Facts, treated the people like ,dults, got his agenda through and he is in for a very tough fight again this year. The media is out to get him. The long knives are out. If you can win for the third time in wisconsin, he should at least get a look from our side heading into 2016. [applause] he looks great kicking off the summit a year ago. Lots of us were here. As we wrap up the panel, we catherine hamm, James Goldman and guy benson, and as the rookie, katie, we want to initiate you. I hope we have the slide. Thanks. Back up a group of leaders advocating for social, economic, and political justice talk about their work and communicating their message on reproductive life, racial profiling, health care, and lgbt rights. This is part of the net roots nation meeting in detroit. I spent most of my days on twitter and use the tool to test out jokes and content. I get the feel of how many people who follow me follow the news. You get smart people who say hello to you a lot. And, i think, what
Does contain language and content that some viewers may find offense. I am happy to be here, i spent most of my writing days on twitter, i use it as a crazy tool to actually test out jokes, test out content, get the feel of how many people that follow me actually follow the news, which means you get a lot of really super smart people who say hi to you on twitter. And i think what separates us from them is that were not afraid of reality and science. Yeah and one of my favorite twitter experiences ever, was that when bill nye and myself were doing somebody tweeted to me, hey, heres your proof that the earth is 6,000 years old. And im like, you know, automatic awkward, fire was invented 10,000 years ago. And he tweeted back at me, wh ore, and i tweeted back, yeah, i might be a whore, but youre still wrong. And so what if im a whore, what does that have to do with anything . I know, maybe smart sex workers who are way smarter than me. And who believe in science. Yes. That my favorite thin
Operation. The university was founded in 1851. How long have you been president , president kalor . Well, less than that for sure. Im just starting my fourth year, im the 16th president of the university so people tend to serve in this job for a long time. What are some of your priorities as president . Well, its really Pretty Simple for me, im very interested in accessibilities and affordability. For qualifies minnesotan s and im interested in the university providing a truly excellent education for those students. Also interested in being sure that we help drive the economy of the state of minnesota, that were the home of inventions and innovations in medical care, science and engineering and we also have a critically important responsibility to maintain the liberal arts and be a place where Creative Work of all kinds takes place. So its a pretty broad span, but at the end of the day were interested in our undergraduate student, ensuring they get an excellent education. That they can
Mess . Between 1959 and 1973 there was a strong relationship between Economic Growth on the one hand and reductions in the poverty rate on the other. They broke apart in the 1970s. If they had stayed together, the poverty rate in the United States would have fallen to zero in 1986 and stayed there ever since. If wages had kept pace with productivity, americas lowest paid workers today would be making 17 an hour. So what happened . Theres a simple problem and a simple solution, but for 50 years weve been lost in the haze of a tired and stale debate. Conservatives blame the victim and promote trickle down and many liberals say that theres not much we can do about the inequality and poverty thats generated in the market through the market except some programs to help at the margins. Both are missing the big problem. We need to value peoples labor in proportion to their contribution to our nations bottom line. [ cheers and applause ]. The best Antipoverty Program is a job that pays a livin
That the republicans were from them is that were not prepared to give. Afraid of reality and science. So i dont have any real problems with that. And a lot of these people are yeah, and one of my favorite getting in the v. A. Are twitter experiences ever is when getting their benefits and a bill nye was doing the debate at the creation museum. Fair number of these guys are waiting because they are not and somebody tweeted at me, hey, qualified to go in at this lizz winstead, heres your proof that the earth is 6,000 years particular time. Old. These are nonService Connected and im like, you know, awkward, guys. The Service Connect ready for the most part not going are fire was invented 10,000 years not confronted. Ago. What was the other one . I think that we have i and then he tweeted back at me think we have covered everything whore. As we are nearing the end of our hour. I dont want to run out of and then i was like, yeah, i here with my tail between my might be a whore but youre sti