I will try to integrate your questions as much as possible. Mab segrest is a professor at Connecticut College and a longterm activist and social justice movements. She is author of memoir of a race traitor. An addition of that book came out in 2019. She is also an author of other books. I am delighted to be here. You spent more than a decade writing this book. What is it that first grabbed you and held so long. Alabama and ind love southern literature growing up in the south in the 1950s and the apartheid culture, a little white girl in a segregated family. Dontalways looking for i understand this and i turned to writers. I didnt know what milledgeville was. I knew that i had been threatened to be dragged off to in the 1950s and 1960s when i was at my most interesting and curious. From my aunt out may, the deep dark secret which was that my greatgrandfather, a confederate veteran, died in a hospital in alabama in 1901. He was committed by a family because he thought he saw people shoot
Still a dollars story. Bloomberg dollar index looking like the u. S. Dollar is steady in the last 12 hours, but on course for potentially its worse july in a decade. The dollar index is flat essentially. U. S. Dollar, yes, i want to focus on this because 103. 50 is a key line. Modest upside for the u. S. Dollar. Japan downgraded from fitch to negative outlook. But you could see further upside. 103. 50 is a line to watch. In terms of offshore currency in the mainland, or in china, 7. 0 is what we are looking at. The euro is modestly stronger against the u. S. Dollar. Gold and silver and the yield story in the u. S. , gold started to modestly moderate. At. 6 is what we are looking silver also taking a bit of profit. Basiseld story, just 14 points for the twoyear and under 60 for the 10 year. We will see what jay powell says on whether yield control is a discussion they are ready to bring forward for the fed. A look atets have what is going on first word news wise as we look at the u. S.
Venezuela shipments from iran are on the way but theres the threat of a showdown with the u. S. And the drive to attract tourists back to one of the worlds most visited cities there are safety concerns. And sport the head of cattle is World Cup Organizing Committee values to keep the event affordable for found us and all the while he says not pricing out supporters has become more important due to the Economic Impact of coronavirus. Now there are reports that the Chinese Government plans to introduce National Security laws in hong kong following months of mass protests against beijing there and this all comes as chinas biggest political gathering of the kicks off in beijing the opening session of the top political advisory body comes a day ahead of the National Peoples congress for more on this lets cross live now to our correspondent katrina you shes in beijing katrina this is a hugely controversial legislation remember back in 2003 the last time it was on the table it brought a 10000
Continues. Host the future of tiktok in the United States and are discussion with axios tech policy reporter maria curi. Welcome. Guest thank you. Host what was at the issue and the core . Guest this started a year ago when energy and Commerce Committee chairman rogers brought tiktok ceo to testify. Two issues were spoke, there were National Security concerns and data privacy concerns with the app and specifically with its owner, bytedance, having ties to the Chinese Government. This started a year ago. Shortly afterwards a bill was introduced and that is now that we have law which directs the divestment or ban of tiktok. Host would it be a technical ban if it goes through . Guest depends on who you ask. This is not necessarily a bill to ban the app. It gives tiktok the option of finding a different owner, a u. S. Owner that isnt a National Security threat. Because that sale could be so complicated and politically precarious, you could actually ask at this was a man ultimately. Host wh
The bill is passed. Host washington journal for may 2. A bill that wicked would expand the definition of antisemitism, prohibiting discrimination against students. The legislation comes as demonstrations at some College Campuses with administrators authorizing force in cases to dismantle those demonstrations. As we start, you can comment on this house legislative effort to combat antisemitism on College Campuses and those related topics by calling these lines democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. If you are a College Student or work at a college and want to give your thoughts, 202 7488003. You can use that same number to text us. You can also post to facebook and on our x feed. You can see the whole debate on our website and our app. The hill reporting that the house approving wednesday a bill that seeks to crackdown on antisemitism in College Campuses, a measure that in the floor as propalestinian protesters were on universities across the countr