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symbols can be the gateway to the hearts and minds of ancient people. their decipherment is one of the greatest challenges facing archaeologists today. we humans are social animals. our need to communicate is universal. some of our messages can be easily understood. but we communicate, too, through abstract symbols that have meaning only within a particular culture. these symbols take many forms. the flag is a symbol. a gesture says, "were number one." the uniform is a symbol that iden...

4% unemployment also notice lute lute -- full employment of policy he says is abandon the 1970s when concerns about inflation began to take precedence. its about one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, joe. i am happy to introduce bob. bob pollin is one of the leading economists in the united states. heterodox economists are the best kind. they are the ones that think outside the narrow box of orthodox economics. bob is a professor of economics at the university of massachuse...

important. i dont find it to be as useful as others might, but students m them, and they want them because thats what they are used to. thats what they have all been competing for that, and that is what employers want. frankly, we can get more out of me writing evaluations of them in a more detailed way that talks about the strengths and weaknesses, what they brought to the table, more like a letter of recommendation than a letter grade. >> host: do you find a difference between studen...

flourished from the third to the ninth century in a far flung collection of city-states. at palenque, tonina, bonampak and other cities, dynastic kings ruled absolutely, controlling trade and tribute. they presided over intricate hierarchies of nobles and officials at courts resplendent with works of art. maya culture, shrouded in a mystery as dense as the forests in which it took root, revealed itself fitfully over three centuries. when the ruins in the jungle were first discovered, t...

in a far flung collection of city-states. at palenque, tonina, bonampak and other cities, dynastic kings ruled absolutely, controlling trade and tribute. they presided over intricate hierarchies of nobles and officials at courts resplendent with works of art. maya culture, shrouded in a mystery as dense as the forests in which it took root, revealed itself fitfully over three centuries. when the ruins in the jungle were first discovered, there was no way of understanding how the civili...

their decipherment is one of the greatest challenges facing archaeologists today. we humans are social animals. our need to communicate is universal. some of our messages can be easily understood. but we communicate, too, through abstract symbols that have meaning only within a particular culture. these symbols take many forms. the flag is a symbol. a gesture says, "were number one." the uniform is a symbol that identifies the official and the player. the game itself is symbolic -- rit...

to the hearts and minds of ancient people. their decipherment is one of the greatest challenges facing archaeologists today. we humans are social animals. our need to communicate is universal. some of our messages can be easily understood. but we communicate, too, through abstract symbols that have meaning only within a particular culture. these symbols take many forms. the flag is a symbol. a gesture says, "were number one." the uniform is a symbol that identifies the official and the...

their decipherment is one of the greatest challenges facing archaeologists today. we humans are social animals. our need to communicate is universal. some of our messages can be easily understood. but we communicate, too, through abstract symbols that have meaning only within a particular culture. these symbols take many forms. the flag is a symbol. a gesture says, "were number one." the uniform is a symbol that identifies the official and the player. the game itself is symbolic -- rit...

>> what year does it take effect? >> 1772, sir. >> it probably worked better when i was only 78. then, i would have taken you. all right. thank you. >> thank you all. join american history tv weekend next weekend when we will be live from wisconsin for a look at the history of alcohol in america. back story with the american history guys is a public radio show and podcast and will simulcast it live from the american historians annual meeting. the history of alcohol in america with hi...

not an empire, nor a country, the classic maya culture flourished from the third to the ninth century in a far flung collection of city-states. at palenque, tonina, bonampak and other cities, dynastic kings ruled absolutely, controlling trade and tribute. they presided over intricate hierarchies of nobles and officials at courts resplendent with works of art. maya culture, shrouded in a mystery as dense as the forests in which it took root, revealed itself fitfully over three centuries...