Man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. He died in august. That is followed by a look at the life of teenagers in the white house. Then the evolution of facebook as told by the facebook engineer who created the like button, newsfeed, and timeline. And you change this army so it becomes a volunteer army, code finder soldiers in the labor market. Go find them in the villages and towns in america. We did that. We created a splendid force of young men and women who are willing to serve their country as volunteers. The had the same tradition, the same culture, the same loyalty and dedication as any other generation of americans have ever gone before them. They proved themselves in the gulf war and the panama bay. They proved themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan. We have to keep in mind something that president lincoln said, to care. Never forget that they are carrying the american spirit. They are carrying the american traditions with them. When they get injured, when th
Against this canard. It is just not true. Why do you not find out . We went through. We have a lot of people who were critical of npr but were listeners. Most people to criticize it had never heard it. It was just a word on fox news. They never listen to it. We got several listeners who were not supporters. They like to the content, but they were very biased, so we took apart their anecdotal experiences, and we examine them closely for some clues, and then we did some quantitative stock based on pew and other Research Outlets you had attempted to evaluate media, and ira said it changed the way that he was reporting, but i cannot say it changed mine. I know that will in dear me to all of our critics, but we try to disclose exactly who we are in a way that npr as a general rule does not. They like to their hosts to be uninflected in their presentation, and we made a conscious choice, bob and i did, that if we were going to criticize people for not disclosing things, then we would try to
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis they are the unsung sheroes of the musical season. A great stage or recorded studio, they belonged to darlene love and marry claim that backed up a performance by staying, the rolling stones, and they are justifiably getting their due. Courtesy of a new oscar nominated documentary i fell in love with called 20 feet from stardom. Just released now on dvd, it celebrates their career. I felt like if i just gave my heart to what i was doing, i would automatically be a star. I started cleaning house. There is a world out there that wants to hear you saying. They stayed in the game and they are legends. It is about time. Tavis merry clayton, i am delighted to have you here. Darlene love, i am honored to have you here as well. I had heard a little bit about your story for years but when i saw this documentary, it reminded me of the adage that people see the glory but they dont know the back story. When i saw the
Secretary of state paul, Stanley Mcchrystal and marcia anderson. This is part of the chicago ideas week conference. They represent less than 1 of the american population. Most of them, from workingclass families. From not too far from here in the workingclass neighborhood of chicago or the bar rios of the southwest or the deep woods of the self and the hills of new england. Or from the rural part of my native great plains. They volunteered a sense of patriotism and a determination to advance their own lives as well. In the course of these two long wars, they have 100 of the risks and 100 of the wounds and deaths. Their families at home have been living in bubble of Emotional Trauma thinking that no one on around them cares because no one was asked of the rest of us. If we did not have someone in that war, or if we did not know someone in that war, it could be out of sight, out of mind. We were not asked to make any sacrifices. The war just went on, fought by these brave Young American
Justice kennedy and his retirement is one of the most talked about things here in washington. If he retires at the end of this Supreme Court session in june or maybe next year. But he has told his friends and confidants he expects to. This is the first of, you know, possibly many, at least a couple Supreme Court appointments to this court by this president. Kate. And it all begins right now. This is the moment this president has been waiting for. This is the moment that, as you said, Mitch Mcconnell has been holding out for and waiting for since the campaign until now. A very big moment for everybody. Jeff, jeff zeleny is in the rose garden. Waiting any moment for the president to walk out. Jeff is there. First, lets quickly go over when we talk about no rest for the wary. Justice gorsuch will have to hit the ground running and get seated to help the court finish out its current term with some very weighty issues. Cnn Supreme Court reporter arianna joining me from the steps of the capi