we have made it a core diplomatic mission to enhance our economic leadership in the world and to drive domestic economic renewal. under president obama's sister should, national security strategy is focused on shoring up the sources of our global strength. now, it is certainly the case of that economic recovery is mostly a matter of domestic policy, political will, and the willingness of the american people to really keep focused on tomorrow. but while our efforts may begin at home, they cannot end there. and today, i want to talk about how we are modernizing our economic statecraft to rise to this global challenge. we simply have to get this right. because, despite all the problems, the world still looks to america for leadership. in nearly every country i visit, i see what is sometimes missed and amid all the noise in washington. i see the fact that we have a very strong presence, we have still an amazing amount of goodwill and admiration, but we also have doubts, doubts about who we are, about our staying power, about our willingness to lead economically, politically and every other

to come. that vital sort of growth is women. with economic models straining in every corner of the world, none of us can afford to perpetuate the barriers facing women in the work force. because by increasing women's participation in the economy and enhappensing their efficiency and productivity, we can bring -- enhancing their efficiency and productivity, we can bring about a dramatic impact on the growth and efficiency of our economies. because when everyone has a chaps to participate in the economic life of a nation, we can all be richer. more of us can contribute to the global g.d.p., and the gap between the developed and the developing countries would narrow significantly as productivity rises in economies from haiti to new begin -- new guinea. but that great global dream cannot be realized around the edges of reform, nor candidly can be it be secured through any singular commitment on the part of us here. it requires, however, a fundamental traps formation, a paradigm shift, in how governments make and enforce laws and policies, how bus

to stay with this. persistence is part of our long- term plan. and while economic orders may be hard to change, and policy strategies -- no matter how good, can only get us so far, we all have to make a choice, not simply to remove barriers but to really fill this field with an active investment and involvement from all of us. those of you who are here today are leaders from across the >> aye. >> region, and it is your choice to come here, it is your choice to focus on women and the economy that will send a message rippling across >> aye. >> -- rippling across apec. the callous decision that will be taken by leaders and citizens to encourage young girls to stay in school, to acquire skills, to talk to that banker, to understand what it means to give a loan to a woman who will work her heart out to produce a result for herself and her children. and when we do that, we're going to really make a big difference in helping to elevate the age of participation for women. and there are many other areas we have to be attended to. our medical research dollars need to be sure

we are honing our ability to develop and execute economic solutions to strategic challenges. belief in the strategic power of economic forces is not new in american foreign policy. what is new is the reach and complexity of global markets, expertise, sophistication, and create a corporation needed across the hall of government for us to remain effective. consider the transitions under way in egypt, tenacious, and libya. we want to see democracy take root and we need to help them design economic systems. we know that aide alone is not enough. we need a sophisticated effort to promote investment and to assist in economic modernization. i have been urging congress to support the economic proposals that the president laid out. the arab political awakening must also be an economic awakening. we are supplying similar tools in afghanistan. we are looking to stabilize the country and give their neighbors a greater stake in their success through regional trade and immigration. and our development efforts in africa and elsewhere, we are insisting that they reinforce, not a substitute fo

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. w. k. kellogg foundation, engaging communities to improve the lives of local children. learn more at wkkf.org. >> the annie e. casey foundation, helping to build a better future for american kids and families. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: while many of the men and women we elect to lead on important issues continue to ignore the issue of poverty in america, thankfully there are many groups trying to make a difference. in the final installment of our "flight of the -- fight of the poor." >> we consulted with some people to put forth the effort to reclaim abandoned property. >> one of the things we have been doing that, god has been helping us to educate people who have never been poor but they find themselves poor. >> we see these groups working together and we see how t

your ability to do what you do for a living is premised on a basic level of economic activity. it is going to decline and harder. tavis: before you became a writer and before your books and were optioned as movies, you worked on wall street. your thoughts about these protests there growing every day in this country and around the world, this movement? >> i think it could be a big deal. the movement has not articulated what it wants but generally you can see what it wants and has justice on its side. we're gone through this a time where people who were paid the most, the release of the society -- elites in the society or destructive to society. the result was this financial crisis. they were saved by taxpayer dollars. all of these firms would have been out of business. so the taxpayer does that and in response restored the strength and health of the financial institutions. they insert their money into the political process. it is outrageous. it is like a system of government protection for police -- elites. it seems so unfair. i think the outrage is at the root of this movement.

