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Here in the good ol' USA, a strong work ethic -- a drive to succeed through hard work -- is seen as a leading virtue, and indeed, as a necessity. We
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 injured souls, claimed lives, ruined property, and demolished an entire community. Indeed, the damage suffered by the Black
Aired on Wednesday, March 31st. In the first two decades of the 21st century, New York City has experienced a terrorist attack, a blackout, a hurricane, an historic recession, widespread social injustice, and, of course, the current pandemic. How has all of this affected the lives of New Yorkers? Our guest is the bestselling author Craig Taylor, whose new book draws on years of interviews with hundreds of NYC residents in order to render an indelible group portrait of the city. As per Publishers Weekly: "[This is] an engrossing, multihued 'oral portrait' of New York City as told by the people...
First here's a preview. >> i understand it's sad breaking up the united states but we're already broken up. we're just acknowledging it. we're already tribal. we're broken into tribes already it's over. liberal, conservative, white, black, latino, wall street, main street, the working poor, the forgotten middle class, feminist, soccer moms, dad bods, paleo, cardio, keto, we're more tribal than 18th century afghanistan. [ applause ] >> there are people that talk seriously about concern about a civil war. >> i do believe we're on the brink of something. >> really? >> yeah. >> you think it could ...
We're just acknowledging it. we are in tribes already. liberal, conservative, white black, latino asian, main street, wall street, the the working poor. forgotten middle class, soccer moms, dad mom, man tips, mom jeans, muffin tops, uni brows, paleo, cardio, we're more tribal than 18th century afghanistan. admit it. [ applause ] maybe we'll go out gracefully and admit we had a good run. we ran it's course. we did pretty good. we got dropped down here naked surrounded by suv size tigers, monsters, and we beat them all. we conquered them all with our minds and opposable thumbs to make weapons. t...