Be very hopeful in that regard. So theres no reason that this cannot be a bipartisan effort. Theres no reason that both sides should not want to participate in whatever it is that makes us better. I mean, look, were always striving for that more perfect union. Good morning, everyone. As we gather here in the visitors center, our Congressional Black Caucus is holding a forum, listening to people discussing our legislation, following up on yesterdays hearing. As you know, yesterday, the Judiciary Committee held a hearing, policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. That was their focus. The hearing was profoundly emotional. Anyone saw it, it was especially the testimony of George Floyds brother. He is just a remarkable person. He and his wife were here. And he said, if you saw it, you were in the room, the people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough. Be the leaders that this country, this world needs. He challenged congress. Georges name means something, he
deal ended ending nearly 2 decades of conflict rebel groups in sudan signed a peace agreement that the government. and pulling the plug on dissent we speak to 2 sound engineers from better risk who had to flee their country after playing an anti russian song in protest and only well into the sports news including coronavirus confusion on day one of the u.s. open tennis several players have had close contact with infected for more pell but they are being allowed to play on. now for weeks after a devastating explosion in beirut that killed more than 200 people a new prime minister designate has been named in lebanon restart a db as the former ambassador to germany he won broad support from across the political divide and he has now been tossed with forming a new government and that all comes as french president emmanuel back on his back in the lebanese capital less than a month after his last visit then a car has the latest from beirut. he was not well known to the public until
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. I am pleased to be joined by diane rav itch, a former assistant the education secretary under bush 41. Ten years ago, she published a scathing critique of the standardized testing system she once supported in programs like no child left behind. Since then, shes become a defender of Public Schools. I am honored to have Diane Ravitch on this program. How are you holding up so far . Im glad to be with you. How are you holding up so far . I went paragliding the other day, im holding up really well. Youre paragliding, obama is water surfing, how can you be so calm at a moment like this . Im not calm, i hate whats going on. I theres a full scale frontal attack on our Public School system. Its an outrage, close to 90 of the children in this country go to Public Education and Public Education is the bedrock of our democracy, doors open to all. Taking in kids who are english language learners, kids with disabilities. Kids who are t
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. I am pleased to be joined by diane rav itch, a former assistant the education secretary under bush 41. Ten years ago, she published a scathing critique of the standardized testing system she once supported in programs like no child left behind. Since then, shes become a defender of Public Schools. I am honored to have Diane Ravitch on this program. How are you holding up so far . Im glad to be with you. How are you holding up so far . I went paragliding the other day, im holding up really well. Youre paragliding, obama is water surfing, how can you be so calm at a moment like this . Im not calm, i hate whats going on. I theres a full scale frontal attack on our Public School system. Its an outrage, close to 90 of the children in this country go to Public Education and Public Education is the bedrock of our democracy, doors open to all. Taking in kids who are english language learners, kids with disabilities. Kids who are t
Also this weekend on booktv on our after Words Program, author sebastian mall by talks about his new biography on former Federal Reserve chairman alan greenspan. Youll see the 2016 National Book awards, and we visit pittsburgh to tour thattys literary sites that citys literary sites. For a complete schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv on cspan2, its 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. And now well kick off this weekend with a ram from 2009 with a program from 2009. This is the late gwen ifill who taped an after Words Program with us in 2009. She died at the age of 61 from cancer this week. She was a journalist, of course, and author with more than 30 years of experience covering washington and the white house. Host hello. Welcome to after words, my names david brooks, im a columnist from the new york times, and im joined today by an author, gwen ifill, and we are not only going to talk about er book [laughter] no, we are going to talk about her book