she has contributed to securing peace in liberia. promoting economic and social development and strengthening the position of women. the liberian activist, leyman gbowee worked hard to bring the long war in liberia to an end to insure women's rights to participate in elections and yemenese activist karman played a leading part for the struggle of women in human rights campaign. >>> the three winners will share about $1.5 million in prize money. the final nobel prize winner for this year will be announced monday in the field of economic sciences. >>> credit ratings agency, moody's has downgraded banks in britain and portugal. it comes amid rising concerns that the prolonged debt problems in europe could hurt the health of the financial institutions in the region. >>> moody's said on friday it cut its senior debt and deposit ratings for the royal bank of scotland and nationwide building society by two notches. lloyd's tsb has been downgraded by one notch. while the ratings of nine other institutions have been cut by one, to five notches. in a statement,

stability is important to u.s. economic interests, and we should play a constructive role where appropriate. looking at the issue, we have to be concerned about the u.s. exposure to foreign sorch debt in europe. however, we have to ensure u.s. government is not using taxpayer money to bail out foreign governments or bank institutions. as taxpayers should not be on the hook for failure of foreign governance. today's hearing is focused on the european policies under cringes for containing the crisis. the problems particularly related to trade flows and job growth in the u.s.. our first witness from the treasury department will shed a light on the role the u.s. played in the european policy deliberations and staff european officials are contemplating stabilizing markets and reducing instabilities in europe. given the administration's involvement in talk in brussels, the oversight role is important. we want to know who the u.s. is meeting with and what comes from the meetings. we want to know what kind of commitments the admini

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: and the cahill is a professor for social policy, law, and women's studies at brandeis. she was employed at the eeoc. that led to her testimony on the supreme court confirmation hearings of clarence thomas 20 years ago. her newest book is called "reimagining equality, stories of gender, race, and finding home." good to have you back on this program. we were talking before you came on the air. with the advent of the internet and 24 hour cable news, stuff never seems to rest. it never seems to go away. it doesn't ever seen as long as it has been, at least for me, because there is always a passing reference or something that harkens back to whatever the historic moment is. i say all that to ask whether it seems like 20 years for you. >> sometimes it seems like 20 years. when you are living in every day, of cou

with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: it is shaping up to a busy year for dave stewart, the acclaimed musician has a just released a new solo project called "the blackbird diaries." next month, you can pick up a copy of his newly formed super group called super heavy. how was this car an all-star lineup? mick jagger, and damien marley, here is some of the recording sessions for "the blackbird diaries." >> he was getting ready to spend a week making an album. we were spending a year. he would go for a week. we are like, yeah. he is getting ready to go. she says i have a condo. you can stay there. i say, that would be cheap. it does not cost anything. cheaper than free. dave and i looked at each other and went -- ♪what is cheaper than free tavis: 25 in time to go to the bathroom? >> i have making a film. you see me writin

ireland pass is a milestone on the road to economic recovery. -- passes a milestone on the road to economic recovery. and a faded u.k. seaside resort. leading figures like bill clinton have been taking part in an economic summit in ireland. now a report from the european commission shows that the medicine is working and the economy is improving. ireland could be the role model for other indebted countries to kind -- to to copy -- to copy. >> their milk is used in butter and business is booming. brian has a firm. it is family owned for nine generations. he has 150 cows and his herd is growing. >> milk prices are up. the weather is going extremely well. grass growth is extremely well. the cows are content. it is looking good for next year as well. >> the farm is a cooperative owned by the farmers themselves. that is good news for his business. the company's sales manager is paying a visit to introduce some of his latest products. the brand is a global success story. it is ireland's biggest food exporter. germany is one of its largest foreign markets. it is popular in countries like china and

