Its called the crossroads of new york state, and this weekend our cspan cities tour will explore the history and literary life of syracuse, new york. On book tv, well visit the special Collections Library at Syracuse University and learn about the Antislavery Movement in the area through the papers of abolitionist garrett smith. A local author discusses her book, prelude to prison. Then well talk with jeff hems lee about his book going viral. Reality is a process of social sharing. Its the process by what that happens. Viralty is what happens when people share content usually into their own networks. Oftentimes somebody who has a lot of following, a lot of followers or a lot of people paying attention to them, also spreads the content. On American History tv, well visit the Erie Canal Museum to learn how the canal influenced the growth of syracuse, the state, and the nation. Then it is on to Harriet Tubmans home. Our trip to syracuse takes us to the Matilda Jocelyn gage home. Her speec
Live coverage starting shortly right here on cspan3. And we will let you know later at 1 00 eastern time, live coverage of remarks by the new secretary of the smithsonian institution. He will talk about his plans for the smithsonian museums at the National Press club. Watch that here live on cspan3. Tonight at 6 30, the World Affairs council will hear from pakistans ambassador to the United States on relations between the u. S. And pakistan, security and its defenses, live at 6 30 here on cspan3. While were waiting for the Financial Stability for this hearing on Financial Stability to begin, we will let you know on capitol hill also the houseworking on the visa waiver bill. Getting under way on cspan. The senate starting its day voting at 11 30 to advance a replacement for the no child left behind law. Live this morning here on cspan3, the House Financial Services Committee Hearing from some members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, that was a council created in 2010 becaus
Framers of the 14th amendment were actually taking about, you cant get to a lot of these decisions. That is not the way the court has determined to construe the 14th amendment. Thank you for another important episode. I wonder if the timing and the nature of tonights case and others related to it, if it really isnt kind of representing the cleaning up of the failed postcivil war reconstruction business. Im wondering how much time was wasted between then and these cases which occurred. Douglas it is a great question. I think certainly we continue to grapple with these issues today. Certainly, it is a neverending process, one we have to continue to keep working at to figure out how to make our democracy real. Ted it is not just our democracy, but the principles of the declaration of independence, the gettysburg address, the 14th amendment, the concept of equality. We have never been a very perfect country with respect to living up to those ideals, and i think a lot of it is that the just
You know, and the president s expected announcement tonight as he takes executive action on immigration policy as well, right . Thats exactly right. Bill, we were at the white house this afternoon. I can tell you people are buzzing about the fact that hes doing this. The questions it raises about the office. The executive action itself and what it means for the Business Community. And for the future of employment and wage growth in this country. We will get to all of those topics coming up. We have many important interviews to come over the next couple of hours here, including senator from wyoming, we have Mary Jo White, the s. E. C. Chair, Chris Van Hollen, the always outspoken and controversial Michele Bachmann coming your way as well. Youre going to be talking to the president s council of economic advisers chair, jason furman and in a separate interview this hour, we have John Barrasso from wyoming as well. A lot of things to talk about here, kelly, in terms of economic policy, pol
, maybe not. As retirement dates getting pushed into the future. Not only that, but the people who keep on working theyre carrying ever increasing burden in large part to pay for the folks who are not working. Were breaking down some new gallup poll numbers and census figures with Heritage Foundation chief economist steve moore. Welcome to the show. Why are people waiting to retire . Whats going on . Well if you dont have the income to retire you cant retire, its that simple. We have seen pretty stagnant wages for the last eight to 10 years, gerri and people dont have the income they thought they would have. People lost a lot of money when the stock market crashed in 2008. And so a lot of that money they had in their pensions and in their ira accounts disappeared on them. Youre right, people are living, working a little bit longer, waiting on retirement. By the way that is not such a bad thing, gerri. As we know, were facing retirement of these 75 million baby boomers. And you know, no