Great question. I wanted to write a book that would be a first draft of the history of the long epidemics for the year of covid and beyond but that would speak to an interested reader, not just a specialist in the field. There are lots of specialists in the field and i thought my valueadded might be to translate from specialists in the field to reader who are fascinate by the blizzard of legal issues that werent really on most peoples anda until now. We never thought about pt epidemics but think about them now, particularly what we can learn from them andhat do we know when its going to be over. I want to begin, john, if i can, really at the end of your book, and then ill pivot book at the end of our interview to ask you more but this question. You write, america has two histories, one ugly,he other far more appealing. In the months and years ahead, americans will hold the power between them. Lets hope the make the right choice. Im going to be asking you more but what that right choice
Gets a new multibillion dollar rescue package to boost its economy as a england enters another pandemic locked. Were going to begin in the United States a nation on the edge almost 48 hours on the president ial race between donald trump and joe biden still remains too close to call the Democratic Candidates already flipped to michigan and wisconsin and donald trump had not only won those 4 years ago but biden now has a projected total of 264. 00 Electoral College votes while trump is projected to win 214. 00 now remember the candidate needs a minimum of 270. 00 Electoral College votes to win a few states here highlighted yellow on the map nevada georgia North Carolina pennsylvania theyre still in play they are counting is ongoing in georgia no democrat has carried that state since 1902 but trumps lead there is not going fast what might help joe biden is that most of the remaining votes so from atlanta and its suburbs which lean democratic in nevada biden is now really in the lead to th
Including washington d. C. The reaction is coming in from europe with germanys defense minister down thing much bilateral change if biden wins and the Foreign Policy chief says they look forward to rebuilding a strong transatlantic partnership. Thank you for joining us for our special coverage of the u. S. Election on the key air and bringing you the latest on what is already another extraordinary election day will donald trump be reelected for a 2nd so i wont joe biden become the 46th president of the United States stay with us as america decides. Well it is 5 am on the east coast and americans are waking up with still no clear winner in the 2020 race for the white house let me bring you up to speed on how both candidates are doing it so far the race is tight as you can see with biden already securing 238 electors and trump having the backing of 23270 and needed to win the white house and it all comes down to the socalled Electoral College each state has a fixed number of electors bas
Terrific conversation with the terrific guest on an interesting topic, so thank you for your presence this morning. Y name is Eric Farnsworth i head the Washington Office of the counsel of the americas and the America Society. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to review this book today, and to talk a little bit about the latino immigrant experience in the United States. Our guest is ray suarez, who has written a really terrific book entitled latino americans the 500year legacy that shaped a nation. Its a companion to the Ground Breaking pbs series on latino americans. In barely 250 pages, ray takes the reader through the broad sweep of Latino History in the United States, even before there was a United States, from the spanish explorers to the modern day. Its a majestic effort, in my view. Seeking to discover and highlight the history and future of the latino experience in the United States, and to put in context in order to build a broader appreciation for latino experience. It
Hi, im kate and im the curator of votes for women. Im standing in front of what we call our title treatment. It is a large blowup of a german born actress. The allegorical figure that represents the United States during the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d. C. Thats just one event of the long Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights. We have 124 objects of this long history bringing it right up to 1920. But also the 19th amendment. And what it didnt do to enfranchise all women including women with color. I then took the exhibition up to the voting right acts of 1965. If you come with me were going to explore the 1913 parade more indepth. We are standing in front of the photo postcards of the 1913 parade. It was organized by alice paul. This was a completely different tactic than what had been done before with other suffragists. I was paul was trying to creates headlines, after spending time in britain she was radicalized by the british suffragists. She learned how to