Shirley chisholm, how do you explain this incredible president ial year . We have gotten to a point in American History where the American People feel a kind of alienation and cynicism from conditional politics. The people feel that the democrats nor republicans that it is all part of the same old traditional package, that there needs to be change in america and that if the change does not emanate from the programs and plans of either party, americans have gotten to the point where they are willing to make that change outside of the regular twoparty structure. But how do you think we got to that point . I ask you because you have been involved in politics for a long time. What got us to that point . How did the parties get disconnected from the people . I think there is a combination of factors. First of all, the parties have not been able to be dispensers on the local and state levels. Particularly on those levels. Many of the district local offices are no longer in the communities ac
In 1964 you were already a member of the nyse and i wonder either in 64 or 68, did that disconnect feel as profound as it feels right now it did. Thank you for remembering. Yes, i was there in swadling clothes, but certainly in 64 to some degree and 68 was a terrible era in which the demonstrations, again, turned partially economic with looting and other things and that resulted in major city riots, some of what were hearing about today, the National Guard coming in, and that then did morph into a bit of an economic setback as the economy struggled. It didnt plunge the stock market, but it set the economy back and major cities like detroit and newark and others actually have not come back from the response they had to the social unrest in 68 and so on let us hope that it is nowhere near that, yes, ive been around long enough to have that memory, and thats why i can tell you for now, it looks a little bit less spontaneous and more structural in that certain Interest Groups seem to be in
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Global cases nearing 1 million desire statistics there. Indeed, there are theres been plenty of late. Weve got great guests coming your way including Mike Novogratz on where hes seeing opportunities. Well also speak with the ceo of pa tell, the ohio company thats just received approval for its technology to sterilize medical masks. But the big stories were watching this hour mike is here to break down the latest market moves. Brian sullivan has the late isest on oil and energy. A role eler coaster ride kayla has new details on the relief checks due to americans and bank of americas Michelle Meyer is here with us to tis cuss the sobering jobless claims numbers, but mike, you on the markets. T. Obviously waivering after the early day rally. Take a look at where it leaves us here. It seems were settling into a trading range. Well see if that holds. People can throw out these levels that might matter ta tactically the market has traded technically, just because we are in a bit of a vacuum
Approve the agenda. So moved. Do we have a second . Any discuss in all in favor. Any opposed . Motion carries. May i have a motion to approve the february 5th, 2020, Meeting Minutes . Thank you. Do i have a second. Second. Any discussion . All in favor. Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Now i would like to introduce our newest commissioner, nelson lum, wholl tell us about his background. Thank you. Mr. Chair, fellow commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, good morning, my name is nelson lum, and im the newly appointed member of this commission. Ive been a resident since 1961, and i went to school here. Upon graduation from George Washington high school, in 1966, i was soon notified by uncle sam that he had a special interest in me. I was inducted in the army where i volunteers to be a member of the paratrooper unit, and after training, i was assigned to kentucky with 101st airborne division. In 1967, my division was deployed to vietnam. Luckily, i returned in november 1968, wit