Things to make it so that everybody who is eligible to vote can vote. It is going to be one more way in which the fight to vote continues. In which a way it isnt the formal rules but everything around it is contested and ultimately hopefully leads to continued progress. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you. You can get the books in the book or online. [applause]. Americans like to think of ourselves as exceptional as a model of democracy for the world but in this case we are back words. 50 nations have elected women to meet them from germany, taiwan, the philippines but we are behind pakistan. So as a woman who has written about politics i wanted to know why america had never elected a woman president and what is holding us back . It seems that over one a hundred years to have the right to go. Hopefully taking us back to seneca falls but but i think the obvious place the people go as we have seen now rages attacks against Hillary Clinton and rand carly fiorina. But in many ways it i
A model democracy for the world, but in this case we are exceptionally backwards. As you say, 50 nations have elected a woman to lead the. The list goes on. We are behind kosovo in pakistan. So as a woman who has written about politics for a couple decades now and mother of 2 i want to know why america had never elected a woman president. What is holding us back . It seems that almost 100 years since women have had the right to vote. Why is it we dont have a woman as president . We will get to the history, as you said, but i think the obvious place people go for this is the double standard and sexism and reducing a lot of outrageous attacks in this election about Hillary Clinton and against carly fiorini. Outrageous but in many ways level. People get called out as soon as they do this. It is a little bit shocking that we have what i would call and about misogynist as the front runner of the Republican Party right now. He has made outrageous comments about women. So women know we experi
From a political family wielding 30 years of influence. Take a look. Reporter los angeles, the city where fame and infamy go hand in hand. Tax credits work. Reporter here everything seems larger than life. Including its politicians. That is ron calderon. He is the target of an ongoing federal investigation. According to a sealed affidavit obtained exclusively by al jazeeras investigative unit, the senator is for sale. A politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. As part of an elaborate undercover sting, fbi agents posed as owners of a film studio. They had to establish bank accounts. They needed a business license, and so its a very extensive lengththy operation. Reporter the senator allegedly wanted his family added to the payroll. He told undercover agents, any help you can do for which kids thats diamonds for me. At the world famous pebble beach resort, he attended a fund raiser. The greens were lined with some of the states most influential lobbyist. Despite
30 years of influence. Take a look. Reporter los angeles, the city where fame and infamy go hand in hand. Tax credits work. Reporter here everything seems larger than life. Including its politicians. That is ron calderon. He is the target of an ongoing federal investigation. According to a sealed affidavit obtained exclusively by al jazeeras investigative unit, the senator is for sale. A politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. As part of an elaborate undercover sting, fbi agents posed as owners of a studio. They had to establish bank accounts. They needed a business license, and so its a very extensive lengththy operation. Reporter the senator allegedly wanted his family added to the payroll. He told undercover agent s, any help you can do for which kids thats diamonds for me. At the world famous pebble beach resort, he attended a fund raiser. The greens were lined with some of the states most influential lobbyist. Despite an ongoing federal probe, calderon i
30 years of influence. Take a look. Reporter los angeles, the city where fame and infamy go hand in hand. Tax credits work. Reporter here everything seems larger than life. Including its politicians. That is ron calderon. He is the target of an ongoing federal investigation. According to a sealed affidavit obtained exclusively by al jazeeras investigative unit, the senator is for sale. A politician willing to influence legislation in exchange for money. As part of an elaborate undercover sting, fbi agents posed as owners of a studio. They had to establish bank accounts. They needed a business license, and so its a very extensive lengththy operation. Reporter the senator allegedly wanted his family added to the payroll. He told undercover agent s, any help you can do for which kids thats diamonds for me. At the world famous pebble beach resort, he attended a fund raiser. The greens were lined with some of the states most influential lobbyist. Despite an ongoing federal probe, calderon i