Joining us today from around the country and around the world. For those of you that dont know me i am jen johnson, currently chief of staff at Chicago Teachers Union and also a history teacher, missing my classroom but grateful for the work im doing today and ill be moderating our conversation but before i introduce the amazing eve ewing we have to thank the organizers of this event, haymarket books. Theyre amazing, theyve been doing so many fantastic events and something really exciting going on right now is there having a 50 percent off sale on their website so you can go to haymarket books. Org and purchase eaves poetry books collective arches and 1819, this is critical reading and its 50 percent off right now and what else are you going to do but be at home, read, turn off the netflix and read these books. Haymarket has other events lined up coming up this week and next week so check out the website for the full schedule, haymarket books. Org. And this friday so tomorrow at 7 pm e
That became a popular thing in the Republican Party because people were hurting. When people are hurting at home the last thing theyll say we have to go around the world and do things. To me the fundamental element is to make sure we have Strong Families. We have Strong Families that are together and raising children. I think it was putnam in his book said its more important for parents to read to their children the first four years of their life to pay for four years of college. I dont think that message is out there. That the message from either party about how important this Public Policy issue is of reknitting the American Family. Were going to go to nicole from roll call. [ inaudible question ] well, obviously, i talk about the importance of targeting voters who have been left behind by this economy in the last ten years. Thats why i announced on the factory floor. You look at stagnant wages and Median Income has declined. Part of that is the recession but it hasnt recovered. You
House Foreign Affairs on cspan tonight or any time on cspan. Org. As Foreign Affairs subcommittee on europe held a hearing today on the European Union, its future and the u. S. Relationship with eu members the greek financial crisis, and britains referendum vote on the european membership in 2017 led to increased speculation on the future of the eu and how its troubles can impact the u. S. Economy. This is about an hour and a half. Im sure he will be joining us momentarily. Im sure he wont mind if we get some of the formalities out of order. I call to thrd this afternoons hearing on the future of the European Union from a relatively modest idea in the early 1950s for six countries to form a Common Market for steel and coal production. The Super National organization that we now know as the European Union was created. Five and a half decades on it has expanded to including 28 National Governments is and represents over 500 Million People. Taken together, the gdp of the eu is over 18 tri
Angela merkel and her open door policy and worse, turkey supposed to stop the flow of migrants, destabilized by another terrorist attack. And we havent forgotten your money. Would you believe another sharp rise in the price of gas. Say it aint so Varney Company is about to begin. Lets get right to it. Election alert. Two polls are out this morning, florida and ohio. They vote tomorrow. Ash, florida first. Ashley fascinating. In the lead by a long way, donald trump with 46 of the vote, followed way behind, rubio at 22 . Cruz at 14, kasich with just 10 . Stuart 24 points ahead for donald trump in florida, they vote tomorrow, a huge lead. He cancels a rally in florida and speaks tonight in ohio. Give it ohio. Ashley this is interesting, trump and kasich dead tied at 38 . Of course, john kasich looking at ohio as his springboard. Didnt he say, instead of voting for me, vote for kasich. The on the side he wanted others to vote for him in florida and i dont think that the candidates are goin