Individuals and theyre not a function of one philosophy or another philosophy. Theyre a function of a worlds that has changed and thats the point i want to get across because those are the challenges i think in part we have to deal with. Host that is an inspiring note on which to end what you have told us is that all citizens, not only in america but around the world, really have an obligation to educate themselves about the constitution by listening to each other and to divergent points of view, and by bringing people together and respecting the argument on both sides youre suggesting they can learn from each other. Thats what youre trying to do in this book, what were trying to do at the National Constitution center. Out of your many great contributions to constitutional education, and in addition to your books, the fact youre at heart a teacher you were a teach are at Harvard Law School and still are trying to inspire citizens in america and around the world to educate themselves ab
Economics, china, fire fighting, u. S. Military bases around the world and much more. For a complete television schedule, booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Now, we kick off the weekend with wikileaks editorinchief Julian Assange. He has a new book titled the Wikileaks Files the world according to u. S. Empire. [inaudible conversations] to invite all of you here. This is the launch of the Wikileaks Files. Im jacob stevens, im the director of verso books, and weve been working on this project with Julian Assange and with wikileaks for about four years now. And so this is the culmination of a lot of collaborative editorial and political work that were very proud of, and were thrilled to be able to publish this in close cooperation with Julian Assange and with wikileaks and with his fantastic introduction. You should all get a copy. If you havent got one on your way in, get one on the way out, its part of the ticket. And it has i
Poverty, immigration, and Climate Change. Today he heads to capitol hill, but the popes visit to washington has not been without controversy. Seven people were arrested wednesday after staging a diein calling for the ordination of women. We will speak with one of the women priests who were arrested, as well as the granddaughter of dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. Then when exxon knew about Climate Change. Newly uncovered documents show the companys own scientists confirmed Global Warming was occurring over three decades ago due to rising carbon emissions. Then the Company Covered it up, spending millions campaigning to stop the world from taking any action. We found a trail of documents that go back to 1977. Exxon new Carbon Dioxide was ,ncreasing in the atmosphere that the combustion of also feels was driving at, and this post a threat to exxon. Amy we will speak to a former exxon scientist and a reporter from inside climate news. All that and more coming up. Welc
Amy in his first trip ever to the United States, pope francis speaks at the white house about poverty, immigration, and Climate Change. Today he heads to capitol hill, but the popes visit to washington has not been without controversy. Seven people were arrested wednesday after staging a diein calling for the ordination of women. We will speak with one of the women priests who were arrested, as well as the granddaughter of dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. Then when exxon knew about Climate Change. Newly uncovered documents show the companys own scientists confirmed Global Warming was occurring over three decades ago due to rising carbon emissions. Then the Company Covered it up, spending millions campaigning to stop the world from taking any action. We found a trail of documents that go back to 1977. Exxon new Carbon Dioxide was ,ncreasing in the atmosphere that the combustion of also feels was driving at, and this post a threat to exxon. Amy we will speak to a for
Frustrated that people dont understand the fabulousness in his strategy, dont you get it, he was defensive, he was not he was not someone who could explain to you. Theres a great absence when it comes to obama and isis and it is an absence of how he thinks about isis, not just what to do about it, what your strategy supposedly is but how should we think about it, how should we view it, what kind of threat is it, how should we be prepare to go meet that threat, what are the possibilities, he doesnt speak about any of those things, which makes you wonder, my god, is he not speak because he doesnt want to actually share his thoughts which makes everybody uneasy. And now theres, you know, theres this and now theres a president who is acting less like a presence and an absence. It does no good. It was very bad leadership the past week. We are going to have to leave it at at. The name of the book the time of our lives. Peggy noonan, thank you. Is there a Nonfiction Author or book that you wo