Ingested the nerve agent novacek the kremlin has denied any involvement accusing the west of mounting russophobia i guess this week for most go is richest modern economics a member of president putins party united russia and the lawmaker in the lower house of parliament the duma why is it that those who speak louder for the russian opposition run the risk of mortal danger. You choose to have any kind of welcome to conflict zone. Lets talk a good we may 1st of all about the opposition figurehead alexy vile need who fell ill in organized on an internal russian flight germany which ended up treating him said it was beyond doubt he was poisoned with one of the novacek class of nerve agents developed in the soviet union the kremlin denies any role in this if it wasnt them who do you think it was. Well many questions about that actually i dont think much about now well in any way. Do you remember angela davis she was one of the leaders of the American Communist Party back in the old soviet d
Thinks. We hear him to ask. So we were raised the following question what if we could get every kid to follow 3 simple rules graduate from High School Get a job and continue work and dont have children tell youre 21 and right now weve walked out at the entire country and we classified people according to whether they broke all those worlds or they followed one or 2 or all 3 of the rules the results are astounding. So i started talking to judges and lawyers and doctors and Health Providers and interviewing people and literally asked thousands of people how many of you throughout the course istria part of the United States of america. And we are segregated in america by social class if you just think about it who the middle class people hang out with. Most middle class people dont know someone in poverty by 1st name and often down to dinner together. Today millions of American Families are taught in circumstances beyond their control. Their children will be compelled to live lives of pov
Is broken. President johnsons war on poverty has this one goal to provide everyone a chance to grow and make his own way. I think everything in life thats important really lives in the grey like theres no black and white theres this gray how do we make it more clear of what the problem is there are so many different Life Experiences of poverty and we dont have a clear definition of the federal government doesnt meet the definition they say if your family is more right about. To take care of your family for a year in 2000 does that mean that if youre making more youre not in red and that thats not the case i think the most difficult challenge. Your way out of your current predicament and youre. Of course people cannot contribute to the nation if they are never talked to read or write. If their bodies are stunted from hunger. If their sickness goes on tended if their life is spent and hopeless poverty just drawing a welfare check. So were off when they get used to opportunity. Were also
Welcome. We are virtual at the book shop. Its good to be here. To our audience. We want to let them know. For those o you have that have not got connors book. I dont think w have ever talked about getting some signed book rights. Welcome everybody. I will introduc maries. And he was born and raised in new orleans. He published his debut novel we cast a shadow in 2019 and it w a finalist for the pen open book awards. The first novel of prize. An asstant professor of creative writing and he is also the 20202021 writer and resident. With the university of mississippi. Welcome back to the Garden District bookshop. It is my honor to introduce our author today. Here is connor town oneil. Connor towne oneill. He works as a producer on the npr podcast. He now lives in tuscan alabama. Congratulations connor. We cant wait to hear more about it. For this portion i know you are interested in reading some of the work that are gathered here today. I will just sit here at the outset. Deftly get your
Im emily turner. History was made last night, over Vice President joe biden know president elect and california senator Kamala Harris becoming the first woman to become the first role of Vice President elect as woman. At the white house it has been very quiet, taking their first beaches last night joe biden and Kamala Harris projected unity and optimism. Here is not report from washington. Reporter at a victory celebration in wilmington delaware president elect joe biden said he is ready to get to work for all americans no matter who they voted for. It is time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again. Vice president elect Kamala Harris the first woman, a person of color, to win the vice presidency said she may be the first but she will not be the last. Every little girl watching tonight sees this is a country of possibility. Word of the biden harris projected when smart parties and parades from Southern California to portla