Of books that you may not know about of the lines. We are pleased to be at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia this week, and we are joined by the president of the university dementia is the coauthor of this book, the spirit of compromise, white governing demands it and campaigning undermines it. President , are we a politically compromising nation . We were created in compromise. A lot of people think of the revolutionary war, which separated us from our mother country, but if you recall, i know you werent there then, but if you recall it historically speaking our Founding Fathers crafted a compromise that created the constitution. They were as polarized as any set of americans who had been throughout our country and history. There were a pro and anti slavery and yet they compromised. So, yes, we were founded in compromise. Today compromise has become more difficult than ever before. What do you mean when you talk about the uncompromising mindset . Well, we live in an era t
Was, i suppose youd call it adventurous. But this thing ruined everything. [laughter] we go far and wide, find the best writers that we can ask and bring them to albany. Its like bringing the world the a particular place. And i dont think i cant think of any other organization, even some of the better known ones in major cities that have such a regular flow of creative talent coming through and at no cost to the public. With our open door policy. We bring the literary world to albany. So all these people whose names, faces and dates, events you see are people who have come from far and wide to read to the general public here. And weve had somewhere, my most recent count now has gotten us up to at least 10 or probably 11 Nobel Laureates across the years ranging from Toni Morrison who actually used to teach at albany to most recently a South African writer, and along the way, i dont know, people like the nigerian writer, wally, or the caribbean writer derek walcott, or the irish poet, se
Visitors feel safe. You hang it around your neck and if you get closer to 1. 8 metres to the person next to you, it vibrates. Ingenious. Hello and welcome to the programme. People in lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut on tuesday leaving swathes of the city in ruins. The blast killed at least 137 people and injured around five thousand more. These are the latest pictures of protests Near Parliament in the capital. Riot police blocked the road and tried to Disperse Protesters with teargas. The crowd hurled stones and lit fires. Earlier, crowds gathered around the french president , emmanuel macron, as he visited the stricken port area. Mr macron, whose country shares close colonial ties with lebanon, called for a new political order in the country. From beirut, our correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports. Frances president said he was here to bring home truths to lebanons politicians. Ho
Glacier could soon break free, threatening homes below. People in lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut on tuesday leaving swathes of the city in ruins. The blast killed at least 137 people and injured around 5000 more. These are the latest pictures of protests Near Parliament in the capital. Riot police blocked the road and tried to Disperse Protesters with teargas. The crowd hurled stones and lit fires. Earlier, crowds gathered around the french president , emmanuel macron, as he visited the stricken port area. Mr macron whose country shares close colonial ties with lebanon called for a new political order in the country. From beirut, our correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports. Frances president said he was here to bring home truths to lebanons politicians. He received an earful of them in beiruts gemmayzeh neighbourhood. Woman shouting. They stopped clearing up their shattered homes a
Docket. Well be getting julys Producer Price index. Well have august Empire State Survey. Geopolitics once again dominating Global Market headlines. Here is the latest on the situation in ukraine. Ukrainian officials are inspecting a russian aid convoy parked just beyond its border. The developments suggest easing of tensions over the shipment, but it could be short lived. Nearly a dozen personnel carriers showed up. Nuri al maliki stepping down amid pressure. The its still plans to target terrorists on the ground. Soda giant cocacola buying a major stake in monster beverage. Price tag, more than 2 billion. Monster had transfer its nonenergy business to coke. Rare news in the Retail Sector lately, a winner. Jcpenney posting better than expected same store quarterly sales. The Department Store had a loss, but there they are in the premarket. Allibab alibabas first used says it is going to work out. Alibaba completed its purchase of a media unit less than two months ago. Thank you, scott