The story was about a choice that her family was facing. She was pregnant. Her husband had recently traveled to europe where he acquired a drug called thought of mind. Thalidomide had not been approved for use in the United States of america but it was approved in european countries. We used for anxiety, insomnia, nausea. Nausea is key. Women began taking it to relieve morning sickness. Her husband had been in europe. He acquired these pills and brought them back home for her. She was pregnant, she takes about 40 of them in her pregnancy. She and her husband did not know that thalidomide causes birth defects. Then she read an article about the drug, found out more, and called the doctor. She wanted to learn more about what the little light can do. Developing babies, children, thalidomide caused brain damage, damage the eyes, nose, years and severely damaged growth of limbs. In many cases, the children affected by thalidomide did not survive at all. In england, about half of the thalido
Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through its downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. 604. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the ev
Funds them. So it is no wonder that americans question whether their representatives are listening to them, or listening to the wealthy and wellconnected heard and this loss of faith in our democracy is a real foundational problem. So it requires a fundamental foundational sponsor. We haves foundational response. We have seen a groundswell of support for fixing our democracy , for making a foundational change. It is making an impact. We have seen the Congress Take steps to reflect the energy they have seen nationwide for reforming our democracy. This congress, the house of representatives, made the for the people act their top priority. This democracy reform bill was their number one goal and they debt it, it was their hr one. [applause] and they did it. We want our president ial candidates to do the same, to prioritize democracy reform, to campaign on it, to talk about it. That is what today is all about, we want to see president ial candidates telling us how they are going to fix our
Abouta at an Event Campaign finance. [applause] i dont think i need this microphone. Fork you for coming, braving the cold. I think it is one degree outside. So, we are really excited to have six of the candidates in conversation with us. Joining us will be on livestream. The way this is going to work is the candidates will be coming out, speaking for a couple of minutes about plans to fix democracy, kevin and i will be asking them questions, then we will take questions from the audience. React toage you to things. Please be respectful. Haggling, protesting, no rushing the stage please. I would like to first introduce senator Elizabeth Warren, our first speaker. [applause] they just use your mind and they never give you credit, its enough to drive you crazy if you let it. Sen. Warren thank you. I think the single biggest question we face now and in america is who this government is going to work for. For decades, our government has worked better and better and better for a smaller and
I saw it was one degree by. Outside. Excited. Ally two of them will be joining us on livestream because they could not be here in person. The latest will work is that the candidates will be coming out and will be speaking about their plans to fix democracy. We will be asking them a couple of questions and taking question. You to react. Just please be respectful. No heckling or rushing the stage, please. So, lets jump in. I would like to introduce senator warren. Good to see you all here. The biggest question that we face is who this government will work for. Hasdecades, our government worked better and better and better for a smaller and Smaller Group at the top and worse and worse for everyone else. You have a government that works great for those with money and not so great for everyone else, that is corruption and we need to call it out for what it is. And understand this. It is going on right now in the primaries. We have billionaires who think that they can by an election. Case in