A resurgence of grassroots populism to beat back the proto fascist forces that have the country in a death grip how can we make sure demagogues such as donald trump are denied power deedee couldnt plan the editor of the nation in the next republic the rise of a new radical majority profiles 9 activists including the labor activist jane mc alvey the mayor of jackson mississippi choke way and the environmental activist jane cleave who are battling back against the ruling elites joining me in the studio to discuss his book the next republic is d. D. Good and planned so i think you would argue that the assault against american populism which began with wilson in world war one before that even before that. Gave rise to the decayed political system and trump thats right well i mean that there are a couple of ways to talk about it but you have to realize that populism which is an american invention well its used as a curse word you know by liberals in europe its an american invention and it d
A very important thing to offer people they ought to be a very important part of any democratic small d. Politicians. Offer to voters and you know and the fact that the Democratic Party in fact had nothing to say about it for the last 16 years this is a tragedy. Who are the new progressive leaders who will lead the post trump return to democracy and civility in america how will we restore our Democratic Institutions and rest back control of our economy and political system from corporate oligarchy what are the most effective tactics that will see a resurgence of grassroots populism to beat back the protocol fascist forces that have the country in a death grip how can we make sure demagogues such as donald trump are denied power d. D. Plan the editor of the nation in the next republic the rise of a new radical majority profiles. 9 activists including the labor activist jane mick alvey the mayor of jackson mississippi choke way and the environmental activist jane cleave who are battling
Family developed here with the franciscan sisters here that has expanded and grown to other Medical Centers and have welcomed patience from although over the world for 150 years. This is Heritage Hall established by the generous gift by john and william matthews. Mr. And mrs. Matthews were patience of the mayo clinic and they had a unique vision. They said we want to add more voices to tell the Great Stories of mail through contemporary museum exhibits, designs films and stuff like that. Today we are going to explore the history but more importantly the living legacy of male clinic if you think about it every patient has a history. The first thing you do when you see your doctor is give your history as a patient. Your what your illnesses are, your health status, your family background. That history and forms the care that you received today with the hope of a healthier future just as you as a patient has a history, so it is the organization. Male clinic has a history. Our history here
In rochester, minnesota, in 1989. Which consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in america. And now a look at the origins of mayo and how it grew to become world renowned. Mayo clinic is an american institution. Its at the heart of our country in many respects. It is the worlds first and largest private Multispecialty Group practice of medicine. Thats a big, formal term, but what it really means is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving the needs of each individual patient. And this is a model that the mayo family developed uniquely that has expanded and grown and welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. This is Heritage Hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a generous gift. They had a unique vision. Today well explore the history, but more importantly the living legacy of mayo clinic. Now, if you think about it, every patient has a hi
Thanks so much for coming. It seems particularly appropriate given the subject of todays lecture to encourage you to pretend as if you are in church and to move in, scoot in if you would, to give folks who are, not necessarily late arriving, but people who are fashionably on time room to sit. I should say that this answers an ageold question for me. Which is, if there is anything that can depress the turnout for a lecture, i think we have the answer. Which is no. It was raining cats and dogs a few minutes ago. And i wondered, will there be people there . And sure enough, here you are. I tip my cap to all of you, you are in for a treat this evening. My name is andy graybill. I am the director of the clement center. I would like to thank the many people who helped make this evening possible. Thanks to jeff, who directs the cph. Especially for those people who have coordinated all of the logistics. During my first semester at the clement center, we received an anonymous 500,000 gift in ho