There is no one simple answer to anything. So when i do write these books try to pick an era in American History. When i wrote about bonnie and clyde was really writing about the depression and growing up poor in the dust bowl. When i wrote about the gunfight at the o. K. Corral which was not actually a gunfight and wasnt at the o. K. Corral, but the accidental shooting in an empty lot on fremont street just did not have the same sort of ring to it when the first people were going to write this history. I wanted to write about the settling of the last part of the american frontier, and about three and half years ago it occurred to me that a lot of that unique time in American History that we know as the late 1960s is either getting completely forgotten or else people are sort of putting their own little twist on it. H, yeah. Some people say the hippies with a lot of sex and drugs. Wasnt that silly and cute . Other people remember the passion over the war. The students marching in the s
They attract capital and create jobs and deliver new products to customers. They bring opportunities to suppliers and the economy grows. Now that it is challenged within boardrooms, ceos from 181 of the nations largest and most influential companies, jp morgan, amazon, apple, walmart, general orders and Fox Corporation signed a statement saying that responsibilities beyond profit for investors. Their responsibilities also include supporting their communities, protecting the environment, prospering inclusion and training for workers. Is this an attack it on free marketing within . Or is it a case of Business Leaders adapting to a changing world under real threats workers feel from technology into trade and the risks the environment faces, shifting climate . Should ceos themselves put skin in the game by accepting less pay to address rising inequality . Well explore these issues in the next halfhour. A professor of economics at Harvard University and a nobel prize in economics in 2016. P
Hello and welcome to world news today. After months of mass protests and violent repression, a moment of optimism for sudan. Celebrations have been taking place after military and civilian leaders signed a power sharing deal. It paves the way for a Transitional Government and, eventually, elections. It also marks the end of what has at times been a bloody process since the ousting of president omar al bashir. The bbcs Zeinab Badawi reports from khartoum. It can be no doubt that it is a historic day in sudan. There was a mood of optimism and hope amidst the celebrations. The ceremony attended by visiting dignitaries has taken months of closely fought negotiations between the military and leaders of the protest alliance. The man who signed the agreement on behalf of the military told me that they are genuine about handing power to civilians. Translation we will stick to every single letter we have agreed on, even without this we have to work in this direction because it is in the interes
Were just taking a moment to watch the proceed next whole Supreme Court chambers inside the state capitol, as the authors make their way out of the room. [inaudible conversations] youre look outside at the statement capital the mississippi Book Philadelphia it underway today. This live coverage on cspan2s booktv. While we wait for the final author panel of the day from the mississippi book festival, well share you a portion of one of our true crime archival programs from 2009, jeff guinn details the lives and crimes of bonnie and clyde. In the case of bonnie and clyde and the legend thats green and been refurbished and reshaped, i theres two whys to be answered. The first is, why did two kids, from a terrible slum, who were among the most incompetent thieves that ever pulled a gun and said, stick yes, maam up who were the an antithesis of glamow why did they choose to embark on a life of crime that would bring them fleeting fame but had to inevitably end with their violent deaths. They
Early today starts right now good morning. Im melissena. We begin with that breaking news out of Southern California where chaos erupted on a freeway there. A traffic stop appears to have escalated into a dramatic shootout with the suspect. Three Highway Patrol officers were shot. Some of this video from the scene may be disturbing to watch. You can see there officers still taking cover while trying to drag one of their own to safety. They were able to get that wounded officer into the back of a Police Cruiser and away from the crime scene, and then later another officer is seen being placed in the back of a helicopter the Highway Patrol has confirmed that two of their officers are being treated for minor and serious injuries one officer was killed he has been identified as andre moye californias governor reacted to the loss saying moye will be remembered for his commitment to service. There is growing scrutiny this morning over Jeffrey Epsteins apparent suicide the attorney general sa