My boys are back in class this morning. Last week was supposed to be our spring break. We did pretty much nothing which is what we are supposed to be doing. I dont know about the two of you, our two routine and expectation of how we are going to use this time together have listened considerably. At first i was like, lets get it done. Organize the pantry, cleanout the closet, but now im like, you know what . As long as they are happy, i am happy. In our spring break is next week, and so we have not reached that point yet. Our daytoday routine, i will admit it is very hard. It is very difficult being a parent right now. We are all doing our best to kind of bite our time on certain things. We are allowing certain things that maybe we would not be allowing daytoday before this pandemic. My wife came up with a list of stuff. Because we have been getting a little loose, a little lax. This week, its funny that you mentioned it. We have a list. Lets see what we can get done. Okay. Right now we
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Then, Todays Campaign rally in New Hampshire where joe biden was joined by john kerry. Then Bernie Sanders holds a town hall in iowa. Susan you have a new book called american radicals. What years does your book cover . Prof. Jackson the earliest event in the book is 1817. To 1870s. 823 this is described as the second American Revolution. Why is that . Prof. Jackson the radicals in my book were calling for a second American Revolution based on what the revolution we know , fought by their fathers generation many had grandfathers who fought in the revolution. They described that revolution as merely political. They felt it had accomplished a separation from england. It had accomplished the foundation of a new political system. Revolution they had in mind would have to follow that merely Political Revolution in order to really bring into American Life the ideals of the founding that had to do with equality, with justice, that of livedingly not part american experience, even in this new l
Campaign trail. First we take you to New Hampshire where joe biden spoke to voters, introduced by former secretary of state john kerry. After that, to iowa, where senator Bernie Sanders spoke to potential caucusgoers. Susan you have a new book called american radicals. What years does your book cover . Prof. Jackson the earliest event in the book is 1817. It covers 1823 to 1870s. This is described as the second American Revolution. Why is that . Prof. Jackson the radicals in my book were calling for a second American Revolution based on what the revolution we know, fought by their fathers generation many had grandfathers who fought in the revolution. They described that revolution as merely political. They felt it had accomplished a separation from england. It had accomplished the foundation of a new political system. But the social revolution they had in mind would have to follow that merely Political Revolution in order to really bring into American Life the ideals of the founding th
The wpa did in california, and then you fall down this rabbit hole and you find that theres everything else. And its a its a universe. So now what we are is a National Team that is identifying, mapping and interpreting the physical legacy of, the new deal, which is absolutely colossal. Its all around us. Its indispensable, able, but we dont see it. And thats accidental. So what were doing, we have a very active chapter in new york city, some of whom are here today. And what were doing is excavating a lost civilization. Its what i call the lost ethical language of new deal, public works. These objects which are everywhere, are trying to speak to us in a language which we have been persuaded to forget. And the effort to erase the roosevelt legacy. About april 12, 1945, when roosevelt safely dead and they could to do that. So thats what were trying to do. And we established a few years ago a prize, the best book on roosevelt or the new deal out of a of books being published year theres we