With new york they pioneered steel frame construction. Then they set limits on skyscrapers. I believe there should be limits on skyscrapers. This was a little too early in the game on that. The gang life in chicago is what it is portrayed stereo typically. It seems as, the new york gangsters really mistrusted people like capone because he was too quick with a gun and a machine gun. And they took care of people like that, even costello. Im not trying to present him as, you know, a man of unalloyed purity. But he never carried a gun, and madden rarely carried a gun either. They had their own enforcers, but it wasnt part of the persona, and they were knit more closely into the city. And i think what gave new york city more stability was tram am actually. And chicagos politics are rampant and wild and mercurial. They form and disappear, and theres never one consistent political machine that can stay in the city. This creates fodder for socialists and reformists and its a stew. Its a boilin
For six, seven, eight trials and you could really go after these guys like that. So you have court testimony. You have confessions. And you have terrific crime reporters. Some of the best reporters in the city were crime reporters. So theres a lot of evidence you can compile about the life of criminals, and despite, you know, without reading these ghost written, you know, auto biographies that supposedly luciano penned himself and things like that. And i think unless you do crime was so interwoven in new yorks history, in chicagos history, in detroits history that its impossible to do politics without crime and do it right. And i think historians make a big mistake by not jumping into that territory and looking for those kinds of connections, and it still is that way. Gw bridge. We can talk about that side of it. Anybody else . Yes, sir. First skyscraper built in the United States, and when, where was it built and when . Generally, generally, went into skyscrapers, thats a debate among
Hsbcs might be contracting in january for the if, time in six months. Rnlgt in the case of deja vu all over again. Jack liu issues a stern warning to congress saying time is running out to raise the countrys debt ceiling. A warm welcome to todays edition of Worldwide Exchange. Before getting out to jules the january flash composite coming in at 53. 2, the consensus on reuters was 52. 4. We saw stronger numbers from e theerm know,germany, 55. 9, the manufacturing and Services Side picking up, helped the euro dollar up to the best levels of the session around 1. 1. 3630. The slightly better performance from france and china, hsbc flash manufacturing number was weaker and contracted. More on that right now, jules . How are you doing . Im great, all good this morning, shining here, ross, but the spotlight not on me today, its very much on iran, with president Hassan Rouhani taking center stage in todays keynote speech at the World Economic forum. Hes come to davos in the hope of really woo
Coming up next on American History tv, author elizabeth calls hoffman explores the costs and consequences of the u. S. Role in world leadership, asking the question, is america an empire or empire . I looking at key turning points, she argues that the u. S. Has played the role of umpire since 1776, but she also says umpires cannot win. This program is about an hour. Thank you so much, kay, and thank you all for being here. I cant tell you how pleased and honored i am to be here addressing the World Affairs council and especially because what i hope were going to discuss tonight is i think one of the most critical questions of our time, which is, youre not going to know it because i didnt turn the microphone on. [laughs] look, you are human. Well, wheres the button here, kay . The green light, right . The classic green light. Anyway, im here to discuss one of the critical questions i think of our times which is why the United States assumed the role of world defenders after world war ii
Forever. Wrong. Y were today the British Labor party move towards an embrace of market capitalism promises to nationalize great swamps of the british economy. In latin america, a socialist dictator grab power in venezuela bringing it to the brink of ruin and igniting a regional crisis. China has grown prosperous by introducing private enterprise even while the communist party evevtightens its grip over the people creating a surveillance state that former authoritarians could only dream of. All still in the name of socialism. Here in the United States, politicians who proclaim themselves socialists have skill to the heights of the democratic party. The debate that it was over. We trace the trajectory of an idea that change the world and the appeal is once more on the run. This is the unauthorized history of socialism. I knew my latest project for fox nation, a three hour six part series about socialism would be timely. Its a subject everyone is talking about with vermont senator Bernie