A japanese ship that ran aground near the island of greenpeace is warning of devastating consequences. If you disturb it with your sports jason day she is the leader of gold soused major. The p. G. A. Championship. Now lebanons president has raised the possibility of external interference and she has days porque last in beirut michel aoun addressed the nation just a short time ago vowing an investigation into whether the blast was caused by negligence an accident or even a rocket or bomb but the government is facing widespread anger amid accusations of mismanagement and corruption 157 people have now been confirmed dead but it smith reports from beirut. Or on the streets of beirut. Sweeping clearing digging. Theyre filling the gap left by the state. Which is conspicuous by its absence. We had an i. T. Company here times were tough before tuesdays explosion now she says she cant see any future here. I am in. Los angeles. I see im 30. And both come to me from my 25 years. I work here ill
The myth is the central symbol around which what some people call american exceptionalism has been organized around the frontier that meant on the myth and the land the Frontier West came to symbolize a certain attribute to identity that think about the United States unlike other nations has the ability and the election read to use expansion that was built into well before the frontier in the late 19th century became the symbol of expansion the social experience to move one is foundational to us identity. No other nation has been so able to organize domestic politics through the actual reality of expansion and then increasingly the mythology to point to the frontier and respond to social problems with limitless and endless growth in these were the foundational premise of the United States and the founding fathers. And those only for the declaration of independence wasnt just add natural right that the condition of all natural rights. And what is his saxon ancestors to escape germany an
The frontier into the certain attributes of american identity. Its been the ability and the luxury to use expansion which was built into well before the frontier when it became the symbol of expansion it was foundational to the u. S. Identity and no other nation has been so able to organize its domestic politics through both the expansion and increasingly the mythology of expansion being able to point to the frontier and say respond to social problems and social demands with a promise of limitless for endless growth and these were some of the foundational premises of the Founding Fathers from the beginning. Thomas jefferson and the very First Political track three years before the declaration of independence and the right to move into the right to migrate west wasnt just a natural right that the condition of all natural rights that allowed the ancestors to escape germany as it was comfortabl consular datio the British Isles to the atlantic to of course the new world and it was the abil
Mitchell jackson. [applause] even came to his new times bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and policy center at american university. A professor of history and International Relations and a frequent public speaker, hes a columnist at the atlantic. He is author of stand from the beginning which won the National Book award for nonfiction. And the black Campus Movement which one the wb doughboy book prizethat is the author of how to be in how to be an antiracist. In this book its combination of ethics, history, law and sciee bring it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. Sarah broom has appeared in the new yorker, the New York Times magazine, the oxford american and Oprah Magazine among others. She received her masters in journalism from the university of california berkeley and was awarded a a foundation created nonfiction grant in 2016. House in 1961 sarah broomes mother ive remade thought ab and built h
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ra bnsway. Consumer cellular. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and financial litecy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations inn, educatemocratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ofgoing support hese institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Nawaz wall street extended its yearend rally for another day. L three of the major indexes notched new record closing highs today,hanks to a boost from retail and technology companies. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 106 points to close at 28,621. The nasdaq rose 69 points, to cross the 9,000point rk for the first time, and the s p 500 added 16. Businesses in parts of hong kong were brought to a st