from princeton university he talked about how nationalism and identity politics have and will impact elections in the u.s. and abroad. this is 90 minutes. well, thank you, brad, for the kind introduction and let me start by thanking my friend robbie george and his james madison program on american ideals and institutions and bringing me to princeton it s my first time here at this beautiful campus. i want to start with a personal story about my birthday. i happen to have been born on february 1st, 1985. but the february 1st is the point of interest here because on the persian calendar, i was born and raised in tehran, iran, on the persian calendar it s the date on the ayatollah khomeini returned to tehran from his exile to herald the islamic revolution and founded the republic that took over after the shah was toppled. all of our relatives and friends would ask me, remind me what was your birthday and i would say february 1st. and they would always say because you brought
impact elections in the u.s. and abroad. this is 90 minutes. well, thank you, brad, for the kind introduction and let me start by thanking my friend robbie george and his james madison program on american ideals and institutions and bringing me to princeton it s my first time here at this beautiful campus. i want to start with a personal story about my birthday. i happen to have been born on february 1st, 1985. but the february 1st is the point of interest here because on the persian calendar, i was born and raised in tehran, iran, on the persian calendar it s the date on the ayatollah khomeini returned to tehran from his exile to herald the islamic revolution and founded the republic that took over after the shah was toppled. all of our relatives and friends would ask me, remind me what was your birthday and i would say february 1st. and they would always say because you brought the stench of the imam, which is terrible but it s true. why do i say that? none of my relati
chelsea manning and edward up euro,arried courageous acts. they fulfilled the responsibility of some who takes citizenship seriously. that is, who believe people of the country ought to know something about amy: professor noam chomsky for the hour in a public conversation i had with him earlier this week in cambridge, massachusetts. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. president trump is slated to announce his tax plan today. the plan proposes to slash the corporate tax rate from 35% to a mere 15%. the plan would also grant the 15% tax rate to companies known as s corporations, which include both small family businesses and massive corporations, such as hedge funds and real estate empires, such as trump s own companies. the washington post reports that some of the biggest winners of trump s proposed tax cuts would be construction and retail companies. the tax plan would sharply increase the n
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narrator: tonight on frontlin the fish on my plate. frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from john and jo ann hagler and additional support from chris and lisa kaneb. major support for this program is provided by the kendeda fund, investing in transformative leaders and ideas. well, th