A. Over the last decade you bring them together with the larger argument so it might make sense for you if you could read from the introduction . Absolutely. In response to the angloamerican and union with the election of donald trump and finally the response to the covid19 outbreak. And the champion of the economist. And the true indoctrination and into the alternative in a democracy and with those in our times. And at the height of the cold war the western civilization fanatics the highly can teach an achievement of human existence. So the biggest of history were communist and fascist and the american theologian and then to see and how they are intended to guarantee the individuals, they became the ideology and to be used by them and still use with the proper political control of that power. Also to that creed that shaped capitalism and liberal democracy and every society in short did justice britain and the United States did. And those who come to occupy History Center stage. And fr
It may have to increase restrictions to the highest level hundreds of students in nigeria are feared missing after gunmen stormed a school in kidnapped a number of children about 800 students attend the school gets you know state money flooded during the attack police say 200 have returned safely because. You know the child is a child regardless of his parent children were kidnapped and we didnt sleep throughout the night since 10 pm what just tearing gunshots some of my relatives children were also taken i have been at the school since day one and when i got her sincerely speaking we here in Katsina State are in a terrifying condition we dont see the value of the government in fact i have a younger brother and a child taken along by the kidnappers i am from down jack cut scene a state and i have been in this school since dawn and yet there is no update. Afghan police say 3 people have been killed in attacks in the capital prosecutor was shot dead in the east of kabul in a separate att
I have guy with me a wonderful author writing a fantastic book john, you are a distinguished scholar and historian and have given us a book at exactly the right time we need in the midst of a pandemic. You have said your goal was to do a citizens guide what did you mean by that quick. Great question. I wanted to write a book that will be a first draft of history during the covid and beyond but would speak to an interested reader not just a specialist in the field there are a lot of specialist and my valueadded code be a translate to readers who are just fascinated by the blizzard of the legal issues that have arisen in the last six months that we were not on most peoples agenda until now. And we never thought about past epidemicsut we are now particularly what can weearn from them andhen do we know it will be over. But i want to beg at the end of your book and now i will back to ask you more about this questn. You wh america has two histories one is far more appealing in the mons and y
In 1849 it took the clipper ship flying cloud 89 days to reach San Franciscos golden date harbor from new york. In the spring of 1945, no point on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from San Francisco. In those 100 years, San Francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. It developed into a vigorous and cosmopolitan center. A center of commerce and culture and of industry and shipping for the war in the pacific. And for nine weeks in the spring of 1945 San Francisco was the center of mens hopes for lasting peace. Delegates representing 46 nations came to San Francisco on april 25, 1945. Representing almost 2,000 Million People, more than 80 of humanity. All at war when the conference was begun, they came with hope born of common struggle. They came to design together machinery to end war. A curse which in 30 years killed 40 million human beings. Maimed countless millions more, both armed and unarmed. When the conference convened, Franklin Roosevelt was missing. The man who hel
Good evening. My name is trevor fromhe boston book festival. Thank you so much for joining us this afternoons 2020 session, can business save the world. I would especiall like to think everyone including a donation en they register for this free event. It would like to purchase the book by todays presenters, were also suppoing independent bookstores in the bbf, which made it easy. Just cli by t book linkt the bottom of the screen. No i like to talk about them moderator, cofounder of fsg and the author of influential publicions on sharealue catalytic herapy, strategic evuations and impact insting. Thank you trevor and it is wonderful to be here and these ar two outstanding womanhood just written two books the long and a book shelf. Where used to thinking about business as being the source of so any problems in the world today. Its quite refreshing to he a panel that talks abo whether business can save the world and while that is a large and openended question. Trevor our two authors tod