[applause] [cheers and applause] Sandra Cisneros. [applause] the 2015 National Medal of arts to Sandra Cisneros for enriching the american narrative. Through her novels, short stories, and poetry, she explores issues of race, class, and gender through the lives of ordinary people straddling multiple cultures. As an educator, she has deepened our understanding of american identity. [applause] accepting on behalf of the Eugene Oneill Theater Center, preston whiteway. [applause] the 2015 National Medal of arts to Eugene Oneill Theater Center for its unwavering support of american theater. For over 50 years, the Eugene Oneill Theater Center has nurtured awardwinning playwrights, directors, and actors, enriched the craft of stage production, and delighted audiences with exceptional programs. [applause] philip glass. [applause] the 2015 National Medal of arts to philip glass for his groundbreaking contributions to music and composition. One of the most prolific, inventive, and influential ar
Career. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this hourlong discussion. Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Supreme Court. Its great to see so many people here for the Supreme Court Historical Society second lecture of the 2014 leon the society was formed in 1974 by chief Justice Warren burger with the notion of promoting public understanding of the history of the court. It does that in many ways, through lectures like thesic through the publication three times of year of the journal of Supreme Court history, and through the acquisition of portraits of the justices for display in the Supreme Courtqsf building. Id also like to especially for its efforts to address myhekn predecessor and Curators Office all prior clerks of the court which have been obtained from the court. And on behalf of all the officers of the court, id like officers of the ny of id like the efforts that they give to all of us. This evening, were joined by three distinguished scholars for discussion of th
Its my feeling that what happened in brazil, which is so encouraging about citizens taking their destiny in their own hands, is not happening here. We have unemployment and hunger and crumbling infrastructure and a tax system out of whack and a corrupt political system. Why are we not also taking to the streets is the question. And i want us to. You wrote if youre not outraged, youre not paying attention. So are we not paying attention . We are paying attention to the wrong things. We are paying attention to infotainment, which is being spoonfed to us and sadly, frankly, we are enabling because we love the stuff. The infotainment narrative of life in america, you call. Yes. The tragedy of journalism now is that it is demand driven. And when you ask people what they want, were like one of those rats that have a lever to push and cocaine comes out. And once that happens one time, theyll stay there till they die, until more of the drug appears. We cant help loving lurid stories and suspen
Why are we not also taking to the streets is the question. And i want us to. You wrote if youre not outraged, youre not paying attention. So are we not paying attention . We are paying attention to the wrong things. We are paying attention to infotainment, which is being spoonfed to us and sadly, frankly, we are enabling because we love the stuff. The infotainment narrative of life in america, you call. Yes. The tragedy of journalism now is that it is demand driven. And when you ask people what they want, were like one of those rats that have a lever to push and cocaine comes out. And once that happens one time, theyll stay there till they die, until more of the drug appears. We cant help loving lurid stories and suspense and the kind of sex and violence which the news is now made up of. But you go on beyond the infotainment story. You say, our spirits have been sickened by the toxins baked into our political system. Powerful sentence. Our spirits have been sickened by the toxins baked
Why are we not also taking to the streets is the question. And i want us to. You wrote if youre not outraged, youre not paying attention. So are we not paying attention . We are paying attention to the wrong things. We are paying attention to infotainment, which is being spoonfed to us and sadly, frankly, we are enabling because we love the stuff. The infotainment narrative of life in america, you call. Yes. The tragedy of journalism now is that it is demand driven. And when you ask people what they want, were like one of those rats that have a lever to push and cocaine comes out. And once that happens one time, theyll stay there till they die, until more of the drug appears. We cant help loving lurid stories and suspense and the kind of sex and violence which the news is now made up of. But you go on beyond the infotainment story. You say, our spirits have been sickened by the toxins baked into our political system. Powerful sentence. Our spirits have been sickened by the toxins baked