Guests, and then were going to talk a little bit, and were looking forward to having some of you ask questions as well. The reason im very excited about this book but also about our guests is its a rare thing to be good at Public Service, to be a person of action, and its also a rare thing to be a scholar and to be excellent at the study of something. And tevi troy and Kiron Skinner, both bring that to the table. Tevi was someone who worked in many places in Public Service from the congress to several departments, at the department of labor and department of hhs, but also, very importantly, at the white house which is what these books are about or this book and several of his other books. Hes also, again, an accomplished author whos written in addition to this piece on the white house about intellectuals in the white house as well as Emergency Preparedness in the white house and the use of social media by president s. So i hope you will take the time to listen but also to think about b
Get to your thoughts in just a minute. Golda, a Technology Reporter with axios, joining us on the phone to talk about this hearing that will be taking place at noon eastern time on cspan3, on our website cspan. Org, and you can listen on the go with our free cspan radio app. Committee iswhat holding this hearing and why . Is the House Judiciary Committee antitrust subcommittee. They are holding this hearing because they have been having an investigation of the Digital Markets and Big Tech Companies in the past few years and this is a culmination of that investigation. Host why are they investigating these companies . Guest they are investigating these Big Tech Companies, apple, amazon, google, and facebook, because amongst the democrats and some republicans, these there is a feeling that these companies are too big, take up too much of the economy, gobble up competition by acquiring Smaller Companies, and amazons case by both selling products and being a platform, and in apples case ru
And so the House Judiciary Committee just wrapping up this hearing on u. S. Citizenship and immigration services. A house judiciary subcommittee will be moving into this same room for a hearing with the ceos from amazon, apple, google and facebook. Theyll be discussing antitrust law and Online Platform market power. The Company Heads expected to appear remotely. Again this hearing being held in the same room as the previous hearing we just showed you. So there will be a little bit of a break as they take time to clean the room. The hearing expected to begin shortly. As for the tech ceos, this will be amazon Ceo Jeff Bezos first appearance ever before congress. Well be watching the room before if gets underway here on cspan3. Once again we are live on capitol hill this afternoon as we await the start of a house subcommittee hearing with the ceos of amazon, apple, facebook and google. Theyre talk about unfair competition and market dominance. They are expected to appear remotely. It was
You very much for having me. I was thinking about our early days together, john and i, when we first started out in 1960, helping to organize, which is still a nonviolent committee. You may recall from your studies, im sure, that the citizens started february of 1960. In north carolina. Two weeks later, i joined with a in South Carolina, and there, we organized citizens that started that month. It was so spontaneous all over the country, until we made the decision to come together and try to be more effective by coordinating our activities. In april of that year, we met up in raleigh, north carolina, at the university and decided to meet again. Really organize ourselves and try to be more effective. That is when i met john, october 15. I met Martin Luther king the same evening, and i told everybody it was that night, 2 00 in the evening to almost 4 00 in the morning. A whole transformation. John and i have been in and out with each other ever since. When he was ousted as chair in got a
There are tents and families out there. People from diverse backgrounds. Practically every part of the lake. Crowds are here to recognize juneteenth. A holiday for the African American community that has taken on a whole new meaning this year. We want to show you video, ranger over lake merritt. Thousands crowd to take part in the festivities. People are gathering to hear from speakers explaining the significance and the history behind this day. People have mixed emotions over how quickly main street america and several corporate merks and the nfl is starting to embrace. It started with a caravan that made its way to headquarters. Oakland city hall among the speakers. Civil rights icon angela davis, actor danny glover who wasnt there physically but called in to share his words of support. The crowds have been nothing but peaceful but its a tricky balance. Were in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. You get the sense that people here have been missing that communal atmosphere. That co