Rick perlstein, in your third book,in that period from 1962 to 1976, you talk about being a dark time in our history. I am talking about global warming, look at the ebola crisis. Of course, the middle east is blowing up again. In america, the crisis of inequality, we kind of have a new normal of which 7 or 8 of unemployed it is ok, the skyrocketing of inequality, the bankers that seem to be able to get away with everything, but, the 1970s were really awful too. Here you are, 13 years ago when you were talking on this program. I want to see if your beliefs are the same today. I am a europeanstyle social democrat. I probably identify with the tradition which has given America Progressive income tax, education, some kind of old age insurance, and we have nothing to be ashamed of. I believe that we can take back the standard of american politics from conservatives. I would not change a word. In this book, you write about what era . The invisible bridge. It covers from 1962 through the Repu
On q a, we have , rickrk perlstein perlstein. , in your thirdin book, on that. 42 1976 1962 to 197 6, you talk about being a dark time in our history. I am talking about global at the ebola course, the middle east is blowing up again. In america, the crisis of inequality, we kind of have a new normal of which 7 or 8 of unemployed it is ok, the , thecketing of inequality bankers that seem to be able to get away with everything, but, the 1970s were really awful too. Agoear you are, 13 years when you were talking on this program. I want to see if your beliefs are the same today. I am a europeanstyle social democrat. Identify with the leftwing to tuition tradition which has given tax,ca progressive income education, some kind of old age insurance, and we have nothing to be ashamed of. Backieve that we can take the standard of american politics from conservatives. I would not change a word. In this book, you write about a different era. Bridge. Isible covers from 1962 through 19 76. Goldwat
Your second book nixonland, starts with the watts riots and goes through nixons landside in 1972. What is a person with your personal views of politics doing spending all this time with conservatives in this country . That takes us back a ways. I started this project in 1997, and, i might have told you last time, let me know if i am repeating myself, i was fascinated with the 1960s when i was growing up. I went to the renaissance bookstore in wisconsin. It was full of used books and used magazines. That was my playground. I would pick up books about the black panthers, i would pick up books by the reverend john noble, a fundamentalist preacher who argued that the beatles were a communist plot. When i came to new york, i realized i wanted to become a journalist. I wanted to write a book. It was right around the time that Newt Gingrichs Republican Congress was taking the world by storm, Timothy Mcveigh blew up the Federal Building in oklahoma city, and i had also been fascinated with my
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You are very lucky guy. All right, the man whose job it is to look after our veterans in their time of need set to take the hot seat. Veteran affairs chief may be fighting for his job when he appears before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee tomorrow. Amid the firestorm engulfing agency the heads. The va officials fo four years covered up long waiting time that va hospitals across america while racking in big bonuses. Despite some 40 veterans actually died while they were awaiting treatment. Attorney general eric called is resisting calls to launch the department of justice investigation. Obviously these reports, if they are true, are unacceptable and the allegations are being taken very seriously by the administration. I dont have any announcement to the Justice Department is doing, but i will note Inspector General, independent Inspector General at the va has this matter under review. It will do little to silence the critics. Miller shared the committee saying he wants president o