First with the boston globe, i worked for a number of years in latin america. That was close to a decade. Then, off and on with the washington post, it comes out to be close to a decade. Host when you decided on journalism, how did you gravitate toward a foreign reporting . Pamela well, my earliest interest in journalism was more about domestic issues. Poverty, drug addiction, social ills, you might say. I did a lot of work on that in the early years. Then i guess, i dont know, i traveled overseas as a tourist, to unusual places, and i began to think some of these same issues were definitely there and more and the struggles and problems were deeper and broader. And i just wanted to try that. Host what special skills does it take to be a Foreign Affairs journalist, as opposed to someone working domestically . Pamela i mean, there is a number of things i would not necessarily call them skills, but there is a number of ways you have to be. You have to be ready to change things quickly, to
Live coverage begins at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Pamela constable, who i feel like i should start off by saying welcome home. Pamela thank you. Im delighted to be home. Host all told, how many years of your reporting career or percentage have you spent overseas . Pamela i guess,close to half. First with the boston globe, i worked for a number of years in latin america. That was close to a decade. Then, off and on with the washington post, it comes out to be close to a decade. Host when you decided on journalism, how did you gravitate toward a foreign reporting . Pamela well, my earliest interest in journalism was more about domestic issues. Poverty, drug addiction, social ills, you might say. I did a lot of work on that in the early years. Then i guess, i dont know, i traveled overseas as a tourist, to unusual places, and i began to think some of these same issues were definitely there and more and the struggles and problems were deeper and broader. And i just wanted to try that. H
Chairs this subcommittee. The committee will come to order. Welcome to the fiscal year 2021 labor hhs subcommittee markup. Joined by my dear friend tom cole. I want to welcome mrs. Lowey, Ranking Member granger and the subcommittee members here in person and those by a secure video teleconference. Just to mention we have in person chairwoman lowey, Congress Woman lee, Congress Woman clark, Ranking Member cole, Ranking Member granger, Congress Woman butler, congressman graves. Those participating remotely are Congress Woman frankle and bonnie coleman. Before i give an opening statement, im required to offer a brief explanation how the markup will woman. Todays room has been configured for the six foot distancing between the staff and members and the press corps. And some have used security video teleconferencing to participate remotely. Video teleconferencing, once you start speaking there will be a slight delay. Speaking into the microphone activates the camera. Displaying the main spe
Pamela rainy kerber teaches a black a class on food during the Great Depression. She describes the ways family tried to stretch their food money and food supply often by gardening, buying cheap ingredients and eating the same thing over and over. Her class is about 50 minutes. Greetings everybody. This afternoon, we are going to be starting our discussion of the Great Depression. What we are going to be doing today is talking about how the Great Depression affected ordinary people. We are going to talk about the nuts and bolts of the situation and the things that people would have experienced in their everyday lives if they were seriously affected by the problems of that decade. I dont normally use images like this, but i am using this one for a reason. Grandma survived the Great Depression because her supply chain was local and she knew how to do stuff. That is a really important concept and we will come right back to it at the end of the class as well. This really is sort of the them
This arson that is taking place puts many people at risk are firefighters the u. S. President ends a special deal with hong kong over a Chinese Security law look at the impact it could have on one of the worlds financial hubs. Destroying crops and livelihoods swarms of locusts in india and pakistan caused billions of dollars in damage. And ordway after female athletes are being allowed behind due to a coronavirus top level football in germany to resume but every other Womens League in europe has found cant follow. Lets get going just past 5 in the morning in the u. S. State of minnesota with the death of a black man who was pinned to the ground by a Police Officer spot anger not only their butts. Across the country that policeman derek shivan has now been charged with George Floyds murder but in minneapolis where floyd died on monday demonstrates is the fight a curfew and a large deployment of the National Guard a bank was set on fire under Department Store looted in the Nations Capita