with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and brought to you by the aarp foundation. >> wk kellogg foundation. improving the lives of a vulnerable children. wkkf.org. >> of the annie e. casey foundation, helping build a better future for america's kids and families. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: even before the name -- numbers came out, we decided to spend some time getting to know the people behind the pottering -- poverty statistics. cornel west joined us. in tonight's episode, we call this one suffering, we look at what motivated us to take this for and the personal face of an american tragedy. >> most of those people do not know where they are. >> there is a new and poor in america right now. i want them to come together. >> the corporations get away again. the banks got away again. this entire legislation is on the back of the poor. >> well adap

to restrain inflationary measures. in view of the deterioration in the economic outlook over the medium run, the fomc has taken steps topolicy accommodation. at the august meeting the committee provided greater clarity for the level of short-term interest rates by noting that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels at least through mid 2013. at the meeting in september, they announced they were going to increase the average securities in the portfolio. it intends to purchase by june, 2012, $400 billion of securities with remaining matures of six years to 30 years and sell those with remaining mature -- remaining securities with maturities of three years or less, leaving the size of the balance sheet unchanged this should put downward pressure on long-term interest rates and be more supportive of economic growth than they would otherwise have been. the committee also announced in september that it will begin reinvesting principal payments on agency debt and agency mortgage backed securities into agency mortgage backed securities rather than into long-term treasury securities. by helping suppo

as i mentioned earlier, i want to step back and take a look at the broad economic strategy. we mentioned the billion dollar number, the jobs number, over a thousand. those projections are obviously very exciting, but we need to do what we can to deliver on those promises. what we have tried to do is take a strategical, looking at the different opportunities that are going to arise, how best to access those through public policies, contracts with our partners, just general work with our city constituents. small businesses that work for us, to make sure that they are ready as they can to take advantagethis diagram is a rougt you were a -- ready way to describe what we're looking at. from the center of this it represents the most direct opportunity we have to influence the spending. as you get further and further out, it is a more indirect relationship the city has, so we have to take a different set of strategies on those. you will see in the middle city projects, public spending. we are confident and really upbeat those will be successful opportunities to really bring san fran

we have seen his ability to promote economic development, regulation on business. he is here to make an important policy. an issue that is as important here in western pennsylvania as in the state of texas. texas. [applause] today. there on the line with you. thank you for having me here today and it is great to be in the outskirts of pittsburgh, a work and the dreams of blue- collar american workers. the central issue facing american says the lack of jobs. 14 million americans are without one in six americans are job ready, but cannot find a full- time job. 45 million americans on food stamps. 48% of the households in this country have a least one benefits. our people have tough this out the best that they can but are looking for leadership and too rare in washington. i propose an economic growth package that will rebuild the engine of american prosperity. and the plan that i present this country to create 1.2 million jobs. and it can be implemented more quickly, free of washington gridlock. it does not require congressional action. we are doing this through a seri

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insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic e at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am pleased to welcome, nile rodgers to this program. he helped define music in the 1970's with a string of classic hits. his life has been defined by some incredible moments and numerous twists and turns. his new memoir is called "le freak." i apologize in advance that i did not have enough time to do justice to your life. you have lived such an incredible life. you have done so many things. i'm glad you are here. >> i am thrilled to be here. you have no idea. tavis: let me start, when you have done so many things it is hard to know where to start. but i want to start with the music. behind every song there is a story. rescissory family television, it is a great story for how the song freak out came to be. tell the story of how it came to be a hit. >> i will tell you how it came into existence. grace jones

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is nationwide is on . >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: nomi prins is a journalist who is books include "it takes a pillage." glad to have you back and the program. >> thank you so much. tavis: the parallels are so profound, intentional i assume. or not intentional but timely. >> i think after the last book and seeing how economically devastated we really are since the financial crisis, we aren't marrd what happened in the great depression. there was a crash. -- we are mirroring what happened in the great depression. this crated a depression for the rest of the country. there is no other time that an similar to this time as unfortunately the great depression. tavis: why write this as a historical novel? >> i wanted to find a way to bring the human side to it. as journalists, a lot of times we talk about the statistics and the data.

