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1950s and early 1960s a better country, a better people than we are today? there is no question that for minority americans things were generally awful back then. if you dont believe me read my book killing kennedy where i document that in vivid detail so on the civil rights issue. america is much improved today. on the economic realm, the unemployment rate 4.5% in the 1950s, very low, even though the high school dropout rate back then was 27%. very high. today only 7% of americans do not comple...

Not complete high school. poverty rate in 1959, 232%. today is 15%. per capita income 17659 adjusted for todays inflation 2012 per capita income $43,700. you can see americans have more income today but the big ticket items like homes take a lot more money. on social issues in 1959, only 5% of american babies are born out of wedlock. 5%. abortion very rare. today, about 41%. thats a shocking turn of events. 1950s drug use was rare. although the alcoholism rate is about the same as it is today. a...

1950s and early 1960s a better country, a better people than we are today? there is no question that for minority americans things were generally awful back then. if you dont believe me read my book killing kennedy where i document that in vivid detail so on the civil rights issue. america is much improved today. on the economic realm, the unemployment rate 4.5% in the 1950s, very low, even though the high school dropout rate back then was 27%. very high. today only 7% of americans do not comple...

Youre paying a percentage of the inched value of your house so 1% of the insured value, 5%. there are lower reimbursements. so, even for big ticket items like a roof, you may not get the reimbursement youre owed and theyre limiting total loss payouts so if your house was completely flattened you may find your not getting paid everything you need to rebuild the home. trace and. >> you look at those pictures in oklahoma and the jersey shore and think, the last thing those people need, not to get f...

1950s and early 1960s a better country, a better people than we are today? there is no question that for minority americans things were generally awful back then. if you dont believe me read my book killing kennedy where i document that in vivid detail so on the civil rights issue. america is much improved today. on the economic realm, the unemployment rate 4.5% in the 1950s, very low, even though the high school dropout rate back then was 27%. very high. today only 7% of americans do not comple...

Ticket items like immigration reform and gun control part two? >> you think its a big issue when the white house adviser goes on all sunday morning shows but you know its a big deal with its parodied on "saturday night live." no question, there are serious agenda items being worked through even as we speak. in as the attention was being pulled away to talk about the irs, so much white house attention was going to it, we missed the fact that the senate is is in the third week of marking up the im...

Americans say they still care most about the economy. thats the presidents plan. will it actually work? well have to wait and see. of course these controversies arent going anywhere any time soon. the question is will they derail? the larger goal, two of the big ticket items that he was hoping to address in the near future. >> thanks. time for the "news nation" political panel. xm radio talk show host and msnbc contributor michael smerconish. senior reporter at politico, good to see all of you. ...

To come together. this gang of 8 produced a piece of legislation on a bipartisan basis from the u.s. chamber of commerce to the head of the cio from a whole host of religious groups, catholics, pentecostals and others to farm workers. we have had the widest spectrum of individuals who have come to recognize that our approach is the right approach. >> we like it when your gangs are productive. thank you for your time. gun control, immigration, a lot of big ticket items on the presidents second ...

2012 per capita income $43,700. you can see americans have more income today but the big ticket items like homes take a lot more money. on social issues in 1959, only 5% of american babies are born out of wedlock. 5%. abortion very rare. today, about 41%. thats a shocking turn of events. 1950s drug use was rare. although the alcoholism rate is about the same as it is today. another interesting category innocence. in the 50s and 60s, premarital sex and explicit behavior even in the media was kept...

Important. i deeply respect him. but his saying as the leader of his party is that we should vote is exactly what the president has said the families deserve and what the american people deserve. so i sincerely believe we will have a vote. the progress of talks on the national background check is very encouraging involving senators who are trying to reach a bipartisan compromise as we did in connecticut. and i really think that we will move this week toward a vote. >> connecticut senator richard...