Liberalism and its discontent. Humankind over the centuries has seen an evolution. We go from hunter gatherers to Agricultural Societies up through the industrial revolution. There is a process in which social institutions become more complex. They develop certain features. Marx said this process would culminate in a communist utopia. I think most progressive intellectuals for the 100 50 years after the communist manifesto believed the history would be communism. My argument was we did not seem to be going there. This was just before the collapse of the soviet union. The idea was there was this process of modernization. People wanted to live in modern societies but the kind of modern society was liberal democracy and marketbased capitalism, not socialism. We are getting off this train of history one stop before marx said we would get off. Professor Francis Fukuyama. You were talking in 2000 six about your 1992 book, the end of history and the last man. What you said, does it stand up t
Funding cspan2 comes from these Television Companies and more including buckeye broadband. Buckeye broadband along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Humankind over the centuries as seen in evolution, we go from hunter gatherers to Agricultural Society to various modern principles after the Industrial Revolution. Theres a process in which social institutions become more complex. They develop certain features. Marks that this process would culminate in a communist utopia and, in fact, most progressive intellectuals from the 150 years after the communist manifesto actually believed in the history communism. My argument was we didnt seem to be going there. Theres a bit before the collapse of the soviet union and the idea was that the getting to be this process of modernization, the most development. People want to live in modern societies but the kind of modern society that we seem to be in the art that was liberal democracy and marketbased capitalism is n
We will take on this case, it will be an honest detective story. Residents of estonia in narva, near the russian border, were able to watch the victory day concert, it was broadcast from the opposite bank of the river, from ivangorod, but in estonia itself they do not officially celebrate may 9 from the russianestonian border, report from alima zarif. Nowhere else in the world is there such close proximity of opposing fortresses from ivangorod to anarva. 30 m, arrow flight distance, while narva is the most russian city in estonia, two fortresses are connected by a common history and a common memory, and today ivan reminds narvi of this. The entire embankment on the estonian side is filled with people; powerful chords of holy war triumph and roar over the two cities. It wouldnt be victory day, but here are the letters the local police are distributing Public Meetings are prohibited, the real purpose of which is to celebrate may 9 in support of russia as an aggressor country. The celebra
Brent crude hitting 95 a barrel since the november of last year things to a tight physical market. It could return to 100 a barrel. We are certainly moving in that direction. The momentum of supply is tightening. Inventories are drawing. Kriti in asia, stocks falling on concern that global Central Banks will stay hawkish. This central bank kicking office twoday meeting today. In the u. S. , the United Auto Workers union will begin its strike at the big three carmakers if no serious progress is made by friday. A lot of geopolitics and Monetary Policy will weigh on the data. Lets check on markets because futures are fluctuating. You are seeing divergence between the europe pm story as well as the u. S. Story. Not a ton of movement. This is why they emphasize the word fluctuation because take a look at what euro stoxx 50 futures are doing, not a ton of market reaction. Same thing with ftse 100 futures although perhaps outperformance in the u. K. Yesterday, the dynamic was flipped, the bro
Enrique pena nieto in mexico city. We will go to phoenix and mexico city for response. Then to brazil. They have just overthrown the first woman elected president of brazil without there being any constitutional justification for this impeachment. Amy in what many are describing as a coup, Brazils Senate votes to oust Dilma Rousseff from office. Well get the latest and then to san juan, puerto rico, where protests were held tuesday as president obama appoints Seven Members to a federal control board to run the finances of puerto ricos nearly bankrupt government. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major speech on immigration in phoenix, arizona, republican president ial nominee donald trump vowed to build a massive wall along the Mexican Border and to begin deporting millions of immigrants as soon as he takes office if he is elected. He vowed to deport 2 Million People within his first hour in office