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Imi think of what talking about jen wittenberg. He would find someone to volunteer for a project. Busy people get things done and it. New we were in forc mostwhite has to be the prolific young professor. Won the outstanding faculty award for virginia. He is an active public speaker and a parent of young children. I dont know where john finds the time. Generousn very with our Education Programs to which we are grateful. As you can see from your printed programs, the topics of his varied with a and focus on Abraham Lincoln and legal and constitutional history. He is the coauthor of a book thetled civil education in future of american citizenship. Because he had a few extra minutes, he and ann holloway wrote our monitor. I asked him to speak on a topic i did not put on the printer program. A topic that draws from two other book manuscripts he is currently finishing about Abraham Lincoln and africanamericans. Ladies and gentlemen, jonathan white. [applause] jonathan thank you, john, the in
Buy . And that is not necessarily really how we want an economy or Innovation Sector to function. Announcer watch the communicators monday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan two. And our question we started with this morning, should religious gatherings be exempt from stay at home orders . Our lines for you 2027488000 for the eastern and central time zones, 2027488001, mountain and pacific and if youre a religion leader, that line is 2027488002. Well be right back. Announcer tonightannouncer at 9 00 eastern on afterwards, netflix director of inclusion and former u. N. Official Michelle King with her book the fix. We are often in denial the challenges women face at work. It is something i discovered in my own research. People assume places of meritocracys. There is this belief that everyone is the same because everyone is treated in the same way. If people dont have experiences of work and without logic, we are not only do lot denying difference but we are denying inequality. Announcer watc
To express it is unprecedented. We have seen significant spikes in demand. We have seen reductions in supply. And right when people needed it the most need it the most. Host what does your organization do . How broad do you reach . Guest how network is 200 food banks around the united states. In normal times, around 60,000 pantries, 2 million volunteers. We have often said that we are serving every community where there is Food Insecurity. That means every single county and parish in the united states. In normal times, we serve every parish and county in the united states. Host in the last month, what has been harder, tougher to get . The need of people who need food or the ability of your organization to get it . Those are equally difficult challenges. I am sure your audience has seen that wee retail outlets have historically relied upon for donated food have empty shelves. When there shelves are empty, they are not in a position to donate to us. The largest source of food for our net
But essentially, monopolies and Financial Institutions that facilitate that monopolization across the country and thats what we are focused on. We have special concerns about the power of Big Technology platforms but in general we think that a lot of the economic and social problems that we are experiencing in this country today can trace back or be exact exacerbated by the dramatic outsized levels of Corporate Power that exists in our economy today. Host how did you come to that view . Guest we looked around at the world essentially. If you look at markets. If you look at Market Structure you will find that whether it is large markets like media, telecom, healthcare, online retail, amazon for example, or even small markets like Peanut Butter and cheerleading and watch components and software you have seen that over and over a handful of businesses and handful of corporations have rolled up those markets and essentially act as governing agents for other actors in that market. Host isnt