Us throughout the program tonight. His book is call, its been 85 since debs died. Why do we care about him . Debs is one of the labor leaders at a crucial time and a conflict between labor and capital, but more importantly, he was the central figure in the socialist movement at a time when it was a viable, growing and important part of the american political culture. So is he interesting as a snapshot in time or do you think he has a lasting legacy, do you think . Like many thirdparty candidates he and his fellow socialists managed to move the conversation in very important directions that have affected the development of american democracy ever since. So in that regard he is of his time, but he has also had a long impact on us, as well. We will have time to delve into some of the elections more deeply later on, but of the five bids he made for the white house, are any particularly significant . Two for very different reasons. The 1912 bid represents the high watermark of socialism whe
And hes not even a journalist anymore and you even see segments especially here in the United States i mean one particular one comes to mind off the top my head where it was on n. P. R. And Glenn Greenwald basically had to explain to the reporter what a journalist isnt isnt allowed to do you had to correct the introduction that the reporter gave him because the reporter was like well this is one of julian assad just friends and when i was like i dont really know the guy i just understand this issue and im passionate about it because i am a journalist and it was basically Glenn Greenwald giving a crash course in the idea of freedom of the press someone who is supposedly a professional reporter so the the kind of radio silence in the United States has been nothing short of disturbing you know until and what did the problem is here isnt it and i think rons example is so perfect because a great deal of what well what very little the American Public specifically knows about it is wrong to g
You have actually read the book. Unlike all those other miami who interviewed you, i read the book and not only that, i highlighted it. I made notes. I come on. This doesnt happen in movies where the movie critics dont watch the movies but i happens in books. People talk about books without reading them so grateful to you. People say im work off your wiki page. And i just want to be a better journalist than everybody else. I feel like i can do better than Rachel Maddow right now. I would dont go deeper. We have more time, congratulations on the book. I thought it was really great and helped organize a lot of ideas pout what is happening at fox news that we all wonder but which is how this happened, how destructive is it, and is it ever going to get better or just a part of our world at this point thats never going to change . Ill start out with other question how you got into journalism. I get the sense from the book and you didnt spend a lot of time on this, that you were a journal gl
Peace deals with the u. A. E. Im right in washington something donald trump called a historic breakthrough but the move is met with outrage in palestine. Were back now with the latest headline. Oh and welcome to crossfire where all Things Considered im justice be done in a london court not only is joining us on trial but so is freedom of speech and the profession of journalism what explains the sparse Media Coverage of this trial why havent more journalists spoken out. And is being used as a target a big sample for those who challenge the powers that be. To discuss this and more im joined by my guests they were doc in london she is a journalist with i think is a munich and in los angeles we cross to run welcome he is a comedian and host of the you tube show get your news on was run as well as a writer and a regular on the jimmy dora show or across the girls in effect that means you can jump any time you want and i was appreciative ok lets go to taylor and london you have the fortunate
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