Unequal distribution of wealth led to the Great Depression. Her class is about 75 minutes. Weve spent the last few weeks considering how americans adapted to abundance between the 1890s and 1920s. Despite the efforts of producers, advertisers, of retailers and of others, the supply of goods continue to outstrip demand. This wasnt because all everyone, all 106 million americans, had everything they needed. It was because they didnt have adequate purchasing power. They didnt have adequate wages or income to buy all of that stuff. And it wasnt just americans who were in this situation, but so too were our trading partners around the world. They didnt have enough income to buy all of the commodities we were producing in our fields and all of the wonderful things that we are our factories were making. So by the end of the 1920s, the American Economy went bust. You guys all know this. You all know that the stock get crashed in 1929. The World Economy went bust as well. A worldwide economic d
Book in the lobby. They will be able to take your credit card. Lynn will be ready to sign it. It is not true early to be making a christmas gift. [laughter] so that all the shopping done well before. Dumenil is the professor of American History at occidental college. She has taught a number of distinguished institutions, including berkeley, whitman college, and she specializes in u. S. Womens history and cultural and social history since the civil war. She is a distinguished professor, having received many honors, including being a senior fulbright lecture, and many other recognitions, which is also to say we are in for a treat. She brings to this topic a richness which i think is going to make this experience one of real memory frost. So, once again, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here and for participating in the activities of the national war or one museum and memorial. I invite you back. Please join me in welcoming dr. Lynn dumenil. [applause] dr. Dumenil thank you. I am
Cause they gathered in the streets and in the squares of the belo recent capital minsk since the disputed president ial vote on august 9th protesters have defied the authorities and have been gathering every day calling for an end to president look ashamed because 26 year old despite the continued threats of a violent crackdown opposition supporters say they wont give up ahead of sundays rally the bellary saw me rolled into the central city streets a warning to those marching any unrest and statues would not be tolerated and they not the police would see to that. Arriving back at the president ial palace in minsk the man at the center of this wave of discontent alex on the look. He has the backing of russia whos the moment has condemned the protest movement on saturday railed against the opposition supporters and accused nato of deliberately positioning its bosses by the countrys western border and ordered the army to defend its territory. Nato forces are approaching we understood this
Gingrich found his way to the upper echelons refusing to accept the minority in the house. He worked with president Ronald Reagan to bring positive change in america. According to his new book trump and the american future solving the great problems of the time and the spread of the virus, the highs and lows of the economy, 2020 will continue to be a process of change. He is here withes here with uss book and thoughts on america. We invite you to enjoy our Virtual Program coming from the academy oval office with Newt Gingrich and Reagan Foundation Institute Director john heibusch. Spee we planned to have few lives and in person as they have so many times. I want you to know when the pandemic is behind us and they were able to travel we still would love to have you out at the Reagan Library again with your new book or the next one you write. Thank you so much for joining us today. I am a huge fan of the Reagan Library particularly the educational in the way that you create learning expe
United states its people its economy and the way it deals with the rest of the world the bottom line. Hello im daryn jordan this is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week cracks in the Global Economy stocks saw to record highs despite the coronavirus pandemic billionaires become richer but the poor get poorer so is it time to finally confront capitalism. Remaking china on the world in president cheese image is the middle kingdom looking inwards as the chill of a new cold war threatens the factory of the world. And global debt saws as government spend spend spend on the world cope with even more debt. Well no nation has been spared from the coronavirus pandemic with 22000000 cases and almost 800000 deaths the Health Crisis is far from over a secondary spikes flare up we may have seen some of the worst economic costs but most pain could be lurking as we head into the final few months of the year well most of the industrialized world has