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We have not seen that and they are facing lawsuits as we speak. They are trying, from what i understand, in recent months to make some changes inside the system, but its very difficult. Im in the prison system in america is what it is, grandpa to be his, rapid human rights abuse and we as a society even if we dont believe it, we accept the idea at least thats the moment you cross the threshold of a jail or prison you are or Constitutional Rights are suspended, which is particularly ironic in jai...

Want what is best for families, communities, our country. Together we can move in that direction. But it has to be on the idea that equal treatment under the law has to become a reality of reality and not just a narrative. Thank you for answering my questions honestly. We have microphones for the audience. We are opening up for questions. Please raise your answers to students can hand to the microphone if you have a question for speaker. He answered all of your questions . Okay, in the front. [i...

Im mark, president and im proud to be here with professor eddie. I am honored, as we say back home this is really great. We have some time to talk and you have written a new book and we sorely want to talk about, we also want to talk about how fascinating it is to viewers and certainly too many how you got from mississippi, a a Great Community down in the gulf coast, all the way to princeton university. Maybe we ought to start with you talking about yourself. Guest im a country boy who made it b...

Author and Princeton University professor eddie glaude sits down for after words with National Urban League President marc morial to discuss the state of black america. This book is democracy in black. Host im marc morial, im the president of the National Urban league and im proud to be here with professor eddie glaude of Princeton University. Professor, welcome. Guest im honored. As my mother would say back home in mississippi, this is high time. Im really honored. Host youve written a new book...

We learn that we are not central or special in any way and that idea has propagated through the century and it is really at the core of modern sciences. Its become known as common mediocrity. There is nothing special or interesting about it in any way. Host this is a complex complex to tweak his ear. That we had here. Guest it is the complex that tends to make us feel special unless we are extremely downbeat in and attend to wake up in the morning but rationally we know that it doesnt overheat s...

When people experience inequality, they experience it as like a personal problem that they individually need to fix rather than a social problem that needs to be solved together. So if we could achieve this fundamental shift and outlook so that people didnt think where they ended up with solely just from their own actions but actually were so heavily influenced by all the social forces that are around them that would change the world. That would lead people to demand policies that provide securi...

Then to convince people they should be reading. Least, silene your Electronic Devices for the audience and for our friends at home. Ts panel [inaudible conversations] todays panel is called connecting on thursday and readers discussing how publishers writers and the media and booksellers help readers discovered new books and authors. Without further ado i will introduce our panel and let them tell you what they do. We have taryn roeder associate producer of publicity and works of the publicity c...

Host hello, or scharf. It is wonderful to have you here today. I found your book fascinating. It was a terrific read and i am thrilled to be here. You know, one of the great things about being here and talking to you is i get to ask you about the big questions. It questions that most people would not have to answer. That is the real fun of this book. So your book is called the copernicus complex. So maybe you could tell us what that is. Guest absolutely. Tanks, ingrid. So, the copernicus complex...

Baker, Francine Prose and Walter Mosley. [applause] ms. Paul is the editor of the New York Times book review and the popular interview of by the book. Her new book on literature and the literary life by the New York Times book review brings together 65 of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges over time. Shes joined this morning by the author of six novels as well as the coowner of a bookstore. [applause] her newest book is this is the story of a happy marriage a memoir and before the pub...

Many highways and streets and especially in this country as well, you know . Phillips 66 has become as familiar to many people out here as a coke bottle. Its that iconic in the minds of many motorists. Well frank got his start in the oil business in a sort of convoluted way. He was actually, he was not from oklahoma. He was actually born on the nebraska frontier out in the loop valley. His father was a civil war veteran, fought in the union army, and his parents moved out into nebraska territory...