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Here in the good ol' USA, a strong work ethic -- a drive to succeed through hard work -- is seen as a leading virtue, and indeed, as a necessity. We

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 injured souls, claimed lives, ruined property, and demolished an entire community. Indeed, the damage suffered by the Black

Aired on Wednesday, March 31st. In the first two decades of the 21st century, New York City has experienced a terrorist attack, a blackout, a hurricane, an historic recession, widespread social injustice, and, of course, the current pandemic. How has all of this affected the lives of New Yorkers? Our guest is the bestselling author Craig Taylor, whose new book draws on years of interviews with hundreds of NYC residents in order to render an indelible group portrait of the city. As per Publisher...

First heres a preview. >> i understand its sad breaking up the united states but were already broken up. were just acknowledging it. were already tribal. were broken into tribes already its over. liberal, conservative, white, black, latino, wall street, main street, the working poor, the forgotten middle class, feminist, soccer moms, dad bods, paleo, cardio, keto, were more tribal than 18th century afghanistan. [ applause ] >> there are people that talk seriously about concern about a civil war....

Were just acknowledging it. we are in tribes already. liberal, conservative, white black, latino asian, main street, wall street, the the working poor. forgotten middle class, soccer moms, dad mom, man tips, mom jeans, muffin tops, uni brows, paleo, cardio, were more tribal than 18th century afghanistan. admit it. [ applause ] maybe well go out gracefully and admit we had a good run. we ran its course. we did pretty good. we got dropped down here naked surrounded by suv size tigers, monsters, an...

Black, latino, asian, wall street, main street, the working poor, thor forgotten middle class, feminists, soccer moms, bernie bros, dad bods, man tits, mom jeans, muffin tops, uni bros, paleo, cardio, we are more tribal than 18th century afghanistan. >> joins us now is colin quinn, creator of colin quinn red state/blue state, i believe that is the full title of the special. >> yes. >> we are going to see that memorial day at 9:00 p.m. look, there are people laughing there. i think you raise a ve...

Sales. but his whole campaign was based on him being a brilliant businessman. do you think that changes things in 2020 or is that baked into the cake? >> i dont think that matters. people have to be careful, you dont want to start doing this to a man like this. because his mind, if he keeps chipping away, hes capable of anything. >> lets talk about red state, blue state. col r colin quinn, what are you doing here? >> im here to promote red state, blue state, my new cnn comedy special. >> you poi...

Tonality, the wording, maybe wouldnt have done it that way, fine. caasked the following. who cares more about america, in particular the working poor? the guy who delivers results, record low unemployment, opportunity zones and a chance for criminal justice reform. or a party that is all talk and no action? i will take the former any day. oh, and by the way, the press did find one angle on the opportunity zone. they thought part of the story was worth covering. jared and trump himself are only p...

To a $2 billion surplus. plus, tax cuts, plus, weve grown 347,000 jobs. and we are actually really balanced. i mean, we actually dont, you know, move things around. its not like a pea under a shell. we actually get it done. our credit is strong. our pension systems by and large are strong. and so, were pleased about that. and you know, greta, when were strong there, we also want to help people who live in the shadows, which include the mentally ill, the drug-addicted, the working poor, and a lot...

And gone from an $8 billion hole to a $2 billion surplus. plus, tax cuts, plus, weve grown 347,000 jobs. and we are actually really balanced. i mean, we actually dont, you know, move things around. its not like a pea under a shell. we actually get it done. our credit is strong. our pension systems by and large are strong. and so, were pleased about that. and you know, greta, when were strong there, we also want to help people who live in the shadows, which include the mentally ill, the drug-addi...