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A virus pandemic poses immense challenges secretary general antonio good tennis called for more International Cooperation and multilateralism 19 and face environmental challenges because of the pandemic the event is taking place online with many latest delivering speeches by video. U. S. President donald trump says he will announce the Supreme Court nominee by the end of the week as issue was made by the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg on friday from his urge the Republican Controlled Senate to confirm his pick before the election 5 women the being vetted for the role. This is day doubly news from pearl in follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website thats dot com. There has never been a 3rd world war a fact which speaks to the success of the United Nations as it turns 75 this year with age that stability is showing signs of fragility multilateralism working together which doesnt seem to work anymore and the consequences are deadly the coronavirus pandemic has n
Him. Host hello welcome to the session of the National Book festival project via the library of Congress Name Steve Burstein a long time columnist at the Washington Post at George Mason University and the operator of american capitalism my guest today is rick seen from the branch of the steam clan stronger reporting spending time and i man of the left is and reflects tackling the rise of them in another way Barry Goldwater and his latest book americans way turn. Along with a long time the writer former dean of Columbia Journalism School and has written books about the sat and black transaction man. And over the last 45 minutes because of the virus. And transaction man and tell us what it is about. Okay. [laughter] i guess if there is is extensively you really but the premise of the book there is a number of ways to organize a capitalist system that has been organized in a succession and im trying to propose a history of the different ideas of american capitalism and with those institut
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Thomas said us and his art works explore the pressing issues of our times reflecting on how we can live more sustainable lives and use our resources more sparingly hes also interested in alternative means of travel and how art can inspire us to think outside the box. And. I just. Dont go over thank you. Thank you thank you. The argentinian performance and installation artist takes an interdisciplinary approach to his work and regularly cooperates with Scientific Research in. Institutions like when he launched this experiment in bolivia to test out the possibilities of emissions free air travel. This is sad to say knows burley in studio where he plans and prepare as his many projects. Status and who has always been fascinated by the interplay between arts and science he studied art and architecture in argentina and then attended frankfurts. Art school on a scholarship he also took part in a nasa research project. Has become an internationally sought after artist in part because his work