Look agoing to. No legislation. Whenever a 5593 page covid relief bill is, its not a law. None of the socalled legislators of the socalled Legislative Branch right or read their own, quote, legislation. I used to be naive enough to think these perversions of laugh were at least written by staffers. Like that nice lady who sits next to Chuck Schumer who looks her best to be dazzled by his rhetoric. My best guess now its a google algorithm. The lobbyists enter their wish list at stiff the citizenry. Com and then the algorithm turns it all together and you find out you are getting 60 bucks for every month you havent been allowed to open your gym or hair salon and some Village Hedman in who gives astan 30 times that take your child bride to work day promotion. Its not a parliament. Its not legislature not a citadel of democracy. Its a Per Severitied will dungeon of democracy you are hanging upside down and no safe word. Last night we finally found out what the citadel of democracy is a cit
Governor dewey, making a plea for world peace and striking at communist elements in government, the gop leader draws big audiences. Next step is portland, oregon. With mrs. Dewy by his side. He makes another stirring bid for the northwest ballots. Well, it appears he has at least one ardent supporter. Those are some of the regions finest salmon specimens. Well know soon. November is just around the corner. President truman continues his swing around the circuit, meeting former Vice President garner in texas. The chief executive gets a present which he said will be on the white house lawn for the next four years. He rides to the home of his old friend, cactus jack, for a real texas breakfast and gets a warm welcome enroute. Later, he visits the alamo. A shrine of texas independence. In austin, a big crowd meets the president as he continues his campaign for the lone star states 23 electoral votes. Addressing civil rights, saying the republicans dont want public unity. On his tour, the p
Early years of the american conservative movement. So, this brings us to the 1970s and the topic is the industrialization. Were taking up our lecture in 1970, but we will take this all the way through really the 1980s. So, the development to talk about werent sudden. They unfolded very slowly and i will explain what. You tohat, i want reflect on a question that i am going to give you. Do not raise your hands yet. Because i want you to think about it. The American Dream. Define that . O find i want you think about your grandparents generations. Your parents generation. And your generation. I want you to think about the standard of living enjoyed by these generations and your family. Consummate to give me a definition of the American Dream . Carla . , like,g successful and getting married, maybe . Having kids and being able to provide for your family. Prof. Nickerson yes, that is the American Dream for a lot of people. How else to people think about the American Dream . Alexia . For an i
Welcome back, everybody. Good afternoon. Glad you could all be here. How are you all doing . Good. Prof. Nickerson we are getting towards the end here. Today, we are going to talk about basically a set of against of events that follow from last weeks discussion about the radicalism of the 1960s, the earlier week discussion about nixon and watergate. And also, if you remember, the early years of the american conservative movement. So, this brings us to the 1970s and the topic is deindustrialization. So we are picking up our lecture in 1970, but we will take this all the way through really the 1980s. So the developments i talk about werent sudden. They unfolded very slowly and i will explain why. To do that, i want you to reflect on a question that i am going to give you. Do not raise your hands yet. Because i want you to think about it. The American Dream. How do you define that . Then i want you think about your grandparents generation. Your parents generation. And your generation. I w
Were assessed . Take the entire exhibit tour of rightfully hers american women and the vote. Sunday at 6 00 and 10 00 p. M. Eastern on american artifacts. You are watching American History tv. The cspan cities tour travels the country exploring the american story. Taking book tv and American History tv on the road every first and third weekend of the month. 20 next two hours, we will look at highlights from some of the stops. We begin in selma, alabama. Many people think that the selma, montgomery marchs bird overnight and was a oneoff idea, but there had been a modern Rights Movement brewing in selma, alabama, since the 1930s. Here in selma, alabama, and any places in the south, africanamericans were denied the right to vote, not because it was not their constitutional there wereecause folks in position of power throughout the south that did not want these folks to have the right to vote so they could be considered secondclass citizens. Toy passed a literacy test deter africanamerican