We are very honored by your presence and participation. The launch of the center is a historic moment for the program and for brookings. At a time of massive dislocation in the Global Economy, the need to improve policy is inclusive and sustainable. Policymakers and other people around the world have leadership on aspects of Sustainable Development. We are grateful to all of our partners whose support has been instrumental. A special thank you to richard who supports through the roundtable and Sustainable Development over the past several years have inspired the creation of the center. The launch of the center tsuldnt have been possible without the efforts of those that worked tirelessly so let me take a moment to recognize my colleagues and scholars including the director macarthur and the checks and Communications Team as well as the central Communications Team and importantly the commitment gof our president who is very passionate about Global Development. Thank you, john, for your
And scientists sound a fresh warning on Climate Change as the arctic gets warmer the world is facing an increase in destructive extreme weather events. That. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us rescuers in beirut are digging through rubble in a desperate search for survivors after 2 shoot explosions left much of the lebanese capital in ruins at least 137 people are dead and thousands more have been injured president in one or because france has arrived bringing rescue teams and equipment with him other countries have also pledged emergency aid and expertise lebanons president michel aoun who greeted mccall has blamed the disaster on thousands of tons of a chemical being stored in bed. Rootstocks but the u. S. Government says it has not ruled out the possibility of an attack a governor of beirut has said almost 300000 people have been made homeless by the blasts. A day of grief for lebanon as the country reckons with the losses and destruction caused by tuesdays explosion.
Landmark cases, cspans special series produced with the constitution center, explore and the human story and constitutional dramas behind 12 Supreme Court decisions. Number 759, Petitioner Versus arizona. Number 18, roe against wade. Quite often in many of our famous decisions were quite unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate are very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believed in the rule of law. Welcome to landmark cases. Our series of looking at the 12 most important cases in Supreme Courts history. We will learn more about the people in the issues behind them. Tonight, lochner v. New york, 1905. It is one of the controversial cases of the Supreme Court, and in fact the story of a baker from new york whose case gave rise to an era that defined Supreme Court cases for the next 30 years. Let me introduce you to our two guests who would tell us more about this important case
And sewer pipes overhead and there were suers in the ground and sometimes were wood, rats ran freely and so did roaches. Bakers worked exceedingly long hours and exceedingly difficult work. It wasnt as difficult as a lot of work during that time, its true, but the title of my first chapter, by the way is not my grandma used to bake. They were handling 100 to 200 pounds of sacks of flour and its hard work and it was dirty and filthy and difficult work for long hours. But it wasnt just that it was difficult conditions for the bakers. There was also the Public Health was endangered by the conditions that these people were working in because the bread wasnt very sanitary. What was also happening in the country that people were beginning to look with Public Health and public safety. Well, i think this is a really good time after that clip to talk about the bake shop act and what the legislature of new york did to address the conditions that you so there were so well described in the video.
Capstone of sams distinguished career of which the Wilson Center was his home for over four decades. Sharing in todays celebration is sams family. Sherry, his wife of 50 years, daughter lauren and son christopher and his wife. Janeld like to a knowledge harman who will be joining us, who has provided special leadership in expanding the. Enters focus on korea todays event is cosponsored by the Wilson Center history of Public Policy program and the Hyundai Motor center. Sam has played a vital role in the history of the Wilson Center. He initially came in the mid70s as a wilson fellow on leave from his professorship from chapel hill and went on to join the staff founding the International Security studies program and serving as the Centers Deputy director. It was his harvard doctoral supervisor, ernest may, who introduced sam to the arts using history to analyze issues of current Public Policy and specifically to the multinational study of security problems. Thanks to his pioneering work,