But today, our subject is the socialist party. The rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. On a reading list, the chapter by michael casing gives a good quick summary of this moment in the various kinds of socialism at that time. From 1860 at least onward, there had been some kind of socialist presence in the u. S. But largely confined to immigrants from europe, particularly germans, english. The emergence of a mass socialist movement with a base in the u. S. Political system follows the final flowering of the 19th century radical tradition and the defeat of the populist party in the 1890s. The inheritors of 19th century radicalism were forced to kind of think about new ways of confronting the problems and inequities of the rapidly changing Industrial Society of that time. It is often said by those who write about the history of socialism that american socialism was particularly untheoretical. Very few americans produced theoretical works ab
Movement, early feminism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement now we are entering into the 20th century. In the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of a lot of labor unrest, Industrial Workers of the world, the Womens Suffrage Movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things. But today, our subject is the socialist party. The rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. On a reading list, the chapter by michael casing gives a good quick summary of this moment in the various kinds of socialism at that time. From 1860 at least onward, there had been some kind of socialist presence in the u. S. But largely confined to immigrants from europe, particularly germans, english. The emergence of a mass socialist movement with a base in the u. S. Political system follows the final flowering of the 19th century radical tradition and the defeat of the populist pa
Biontech, seeing a bounce. We know that pfizer is not a hype company its a big conservative company. When it sees things that are not working it is quick to say it. When it sees things that are working it is long to say it in other words, this is not a company that is a brag Guard Company so i am very surprised to see them come out this early. They must feel a level of confidence that is extraordinary versus what they typically do. David, youve known pfizer for very long, you know that pfizer is one of those companies that i guess you would regard as stodgy and certainly not a company that likes to get ahead of itself no. You would have to put it in that category, i think, so it is interesting that this has been shared as meg said and as we know 24 patients, jim, is not a lot. Very positive it would appear at this point i think always important to mention, though, that when we talk about a vaccine we are talking about the need for largescale trials as soon as possible because, of cours
Lets get straight into the burning issues. With me is kelsey butler, adam tim gunn, and chenal bass lake. A number of big Asset Managers have been getting into an expanding in private markets. What is it doing . Kelsey the firm is definitely growing its footprint into private credit. For one, they have appointed their cfo, Meg Mcclellan into a newly formed role of how to private bets. They are also doing hiring and potentially more acquisitions o grow their assets. Lisa what is the goal here . Why is this happening now . Kelsey it is part of a push from investors. Investors want someone who is specialized in these unique asset classes. Especially when you are talking about alternatives and there are some intricacies along the way. Lisa although, how much is this coming from investor demand, how much from the fact that fees are higher in the alternative space . Kelsey that is definitely a driver as well as these have kind of compressed along the board. Banks are making the smart decisio
Oversight of the department of Energy Research and development enterprise. Welcome, mr. Secretary. Were delighted youre here today. This committee has jurisdiction over the department of energys vitally important science and Energy Research and development activities. The laboratories and facilities so i hope we see you much more frequently from now on, and i look forward to working with you throughout this congress. With the budget season mostly behind us, id like to bring just a few minutes and a few items to your attention. Ill start with the good news which is that despite the administrations best effort to make draconian cuts across the board to deo research and Development Programs, most actually fared well in the house of representatives. Im particularly pleased to see the increases to the budget for arpae and the long Programs Office both of which have yielded truly transformative results for Energy Technologies of all types. Im also quite happy that the house supported a subst