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. @p tavis: i am pleased to have jerry west on this program. he went on to win a gold medal back in 1960. he is known as the eye contact -- iconic logo. an honor to have you on this program. let me start by -- i know there are things that you can say and cannot say of all the work stoppage. i want to go back to your book. back to your life and your career to draw a parallel between what you would -- what you and george. these are your words, page 101. i remember the 1964 all-star game in boston. the first one ever televised. it had been snowing heavily all day. it was uncertain if everybody would make it by game time. there was another problem, too. the players have decided they would boycott the game, as all the team's owners came up with an acceptable pension plan. the players also wanted their own trainers to travel with the teams. no team should have to play a sunday afternoon game. i have never been more nervous or

difficult times, there continues to be a link between the banking crisis back in 1929 and our current economic woes. a conversation about the start similarities and their impact on poor and working americans with journalist nomi prins. also, actor billy gardell is here. he brought his comedic sensibility is to one of the best comedies. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: nomi prins is a journalist who is books include "it takes a pillage." glad to have you back and the program. >> thank you so much. tavis: the paralle

yeah i mean first of all i think it's a very important point to disentangle the economic strategy from what was actually decided yesterday i completely agree the repeated those of us territory they are not going to going to help in order to put any of the european countries on a on a sustainable trajectory so i mean greece's been insolvent for quite some time people have known this and steve won't help unless it is a company by a different economic strategy that would allow the country to adjust its competitive situation adjust its public private sector and all the sort of things that really have to be just as in greece while it is growing even see if it's shrinking if the economy in greece are shrinking by i think five and a half percent this year alone there's adjustment will not be possible and there will be a democratic backlash as well as for greece or any country actually leaving the euro i don't think that this would be a good idea neither for greece nor for any of the other european countries in the euro zone for a simple reason i mean one of the long long term benefits of bein

with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic ne o a onetion at t conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am pleased to welcome john leguizamo back to the program. he has found success with his one-man production "ghetto klown." the show is now here in los angeles. here is a scene from "ghetto klown." >> i became the school class clown. that is mean. -- me. me and my sad fro. i would not slip with 3. my dad was like, cut that ugly thing off. you are not black. i am like a number 6 over there. tavis: you're putting all of your business on the stage. >> all of the dirty laundry, the underwear. it is all there for everybody to see. i have control of that. tavis: tell me the construct of this show. >> it is a portrait of a young man of an artist like the james joyce story. that whole journey of how i got started, why did i continue, the failures, the people who block to me, who booste

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on yr desi. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: one of the reasons i love getting out of the studio and travel around the country and for that matter, around the world, i never know what will run into. i am in new york city and having lunch and a look over in the booth next to me and bam, jackie collins is here. now she is on the show because we met at a restaurant. she is one of the biggest and best selling authors in the history of the world. her latest is called "goddess of vengeance." jackie collins, an honor to have you. >> i am so happy to be here. tavis: that timing was good. 4 million books sold off 400 millions books sold. >> that is over a long time. -- 400 million books sold. right now i am very popular in russia. i went over to moscow last year. the signings that i did there, all of the kids that came out or like 20 som

we are still not where we need to be in terms of job creation and economic development. so government, i think, has to work with a lot of different folks, not only the business community, but also the community groups to see how we can create economic development that works for every san franciscans. >> one of the topics is -- [inaudible] >> as a member of the police commission, i learned that the most effective policing is the policing where you have the police and the community working together. so you need training for the police officer who's already there. it is important to have police officers on the street and having that police presence, but at the same time, there has to be a connection between the police and the community. so i think we're on the same page. you have to make sure that you create an atmosphere where people feel safe, and i think that to feel safe they have to feel like they're in partnership. i really believe that when you are blessed with the opportunities that this country gives you, that you have an obligation to give back. i really believe in

