Back at the top with all the updates to stay close to. Program is ahead in moments. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics. Im sure. Ill see you then. Hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on Peter Lavelle joe biden may indeed be inaugurated in january of next year however will he have a legitimate mandate will the next Campaign Start when the next president takes office and the new liberal order is headed back into power what will be their agenda. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest george samueli in budapest he is an author and a youtube or at big apple and here in moscow we crossed him maxine he is an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council originally crossed out rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciate it ok lets go to georgia in budapest. And looking at the Election Results or how would the Election Results are being presented to th
Office and the new liberal order is headed back into power what will be their agenda. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest george samueli in budapest he is an author and a youtube or at big apple and here in moscow we crossed a maxine he is an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council originally crossed out rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i was appreciate it ok lets go to georgia in budapest. And looking at the Election Results or how would the Election Results are being presented to the to the public and the world here i cant help but get the feeling that if this had happened in any other country in the world the United States would have stepped in or made a lot of noise about democratic norms and demanding a recount and all of this kind of thing here but it is. Just because its happening to themselves you know its just an interesting pretty kabob how democracy is spoken about and practiced in the United States and how its spoken abo
After they took on the big money of wall street. And get your skates on the new Lockdown Craze sweeping the globe. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Major trials of a new vaccine have shown its effective against some new variants of covid 19, helping to reduce fears that they might prove resistant. Novavax is an american jab but its being produced in the uk. Its also easier to roll out than some previous vaccines, since it doesnt need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. The news came amid a deepening row between another vaccine maker, astrazeneca, and the European Union over shortages. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial, showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result
Hardy. Tonight, we are in tara hot in the museum. Let me introduce you to one of our guests with us throughout the program tonight. Earnest free bird is a debs biographer. Its been 85 years since debs died. Why would we care about him . He was one of the most important labor leaders and in a crucial time of conflict between labor and capital. He was the central figure in the socialist movement at a time when it was a viable and growing part of the american political culture. Is he interesting as a snapshot in time . Where does he have a Lasting Legacy . Like many Third Party Candidates he and his fellow socialist managed to move the conversation and import directions that have affected the development of american democracy ever since. In that regard, he is of his time, but also having a long impact. Well have time to delve into some of the elections more deeply later on. Of the five bids he made for the white house, are any particularly significant . Two for different reasons. The 1912
Candidate, eugene debs. This is a class at columbia university, of course i called the american radical tradition, and we started with the American Revolution and have been going through the Abolitionist Movement, early feminism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict and the gilded age, the populist movement, and now we are sort of entering into the 20th century and 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 four. 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 new early 20th century. On our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good quick summary on the various kinds of socialism at the time. From 1860 onward, there had been some kind of socialist presence in the United States, but largely confined to immigrants from europe, particu