I proudly accept the nomination of our party. [cheers and applause] this moment is one of personal pride and gratification yet one cannot help or fleck the deep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violence, which have erupted regrettably and tragically in the streets of this great city. For the first no injuries which have occurred. [cheers and applause] surely, we have now learned a lesson that violence breeds counter violence, and it cannot be condoned of whatever the source. [cheers and applause] i know that every delegate to this Convention Shares tonight its my sorrow and my distress over these incidents. May we for just one moments, and sober affliction and serious purpose. May we just quietly and silently, huge in our own way, pray for our country and may we dont share for a moment a few of those immortal words of the prayer of Saint Francis of sec. Words which i think, may help heal the wounds ease the pain, and lift our hearts. Listen to this immortal saint. Where t
Joining us on our Team International with a full rundown and announced time. And after a time tim welcome back to a brand new season of going underground still swimming against the current of the mainstream amid the Global Pandemic orbit civil war in the United States and the impending threat of climate extinction im joined now from tucson arizona by one of the most cited intellectuals on earth the father of modern linguistics american dissident you know im trying to get you on thanks so much for coming back on the show so what is the global Green New Deal thats the new book Climate Crisis and the global Green New Deal and why is it to you the most important political player in all of Human History were no. Longer. Serious. Would. This route. Could we most. Emissions within a few decades now and one goal of the Green New Deal is to provide the means to do that the other problem which is arising with great hurry right now is the collapse of the economy as a result of the endemic now it
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Groups role in campaign 2020. Nextgen americas benjamin insel talks about his role getting the youth to support joe biden. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is the washington journal. You are looking at the Wisconsin Center in milwaukee, one ofseveral sites for this years Democratic National committee convention, which starts this night. Program would take place from there, but it can be held from other areas. Cspan willf that, be covering at 5 00 this evening. We want to hear from you about political conventions and if you think they matter in this day in age, especially in the new environment we are in. You can let us know your thoughts by calling us. For republicans, 202 7488000 free democrats four democrats, and independents 202 7488002. Us, tweet ustext cspanwj, and a post on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The New York Times has a highlight of who you will see tonight, including minnesota senator amy klobuchar, the nevada senator and the first latina to lead a Se
We are thrilled to welcome a claim historian mary beth norton. She is the author of five books and coeditor of several others at her textbook of people and a nation a survey of u. S. History. Her new book 1774 the long year of revolution is available per purchase following the program. Please join me in welcoming mary beth norton. [applause]. Its really nice to be here. I want to make sure the clicker is on. It doesnt seem to be. I dont want to show that one quite yet. I want to show you the cover of the book briefly because the little bottle on it is famous if youre colonial historian. Its in the collections of the map of the society and it claims on the label on it which is impossible to read alas that is contains t picked up from Boston Harbor or the day after the tea party. Its a quite wellknown object in the colonial america. I wanted to start with this verse from a poem i discovered in the new york journal which is a newspaper that coordinated with the sons of liberty in new york