My name is cj, i am a senior fellow. I am happy to be here for two reasons. One, this is a great book, too, vanessa is an awesome person. Im so happy that vanessa about a year ago joined us at the Brookings Institute in the produce this great book having been here for a short time. I will go through the formal intro of vanessa. Here is something that says a lot about her which is vanessa has written two books, coauthored the first the first one called the tea party and the remaking of american conservatism. As this book shows vanessa is a woman of very strong convictions. In her twoparty book they rather seem quite different than some Tea Party Activists and she showed an enormous capacity for understanding the people she profoundly disagrees with. And if we need that gift of empathy at this moment in our politics. Just to tell you how we will do this, vanessa will talk about this great book and her findings then i will introduce an Allstar Group of respondents who will respond to vane
Islamic world, as well as the election in iran where president Hassan Rouhani has been elected in defiance of iranian hardliners. , you, the iranian people, rejected the call of those who wanted to return us to the past and keep us in the same situation as before. And you helped push us forward. Amy plus, we will look at turkeys crackdown on protests not just in turkey, but even here in the United States. Last week, turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan looked on as members of his security detail assaulted a group of Peaceful Protesters outside the turkish ambassadors residence in washington. We will speak with one protester who was hospitalized. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump is visiting israel today as part of his first trip abroad as president. During the twoday trip, he and secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top isr
Im happy to be here because its a great book and vanes says an awesome person. Vanessa joined us here at the Brookings Institution and then promptly produced this great book. Having been here for a short time. I think ill go through the formal intro of vanes sample vanessa. She has written two books, their, the fit called the pea party and the remaking of american conservatism. She is a woman of very Strong Congress visitations but in her convictions but in her Tea Party Book she showed an enormous capacity for a sympathetic understanding of people she profoundly disagrees with and whether we need that gift of empathy at this moment in our politics. So just to tell you how well do this. Vanessa while talk about this great book and her findings and then ill introduce an Allstar Group of respondents who will respond to vanessa and im going to start a discussion among all three and then well bring you all into the conversation. Vanessa is a fellow in the government studies program at broo
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