relatively easy time passing its rules package, its first order of business, but the rules package includes provisions like the motion to vacate, which makes it easier to remove the speaker, kevin mccarthy. it also gets rid of pandemic era changes like proxy voting, it imposes rules and limiting spending and blocking tax increases. house republicans also passed a pair of disingenuous and deceitful antiabortion bills that were designed to push propaganda rather than addressing real concerns about women s reproductive rights. their decision to pass these bills during the first week of that new term, and despite the overall unpopularity of their antiabortion positions, demonstrates how they seriously are about governing in general. republicans made it clear months ago that they intend to use their tenure to investigate democrats. the rules package includes a provision that allows the house to create a new subcommittee to investigate the origins of covid and to scrutinize the wor
show before and we are happy to invite you back. thanks for being here on the velshi banned book club. there is so much of sura in their eyes were watching god. tea cake, inspired by one of zora s partners. dr. perry, i want to ask you. much of the book takes place in eaton berg, florida, where zora was raised. you ve studied the south and you know it well. is this an example of writings writing what they know about, or how much do you find this to be autobiographical? certainly, it s her writing what she knows about. you have to remember that sort of a strength as an anthropologist to what he knows about is pretty extensive. she was writing against a backdrop of, a period when people thought that southern black rural culture was in decline. it was dying out. and part of her objective was to show, know it s vibrant. it s. rich is complex. so, she captures that. she has these vivid characters