Intervals and then there will be 15 minutes for all of you to ask any questions that you may have of them. The first panelist is dr. Thomas g. Burton, he is a Professor Emeritus of english at east Tennessee State university. He has produced three documentaries on sir spent handling and is the author of serpent handling believers, the serpent and the spirit, and Beach Mountain man, the memoirs of rhonda helix, his most recent book, voices worth the listening, three women of appalachia, is out now from Mercury University press. Please join me in welcoming tornado thomas burt dr. Thomas burton. The next person i would like to introduce is sarah smarsh. She is a kansasbased journalist who has reported for the New York Times, the guardian and other approximations. Per book pout working hard and being broke in the richest country on earth, very relatable title, let me tell you, what finalist for the National Book award, 2018 Research Fellow at Harvard Universitys center on media politics and
Across the u. S. Announced more restrictions as a country hits a new high of daily kovac cases. President Trump Supporters take to the streets, packing election for claims, but he makes little progress in the courts. We begin with breaking news in a dramatic escalation in the civil war. In ethiopia, at least 3 rockets have been fired from ethiopia into eritrea. Adding a regional dimension to the conflict. Diplomats in the region say 2 of the rockets hit, the eritrean capitals airport. It comes on the 11th day of fighting between Ethiopian Government forces and leaders in the tikrit region. The to gray and Peoples Liberation front had earlier threatened to eritrea. Of fighting between to grain and Ethiopian Forces has killed hundreds and to grand leader has admitted its forces struck 1st, prompting ethiopia to launch an offensive in the region. The p. L. F. Also said it was behind rocket attacks on 2 airports in the neighboring. Im horrid region. There are reports of massacres on both s
Understand what is going on with the electorate going into this election . Matthew this election is unlike any in the past so it is hard to know if theres a good corollary. Already we have seen far more early and absentee voting then then we saw in 2016 so it is really off the charts this time around. Host i have a chart that looks at early and in person voting and how it is trended the last couple of years. As folks can see from watching it, the trend has been for more prior voting, either by absentee or mailin ballot, then in person on election day. What is happening in thinking about the conduct of elections, that has led to this . And then accelerating this trend this year . Matt sure. It has been a trend 20 years in the making. Ever since colorado, Washington State and oregon state made it easy for their voters to go. Vote by mail, we are at sea that once voters have the option, they like the option. Clearly during a pandemic, voting by mail is a good and safe option as well. Alre
Toer that joe biden speaks block religious leaders in souls to the at a polls. Then President Trump campaigns in north carolina. Host we are looking at what has become a scene this year, long lines at polling places. Matt, you study this for the bipartisan policy center. Covidear with the pandemic to we have baselines to understand electorate going into this election . This election is unlike any in the past so it is hard to know if theres a good corollary. Already we have seen far more early and absentee voting then it 2016 so it is really off the charts this time around. That lookse a chart at early and in person voting and how it is trended the last couple of years. As folks can see from watching it, the trend has been for more prior voting, either by absentee or mailin ballot, then in person on election day. What is happening in thinking about the conduct of elections, that has led to this . And then accelerating this trend this year . Matt sure. It has been a trend 20 years in the
Very warm welcome youre watching R T International with me nicky aaron. The murder of a french history teacher last week has left many in the profession traumatized with teachers now fearful that the freedom to speak and instruct is at risk english teacher gabriel a ton 0 told is the impact of the gruesome attack has has. Tragedy that happened last week the death of a colleague of mine is many many things its a tale of terror teachers in strong arcs directed to do a lot and it sounds like we will be expected to even more trees and many ills in society and i know my colleagues and i are ready to take on many challenges but if jurors are really under the threats of islamic terrorism then we should not ask ourselves heres how you will teach kids should ask ourselves serious how we will protect the school itself and the surroundings of the school some your party was beheaded by a terrorist last week outside his school in a suburb of paris the suspect an 18 year old refugee of chechen origi