Are really appropriate for this new kind of era and in some ways by rolling them back whether we are actually going to see the or whether or not the new rules well be living under are actually appropriate for the moment that were living in. Tech companies are concerned about having to pay to reach consumers. Thats a pretty big fear, especially not so much the bigger guys who have the money and could pay, but some of the smaller websites. Etsy, reddit. Theyve been very active in this space because they said if we have to pay a toll to reach consumers, its going to hurt us. We cant afford to do that. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. During world war ii the United States military was racially segregated. Up next on American History tv we hear from a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of africanamerican fighter pilots. Also from a veteran who served with the combat team comprised of japanese american soldiers. The American Veteran Center Hosted this 35
Honored to be hereby. I always enjoy hearing stories about world war ii and for the last 15, 16, 17 years or so ive been involved with projects that centered around world war ii. I was with the National World war ii memorial and the library of congress collecting stories from world war ii veterans. I have heard hundreds if not thousands of stories from world war ii veterans. But my ears always perk up when i hear stories about Tuskegee Airmen and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The american patriots who served in those units bring a much different perspective to service to country and bravery under fire. Its a very special morning that we have two members, one of each who served in one of those units. Chief Master Sergeant robert zumi is a veteran of world war ii who joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and also subsequently the 101st Airborne Division, well find out what thats about. Its unusual to have a japanese american the 101st Airborne Division in world war ii. And we also
Magazines Kim Henderson talks about efforts to reduce assistance to the supplemental nutritional assistance host good morning monday, january 22. Its day three of the first Government Shutdown since 2013. House and senate will try to find a way out of the current impasse. Hassle meet at noon and the senate at 10 00 a. M. With a vote scheduled to move for a bill to fund the government for three more weeks. Well talk about it on washington journal. We want to hear from you. Democrats can call in at 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7848001. Independents 202 7488002. Have a special line this morning for federal employees. 202 7488003. A very good monday morning to you. You can start calling and as we show you headlines in the papers this morning. Workthe washington post, week begins. The front page of the New York Times and their wrapup of the events of the hill. Much of the day yesterday, the work by a Bipartisan Group of senators offers a reason for cautious optimism that a deal might be rea
March. Finally, an examination of the evolving efforts to recognize Women Air Force Service Pilots. We have a terrific panel today. Introduction, i want to explain how this panel came to be. Participants in the Summer Institute on veterans in society, ambiguities and representations. The subtitle is incredibly important. It represents some of the confusion that might exist about who counts as a veteran, what it means to be a veteran, how that meaning has changed over time and how society has understood that change. How all of these things connect with nonveterans in society, and the Civil Military divide that seems to be growing ever greater. Were broughtissues together in a threeweek Summer Institute at virginia tech, washington actually. We explored with about 20 other colleagues from a variety of disciplines some of these issues. One of the big takeaways or one of the Big Questions that we were talking about is whether it would make sense to talk about Something Like veterans studie
This 90minute event was hosted by the american historical society. We have a terrific panel for you today. Just by way of introduction, i want to sort of explain how this panel came to be. And that is that we were all participants in an neh Summer Institute on veterans in society, ambiguities and representations. Think the subtitle there is incredibly important, right . Ambiguities and representations. It represents some of the confusion that might exist about who counts as a veteran, what it means to be a veteran, how that meaning has changed over time and how society has miss understand that change over time. How all of these things connect with nonveterans in society. So the Civil Military divide, which is seems to be growing ever greater. And so all of these issues were brought together in a threeweek Summer Institute down at virginia tech, in washington, actually. And where we explored with about 20 other colleagues from a variety of disciplines some of these issues. One of the bi