you would embrace it and love it. the reality, humanism, that is what causing killing. communist system with no laws and nothing else. you allow stallen -- >> eric: as opposed to animals? >> bob: you are becoming animal with me. be careful. >> eric: i'm not. bo >> bob: i know. she tried to say something and it gave an opportunity for you to jump on her. >> greg: bob is saying a lot of people defend the utopian systems say it's the human fault. how can a system actually be successful if it can't factor in a human fault? communism is soulless where that system has to bend to what it is. >> kimberly: it's a system set up to say people can't do well enough for themselves they should rely on the government for everything. you haven't seen this work well whatsoever. i think whoopi, news flash, she is a comedian. do you take what she says seriously? to be honest of you, not well thought out. >> greg: put michael vick in

. >> eric: if you read the "communist manifesto" by karl marx that is what they are doing. glad you changed the subject. we spent four minutes on garbage. >> eric: they created their own class. >> greg: when the movement comes back who is going to be the best poster boy for this. >> dana: i thought is that it didn't get enough attention that people like jay-z, russell simpson and alec baldwin, people i don't associate with, but they went to the profest arrest day. not a day. but five minutes. i'm with you guys. then they took off and -- wait a minute. >> andrea: you don't hang out with jay-z on the weekend? >> dana: no. he created a t-shirt called occupy all streets. donate the money to charity. >> bob: who is jay-z? >> greg: the leader of the occupy movement? >> dana: bob. >> andrea: i said michael moore. why doesn't russell similar mons that a celebrity went down that thinks it's a nebul cause, why don't they pay the bill for the clean-up and donate money so the middle class workers don't have to clean it up. >> greg: who is your spokesman? >> eric: geraldo. it spent a lo

. >> todd marx was one who conducted the survey. he says lousy gifts are why retailers are prepared for a flood of returns. starting the day after christmas. >> around one in five americans will spend two or more hours actually returning gift this is year. >> which means consumers need to be properly prepared for the returns too. >> if you're giving a gift, get a receipt. >> because of $3.5 billion in return fraud last year. he says don't be offended by tighter return rules this year. with gifts like electronics, he says think before ripping it open to help avoid restocking fees should you return it. consider your charity as a destination for the gift. >> if people get a gift they don't like, if it's perfectly new and in good shape, donate it. >> the survey found one in five americans plan to do with a gift they don't want. >>> come coming up tourists along the coast get a spectacular show. this is cool. where you can swim alongside great whale swhales. just ahead. >>> it's 5:23. a beautiful sparkly picture of the bay bridge this mo

capitalism came from karl marx.talism where big business get bail outs. crapt limp is what i call it that is when governments make laws and give businesses advantages. that is not how it should work. whether you call it free market or capitalism or enlightenment or self interest. it has listed them out of the system or government ever had. we should celebrate. and in this program, we do. that's our show for tonight. thanks for watching. good night. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. i was told to begin my aspirin regimen. i just didn't listen until i almost lost my life. my doctor's again ordered me to take aspirin. and i do. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ mike ] listen to the doctor. take it seriously. [ mike ] listen to the doctor. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the wa

. >> groucho marx? >> pinched my butt. >> he was punching marie's butt the whole time.ow. >> seriously? >> yeah. >> wasn't it groucho that said you're only as old at woman you feel? >> that's groucho. if. >> i love that! i never heard that one, but it was perfect. and i would have been 14 1/2, no, 15. which would have been illegal nowadays. >> good groucho. >> john wayne was a very stoic man. >> tall. so sweet. >> he'd talk like this -- i'm impressions. >> a singer with a story that will warm your heart. a special performance from the winner of "america's got talent" ♪ i'll take your hat i have to say no, no, no ♪ ♪ mind if i move ♪ ( phone ringing ) okay... uhh. the bad news, it's probably totaled. the good news is, you don't have to pay your deductible. with vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance, you got $100 off for every year of safe driving, so now your deductible is zero. the other good news ? i held on to your coffee. wow. ♪ nationwide is on your side ( laughing ) it's actually a pretty good day when you consider. that's great. ♪ >>> my next guest warmed

. >> groucho marx? >> pinched my butt. >> he was punching marie's butt the whole time. yeah. >> wasn't it groucho that said you're only as old at woman you feel? >> that's groucho. if. >> i love that! i never heard that one, but it was perfect. and i would have been 14 1/2, no, 15. which would have been illegal nowadays. >> good ogroucho. >> john wayne was a very stoic man. >> tall. so sweet. >> he'd talk like this -- i'm impressions. >> a singer with a story that will warm your heart. a special performance from the winner of "america's got talent" ♪ i'll take your hat i have to say no, no, no ♪ ♪ mind if i move i wouldn't do that. pay the check? no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researching a role. today's special... the capital one venture card. you earn double miles on every purchase. impressive. chalk is a lost medium. if you're not earning double miles... you're settling for half. was that really necessary? [ male announcer ] get the venture card at capitalone.com and earn double miles on every purchase every day. what's

pentagon and northern virginia leaders are engaging in a new war of words over an old topic -- the marx center. that's in alexandria which now houses thousands of federal workers. it's brought traffic tie-ups. the pentagon said it wouldn't. a new report says the department of defense did deplait plait the numbers but the army is firing back. >>> fairfax county police want to stop the grinches out there. their rat program is underway. the retail antitheft teams will stop shoplifters and scammers and the target isn't just the petty criminals but the big bad guys as well. >> we're not talking the petty shoplifting crimes. we're talking about thousands of dollars of merchandise being stolen either by credit cards, by fake currency, and even by people going in with -- with specialized equipment. >> fairfax police will especially focus on criminals from out of state. places like new york, philadelphia, and the carolinas. >>> they're getting into the holiday spirit in the area of northern virginia. thursday night, was a big party. ♪ music, lights and even santa himself out last night for light

"new york post" says "happy feet 2" is called, quote, kiddie karl marx.rvative websites are also hitting "cars 2" for attacking the oil industry. and "monsters versus aliens" for standing against torture. now, fox business is calling out the muppets for, get this, being anti-business. >> give the anti-corporate message. >> is liberal hollywood using class warfare to brainwash our kids? >> yeah, absolutely. >> thanks for tipping us off, conservatives. but with so many holiday movies playing right now, i need to warn parents about other film that is might indoctrinate kids. be careful of "it's a wonderful life." george bailey helping people become homeowners is anti-capitalist. "trading places" is one big kiss to the 99%. and watch out for "home alone." kevin doesn't work hard enough to protect his house from those robbers. he should have taken lessons from his school janitor, right, newt? my mother always told me, desperate people will do desperate things. they're getting