His new book equality in american dilemma 1866 to 1896. Unleashed by the civil war. You do not need to take my word for how wonderful it is. Equality is deeply researched. The struggle to define the meaning of equality in post civil war america. It is filled with fresh insight into the social movements that took precedent during the region. The inequalities that continue to shape our social and political landscape. Please join me in welcoming charles postal. Postel. You get to meet the author which is one of the reasons to come to an event like this but the person the purpose was where the author was coming from in that sense history books really talk about the past at all. There really about their present in the context in which the book was written written. I may make no secret im transparent on this. It was written after the financial crisis of 20072008. It was written in a context of occupy wall street a questions about the deep economic inequality in the United States. It was writ
Traitered take their positions. Plus the best stock ideas for 2020 the Investment Committee is ready to go. Halftime report starts right now. Welcome. Good to have you with us on this tuesday. Our Investment Committee joe, stephanie, john, courtney, president of Capital Markets private wealth management. One of forbes top 100 advisers lets begin with that new milestone for stocks as s p sits within 2 of its best year since 1997 joe terranova, s p, nasdaq 100 new high russell 2,000, 52week high. Emerging markets, 52week high. Left our europe. Pretty good nikkei 25, 52week high. World is rallying. Risk back on. High bet, take exposure is what near term investors want from the market laggards are really rallying right now. I would argue when you look at the laggers, the ones that have limited Growth Opportunities and thats why it has not been a premium paid for them during the year, i want to look at the laggards from early in the year that began to recover early in the quarter. I think t
Brent this is dw news live from berlin. Nato members rampup news with a show of unity. They agree china is now the new major risk, but divisions within the military alliance remain and frustrations with President Donald Trump were laid bare for the world to see. Also coming up tonight, germany expels Russian Diplomats over the killing of a former c chechn commmmander. He was gunned down in broad daylight and a park here in berlin. Prosecutors suspect russian or chechen state involvement. Moscow says it will retaliate. And fresh ammunition for u. S. Democrats and their drive to impeach president trump. Lawmakers tell scholars trunk committed impeachable offenses by pressuring ukraines government for his own political gain. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. Nato leaders meeting in london have wrapped up a contentious summit working 70 years since the founding of the military alliance. They adopted a joint Statement Today recogniz
Donald trump of peach when wiring is democrats prepared to release key testimony. At the baghdad roadside which iraqi protesters have transformed into a canvas of this complex. In sports south africas world cup winning rugby team has arrived on to a heros welcome but by captaincy khaleesi the squad is now set for a 5 day victory parade around the country. Yemens internationally recognized government has signed a power sharing agreement with southern separatists the deal was brokered by saudi arabia and aims to end months of violence between Government Forces and the u. A. E. Backed fighters Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin sound man says its a step towards a broader solution to the war in yemen our diplomatic editor james bays reports now from the united nations. A deal is signed that its hoped may bring peace to one part of the violent war in yemen presiding at a ceremony Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin so man those signing the government of yemen president had he a key saudi ally was
Accuses iran of Nuclear Extortion has to hand takes more steps to reduce its commitments to 2050 nuclear deal. And mexicos president is under pressure to step up the war on drug cartels after gunmen killed mine americans in an ambush. How to Apollo Donald trump has altered his testimony in the impeachment inquiry gordon so on balance now with mits the us president offered a quid pro quo with ukraine to investigate a political rival in newly released transcripts the u. S. Envoy to the European Union acknowledges that American Military aid to ukraine was contingents on investigating joe biden well jumpers accused of pressing ukrainian president zelinsky in july to launch a probe into biden answers son hunter over corruption allegations transcripts of kurt volker the former special envoy to ukraine have also been made public investigators have. Summons trumps acting chief of stack Mick Mulvaney but he is unlikely to attend since the white house has told us officials not to comply why did