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Big ideas, you almost need unified government, either all democrat or all republican, in order to get past the partisan fighting. Ms. Swain mr. Law was not willing to tackle the Supreme Court question, but would both of you give us a sense of what the Supreme Court nominations might look like with a slim democratic majority, or even the republicans retaining majority and Hillary Clinton in the white house . Ms. Werner that is hard to predict at this point. There has been rhetoric from a couple of republican senators recently, john mccain and ted cruz, suggesting they will take a very obstructionist approach in any nominee from Hillary Clinton. That could lead to a change in the filibuster rules that the democrats would push, allowing a nominee to be approved with just 50 votes. Ms. Ferrechio will she choose Merrick Garland . You hear from Chuck Schumer that he will not endorse Merrick Garland, he says i will talk privately with president clinton, if she wins. There are other possible n
Backdrop of significant civil rights advancement in the United States including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights act of 1965, ten years on the heels of brown versus board of education. So, what is the lesson we can draw . One is that the Immigration Law for the future in our current push for comprehensive Immigration Reform should also take that frame of a civil rights legislation which is the civil rights project of our time and will continue to be as long as we do not as long as we avoid addressing this problem of illicit mess and reality. Just a word or two to build on that. He has nicely framed this question of again. But, and i think it really is the key, but in terms of if its fair to call Immigration Law a civil rights issue, ii would argue absolutely, in light of the types of mechanisms that have been deployed by the state against foreignborn persons and there are clear parallels between the experience of africanamericans, latinos, and other disadvantaged grou
Ken robinson, you have been described as one of the worlds leading thinkers. What goes through your mind when you hear that . Its all true, obviously. I mean, i. I dont know, people apply these epithets to you. Its a slogan that comes out. There are a lot of exparts on creatist experts on creativity. I dont take it seriously, but i try to clarify what i think and can. Speaking of creativity, what is the mission. Talents ability and how most people dont recognise what is inside them or what they are capable of, and education doesnt help them very much. Culture. That culture of education was in part formed by the industrial age, and you have talked about how we have moved beyond that. Explain what you mean. Well, mass education is relatively recent. In the last 150 years its become a commonplace in the industrialized countries. 200, 300 years ago, there was no such thing as mass Public Schools paid for. These School Systems are the product of the industrial revolution. They were designed
Hes been called an elite thinker. His books including finding your element, and out of minds. York. Ken robinson, you have been described as one of the worlds leading thinkers. What goes through your mind when you hear that . Its all true, obviously. I mean, i. I dont know, people apply these epithets to you. Its a slogan that comes out. There are a lot of exparts on creatist experts on creativity. I dont take it seriously, but i try to clarify what i think and can. Speaking of creativity, what is the mission. Talents ability and how most people dont recognise what is inside them or what they are capable of, and education doesnt help them very much. Culture. That culture of education was in part formed by the industrial age, and you have talked about how we have moved beyond that. Explain what you mean. Well, mass education is relatively recent. In the last 150 years its become a commonplace in the industrialized countries. 200, 300 years ago, there was no such thing as mass Public Sch