Great question. I wanted to write a book that would be a first draft of the history of the long epidemics for the year of covid and beyond but that would speak to an interested reader, not just a specialist in the field. There are lots of specialists in the field and i thought my valueadded might be to translate from specialists in the field to reader who are fascinate by the blizzard of legal issues that werent really on most peoples anda until now. We never thought about pt epidemics but think about them now, particularly what we can learn from them andhat do we know when its going to be over. I want to begin, john, if i can, really at the end of your book, and then ill pivot book at the end of our interview to ask you more but this question. You write, america has two histories, one ugly,he other far more appealing. In the months and years ahead, americans will hold the power between them. Lets hope the make the right choice. Im going to be asking you more but what that right choice
Pleased to be in conversation today with my colleague, judith butler, discussing the new book the forc of nonviolence. Judith butler is a fundamental voice in our understanding of gender, sexuality, politics, theory and of the author of 13 books including like i said the force of nonviolence. Judiths a professor in the department of compative literature and prossor in the program and critical theory at uc berkeley. So, welcome, judith. Im pleed to be here and speang with you. Im excited to talk with you about your new book. I thought we might begin our conversati helping readers understand that intervenon of the book the sort of conceptual basis in your argumen for reimagining the conception for nonviolence. The book sort of encourages an understanding of nonviolence thats left rooted in a kind of individual morality and a more than concerted politic practice. I thought we would sort of bin by taking a minute to explain why thehift away from kindf indidual morality as you put it someti
Joining her to discuss the problem with everything is judith shes a critic and journalist and the author of the sabbath world glimpses of a different order of time. Former the editor of lynn walt franco Deputy Editor of new York Magazine and science editor of the new republic shes written for the New York Times book review among numerous others. Thank you to our friends at cspan for joining us to film us conversation for book tv. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming meghan and judas. [applause]abmeghan and judith. Am always really relieved when people show up. I love coming to the strand and i love seeing people very early in my career, not that early actually but earlier i was on a book tour and i was in minneapolis, i was in st. Paul, it turned out to be the same night that David Sedaris was doing a reading at the university and minneapolis and in like a stadium basically. Anybody who was anybody who cared about those things went to see David Sedaris except for one young
Breakthrough essay collection, my misspent youth. And the ends people, which won the usa award for your creative nonfiction. Shes also received fellowship from the guggenheim news and the National Endowment for the art fellowship. She teaches in the msa writing program at columbia university. Turning her to discuss a problem with everything is judith sorry, judith show limits. Shes a critic and journalist and the author of the seventh world. Of a different order of tide. Only the editor of Deputy Editor new York Magazine and science on the new republic. Shes written for the New York Times review and among numerous others. The key to our friends at cspan2 for your joining us to found the conversation about to be. Who that went out further ado, please join me in welcoming megan and judith. [applause] thank you thank you all for your coming out. Im always really relieved when people show up. I love coming to this lease. I love seeing people very early in my career. Will not that early act
Fuel, food, water run out. On wednesday, an israeli airstrike killed the wife, son, daughter, and grandson of one of gazas was prominent journalist, wael dahdouh, al jazeeras bureau chief in gaza. There is no safe place in gaza. No one is safe. No one is safe from the aggression of the occupation. Amy we will go to gaza to speak of one of waels al jazeera colleagues. And then to ramallah, we will be joined by longtime diplomat and scholar hanan ashrawi. Finally, philosopher Judith Butler, who recently joined other jewish writers and artists signing an open letter to President Biden calling for an immediate ceasefire. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Israeli tanks have invaded the Northern Gaza Strip overnight in what military leaders are calling a targeted raid ahead of a much larger Ground Invasion. The incursion comes as israel continues to bombard the whole gaza strip for a 20th consecutive day by a