Good evening, everyone. My name is jasmine and on of Harvard Bookstore. I am so excited. Welcome you to our event with megan buskey presenting her new book ukraine is not dead yet a family story of exile and return. Joined in conversation by emily channel justice, our spring event season is in full swing here at bookstore you can find our full time schedule at harvard dot com slash events where you can also sign up for our email newsletter. Tonights will conclude with some time for your questions, which well have a book signing here at this to ask the question. Raise your hand during the q a portion and our speakers will call on you. Cspan booktv is also our event tonight, including the q a. So if you ask a question, please just wait for their microphones to reach you before you ask the question and if you havent already, you can find the copy of ukraine is not dead yet. At the register in the next room. Thank you for continuing to steam. Ask it as we strive to keep our Community Safe
Welcome to alJazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. Palestinian backlash in the west bank, overnight, palestinian supporters clashing with Israeli Forces during a rally in ramallah. Six more killed during israeli air strikes this morning, killing 40 people including women and children. Nick schiffron joins us from southern israel. Put into context what the situation is right now. All i have to do is point at one thing to show you the situation, that plume of gray smoke, that was a huge israeli air strike into gaza about a minute ago and that is whats happening on the ground, situation definitely escalating. On the one side from gaza, you have a lot of palestinian fighters firing a huge amount of rockets, over 100. Its unprecedented, some of those rockets reaching farther into israel than ever before, one targeting haifa, a mile from here. We have a huge bar acknowledge of air strikes from drones, from the sea overnight and continues to hit gaza hard. The military said its dr
They sent a letter to the speaker yesterday demanding that the chairman be censured and removed as the Committee Chair because it is shabby treatment. The Ranking Member of that committee cannot allow said given opening statement. We did begin to speak a man having his might cut off. On the level and nature of the fight. Democrats better learn to fight harder because republicans play politics to win. They play hardball and democrats if they want to be competitive, they better play hardball and get their voters out. That is the key have to get them trained to vote in every election and local elections. Thats the judges that are putting your kids behind bars him at the local School Boards that are deciding whether or not your kids are going to learn creationism or intelligent design versus learning the science hello to the cspan viewers. Sorry we are a little bit late. We had some trouble getting into the events. [laughter] we think that is attributable to the attendance and security. So
Jo john, on that note you were formerly with the cia. Whats your campaign when you find out a Russian National was offering to help the campaign with incriminating information . What stands out . That itself is enough, but the fact that he the president does not want to take the word of the Intelligence Community. Theyre there to serve him and give him the truth. And instead he seems to take the word of president putin who is a former Intelligence Officer as well as somebody who is kind of a brutal dictator in his own right. I find that very shocking. And i think it speaks to this larger issue of this administration. It doesnt seem to be ready for prime time on one hand, and also doesnt seem to want to trust the experts and wants to do things their way. Their way seems to be a very proned to error and a way of just doing things that is very, very unsophisticated and lacking in any sort of skill or political knowhow. This raises of question of why didnt why wasnt he transparent about it
Biden on a candidacy facing challenges on all sides. Senator Bernie Sanders goes back to burlington to recuperate ahead of the next debate. This week the Supreme Court hears three major cases on workplace discrimination. Actress and activist laverne cox will join us for those arguments. A. Scott bolden, former chair of the National Association pact and the d. C. Democratic party. Host and professor on the barnard college, president of the media group as well. Christina greer, professor at Political Science and author. Joining us is a White House Reporter for the atlantic. When president clinton faced impeachment there was a white house war room running at full tilt. With this president , there was no war room. Instead, President Trump is in the white house with a Remote Control in one hand and his cell phone in the other. He is casting aspersions and a growing number of discipline station officials are ensnared. Rick perry urged him to make the call back in july. The president told Hou