Parks is the name of the book. Our topic for today is henry clay and americas greatest statesman. Mr. Unger is a veteran journalist broadcaster, educator and historian, former distinguished visiting fellow at the George Washington. He is the author of 25 books including three histories of early america and ten biographies of americas Founding Fathers. Among them George Washington, lafayette, Patrick Henry and james monro. Hes appeared on the History Channel and a cspan book tv spoke at mount vernon, yorktown and many other historic sites. A graduate of the Yale University with a Masters University with a masters of arts from california state university. Spent many years as an analyst for the new york World Tribune in the service and the canadian broadcasting corporation. Mr. President and John Marshall reveal how George Washington and John Marshall constructed the executive and judicial branches of the american government. The greatest statesman tells how a fearless young kentucky warr
Group of American Workers who earn less than the federal minimum wage. But first, some context. The fair labor standards act signed by president Franklin Delano roosevelt in 1938, made the minimum wage the law of the land. 77 years later america is locked in a largely partisan debate about raising the federal minimum wage from 7. 25 an hour. Now no matter where you stand on the issue theres no arguing about this, when you adjust for inflation the current wage of 7. 25 is lower than the minimum wage in 1968. In todays dollar the wage back then was 10. 94 an hour. President obama backs a democratic bill that would raise there to 12 an hour but today, hundreds of thousands of disabled workers throughout this country are earning as little as 2 an hour, sometimes even less. Thats because another part of the fair labor standards act allows employers to pay americans with physical and mental disabilities less than the minimum wage. Now the original intent was to encourage businesses to hire p
A road map for peace in syria. The goal is to restart talks in january through the Syrian Government and its opponents. The resolution calls for a ceasefire, naicial wide nationwide ceasefire, formation within six months of a quote incremental, inclusive and nonsectarian government in damascus, and if all goes well, free and Fair Elections to be held withinnen 1 within 18 mont. What to do with the resolution, what to do with Bashar Alassad. Now a rai now arate raid arrayed against him, five years of fighting have only created a stalemate. Power vacuum one that is so big that i. S. I. L. Has exploited it to seize territory. Thats why the u. N. Resolution allows the United States, russia and others to continue bombing i. S. I. L. Targets in syria from the air. Well, after almost five years of violence and a quarter of a million lives lost it is hard for some to remember that syrias conflict started off with relatively peaceful protests. Tens of thousands of syrians fled into the streets,
In a largely partisan debate about raising the federal minimum wage from 7. 25 an hour. Now no matter where you stand on the issue theres no arguing about this, when you adjust for inflation the current wage of 7. 25 is lower than the minimum wage in 1968. In todays dollar the wage back then was 10. 94 an hour. President obama backs a democratic bill that would raise there to 12 an hour but today, hundreds of thousands of disabled workers throughout this country are earning as little as 2 an hour, sometimes even less. Thats because another part of the fair labor standards act allows employers to pay americans with physical and mental disabilities less than the minimum wage. Now the original intent was to encourage businesses to hire people they otherwise wouldnt hire. The law says that these workers disabled workers can be paid based on how much they produce. So theres no minimum wage for the disabled. But low pay isnt the only issue. Critics say disabled workers are segregated from ot
Is ramping up efforts to end it. Over the weekend the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution outlining a road map for peace in syria. The goal is to restart talks in january through the Syrian Government and its opponents. The resolution calls for a ceasefire, naicial wide nationwide ceasefire, formation within six months of a quote incremental, inclusive and nonsectarian government in damascus, and if all goes well, free and Fair Elections to be held withinnen 1 within 18 mont. What to do with the resolution, what to do with Bashar Alassad. Now a rai now arate raid arrayed against him, five years of fighting have only created a stalemate. Power vacuum one that is so big that i. S. I. L. Has exploited it to seize territory. Thats why the u. N. Resolution allows the United States, russia and others to continue bombing i. S. I. L. Targets in syria from the air. Well, after almost five years of violence and a quarter of a million lives lost it is hard for some to remember t