with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: when her homeland became torn apart by rebels, she decided to fight back. she cursed and empowered women to fight for peace and a new era of stability in the country. a new memoir about it is called "mighty be our powers," how sisterhood and sex changed in nation at war. leymah gbowee, i am pleased to have you on the program. leymah gbowee or witness to the worst of humanity and helped bring liberia out of the dark. her memoir is a captivating narrative that will stand as the testament to women, face, and the spirit of our country. and that is written by the president of liberia, your native homeland. when year-ago, -- one year ago, the president sat in that chair. i asked for a question about what being a woman did for her, how that challenged her in becoming the first woman presid

we also need china to get ahead of its growing economic challenges, which now threaten to interrupt its truly remarkable record of economic success in recent decades. china's success at sustaining growth, fighting inflation, transitioning from an economic model too dependent on exports and fixed asset investment, is closely connected to our own success. nor can we afford to have all three of the world's principal growth engines facing a crisis simultaneously. problems in any one of these three economies will make it that much harder for the other two. at every one of today's principal economic challenges can be addressed more effectively if we work with china in complimentary ways. we don't always need to work jointly, but we do need to take steps most individually, sometimes together, that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth. so. let me ask this deceptively simple question. can the united states and china address today's dynamic and considerable economic challenges with a policies we have currently? the answer, i believe, is no. so, tod

every answer, nationwide insurance has joined tavis smiley to improve literacy, remove obstacles to economic empowerment. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. ♪ >> w. k. kellogg foundation, engaging committees to improve the lives of vulnerable children. -- engaging communities to improve the lives of vulnerable children. ♪ >> the and the tk foundation, helping to build their futures for kids and families. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ tavis: at the heart of somerset has gone wrong with our economy in the past few years is the problems in housing. we are looking at those caught up in the housing crisis in a piece called no room at the inn. >> where are we? >> you are here at my house. the average working person is getting foreclosed upon. i went to the shelter first and there was "no one in the inn" per se. shelter recommended you out here. >> yes. >> olstein noncitizens, whatever -- old senior citizens, whatever. >> they even if people. housing is a human right that is why we stand and fight ♪ housing is a human right >> to start off wi

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. w. k. kellogg foundation, engaging communities to improve the lives of local children. learn more at wkkf.org. >> the annie e. casey foundation, helping to build better future for american kids and families. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: despite all the talk in washington from both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans, about the importance of jobs, unemployment in this country remains painfully high. in tonight's installment would focus on the jobs crisis in a piece called "nothing moves without us." >> it is really hard, it seems like those buildings are worth anything. >> nothing moves without us. >> you all are part of an escalating motion, momentum, and we hope movement, because there is so much greed at the top. >> we can empower ourselves as a community an

insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by viewers like you. if thank you. kcet public television] tavis: pleased to welcome martin sheen and emilio west of as to the program. the way, a movie written and directed by emilio, here are some scenes from "the way." >> are they going to change your life? >> something like that. ♪ >> i am so sorry, i had no idea. >> those are smart, confident, stubborn. >> a lot like you. tavis: take me back when you started writing the project and you know you are writing this specifically for your father. what is that process like? >> i wanted to write something that explored who he is as a man and as an actor. he would throw all of us kids in the back of a country squire station wagon and we would drive across the country, landing in some location. for every badlands' or every apocalypse now that we had to travel to, there were 10 f-15 not of good movies that people who had seen. [laughter] he had four kids and wife to

economic analysis for the pillsbury company. some people think that's just pepperoni between these two ears, but i used to work on economic analysis. in the early 1990s, i was asked to serve on commission with jack kemp, the economic growth and tax reform commission. we started the fair tax, the flat tax, and came to some wonderful conclusions about what a good tax structure ought to be. let me introduce before i go any further my senior economic adviser, the co-architect of 9-9-9, mr. rich lowry out of cleveland, ohio. [cheers and applause] i'm happy to be in detroit, but more importantly, i'm happy to be in america where opportunity is born and this is where dreams can be achieved. [applause] i know you heard a lot of disinformation about 9-9-9. don't believe it. look it up for yourself. this is why i want to review that before i get to the opportunity zone. first, 9-9-9, we had five simple principles that we wanted to satisfy. we wanted it to be simple. we wanted it to be transparent. so that you would know when and how you were going to be taxed. we wanted it to be first time. how many people here like spending money to get yo