[no audio] next we hear from Andrew Needham about the role of electricity in the southwest and how was fueled by coal from native American Lands and the social inequalities that resulted from the demand for cheap power. Needham is the author of power lines, phoenix and the making of the modern southwest. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Let me say welcome to new york
Public knowledge. Im the director of ipk. I am happy to be here. Andrew and i were talking about the fact that academics spend many years writing good books. And are reluctant to celebrate. We publish our books and then we want to be criticized and even condemned by panels of smart people. Some lively conversation and debate, but a touch of celebration. Which is why there is wine and cheese outside. Participate in the event fully. We like to do a lot of book launches here. The real reason we are here tonight is because for the last several years ipks been doing a lot of programming and research on issues about climate and cities and sustainability. And so, this work, while historical, very much speaks to the most contemporary and emergent problems of our time. Were excited about the conversation tonight. So, to get things rolling, we have a journalist visiting at nyu, but also someone who has done a lot of work on environmental issues, contributed to npr and the atlantic. She will mode
Andrew and i were talking about the fact that academics spend many years writing good books. And are reluctant to celebrate. We publish our books and then we want to be criticized and even condemned by panels of smart people. Therell be some lively conversation and debate, but a touch of celebration. Which is why there is wine and cheese outside. Participate in the event fully. We like to do a lot of book launches here. The real reason we are here tonight is because, for the last several years ipks been doing a lot of programming and research on issues about climate and cities and sustainability. And so, this work, while historical, very much speaks to the most contemporary and emergent problems of our time. Were excited about the conversation tonight. So, to get things rolling, we have a journalist visiting at nyu, but also someone who has done a lot of work on environmental issues, contributed to npr and the atlantic. She will moderate the conversation and introduce the speakers. So,
Information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. Each week, American History artifacts visits museums and historic places. Next we take you inside the u. S. , capitols house where Matthew Wasniewski and curator Farar Elliott use photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of a twopart program. The story of women in Congress Begins with Jeannette Rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. She is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full rights. She was active in the National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple of states west of mississippi. And she runs, in 1916, she is elected to one of two districts. Part of her platform is that she is a pacifist or she does one into the house on april 2, 1917. And the house h
Republican lawmakers, will you support the reelection bid of donald trump, the president of the United States, the standard bear, the nominal leader of your party . But faced with this very straightforward question instead of choosing option a, yes, option b, no, a surprising number are choosing option c, squirm. This should tell you something, a lot in advance of what could be a very tough midterm. Our manu raju chased them down and looked for answers. Manu . Hey, john. A wide array of house and Senate Republicans tell me they are just not ready to endorse President Trumps bid for a second term really a sign of the deep uncertainty on the hill of his political standing amid his growing problems and the tenuous relationship he continues to have with his own party. Now i spoke to more than two dozen republican lawmakers representing a Cross Section of the party and for the most part, members were mum. They said it was just too early to think about a decision. They wanted to worry about