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Progressive caucus has always wee, for a number of years, have the annual progressive caucus budget that we put forth that is full of those big ideas trying to move the ball forward. Only giving us policy solutions that people are asking for but how we can help elect electorally. I will let each person kind of say whatever they want. We will have five minutes to make some initial comments. We will ask a couple questions by the panel. So first, i will go in order here that we have. I will start this way. We have the president of democracy and color. Next to her, from the 17th district in california. Joshua, a polling firm that works a lot with aggressive democrats. And next to me is the Vice President for research and policy. It helps a lot of us in the progressive caucus, Democratic Party, and candidates come up with great policy ideas. We will do this in the last panel. St ....
She will be joined by nyu professor ann and they will talk amongst themselves about the book and they promise she will make it very lively. I think we can say that. Caroline will also be reading from the book and then we will have a q a session. So just a quick introduction. Caroline light is directed of undergraduate studies and studies of women gender and sexuality at harvard university. She is also the author of a previous book from 2014 that friday race and character was published by nyu press. Ann pellegrini and is also at nyu for the study of gender and sexuality at nyu. It is with great pleasure that i am here to welcome those of you and welcome the people in the audience. Thank you for joining us. Lets have a little pause for a topic exit was very timely for a list. Thank you so much for being here and please welcome caroline light and Ann Pellegrini. Thank you so much everybody for being here on a school night to talk abo ....
[inaudible discussion] good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. My name is im the Community Relations manager here the book store. And tonights event its part of a series of events we hold here, featuring authors both from ny and from other far places like boston and harvard. , cambridge. Were really delighted to be featureing caroline light this evening. The author of a new book, stand your ground a history of americas love affair with lethal selfdefense. She will be joined by nyus professor Ann Pellegrini and they will be talking amongst themselves about the book and they promise to make it very lively. I think thats the best way to say that. Caroline will also be reading from the book and then well have the q a session. So, just a quick introduction. Caroline light is the director of undergraduate studies in studies of women, gender and sexuality at harvard uni ....
Fear about european banks being one of them. Record low oil prices down to a 13year low. Concerns about earnings and guidance were getting from major corporations in this country. A global slowdown. Whats going on in china. What about the fed . One word i heard about the fed on the floor today, one word they used, useless. They say that the fed is like being in a plane and pilot doesnt know how to land it. Also the talk about negative Interest Rates. Theyre saying are you kidding me . It doesnt work anywhere else. It is not working in europe right now. Why isnt even on the table that janet yellen talked about . You mentioned gold. A massive move into gold. Also 10year treasury down at 1. 58 to 1. 6. That gives you a sense of fear in the market right now. Not one thing in particular but a belief what can the Central Banks do in this country or elsewhere . They have pretty much ....
The College Students here, and the organizers on this campus and around the country, that put us in a position to affect real change. Real change. And this has to happen. To lay the foundation for you, i wanted to share some things with you about my experiences when i was on the department. And then i will bring my remarks, to give you a sense, a foundational sense of some of what this movement that youve from ferguson all the way around the world has been vilified wrongfully in so many corners is really about. Early in my career, i was working with an officer, female officer, and this officer happened to be a white female officer. Not only did white officers abuse their authority, you have like, asian, and hispanic officers who do it. The issue of authority is where which isplace, consistently in black communities and poor White Communities across this country. It was w ....