Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a wing fragment discovered on an island in the indian ocean is on its way for testing to see if it belongs to a missing malaysia airliner. The debris was carefully packaged and loaded onto a cargo flight today bound for special defense facilities in toulouse, france. Meanwhile, locals scoured reunion islands coastline for traces of more debris. And australian officials who are leading the search for the plane urged caution about what the wreckage means. Im n
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a wing fragment discovered on an island in the indian ocean is on its way for testing to see if it belongs to a missing malaysia airliner. The debris was carefully packaged and loaded onto a cargo flight today bound for special defense facilities in toulouse, france. Meanwhile, locals scoured reunion islands coastline for traces of more debris. And australian officials who are leading the search for the plane urged caution about what the wreckage means. Im n
Population, 2. 3 Million People incarcerated. We spend over 50 billion a year on corrections and when it comes to the Racial Disparities that our system there are more africanamericans under correctional supervision today than there were slaves at the height of slavery in 1850. Host how did we get there . Guest its all really goes back to the war on drugs in many respects, which began in the late 70s and created a series of disparities in sentencing and goes back to tough on crime sentencing laws that made it easier for people to go to jail, easy or for them to stay there and easier for them to stay there for extended period of time. Host you are a native new yorker and there was a period in the 70s where new york was pretty ripe with crime. People were scared. Was there a different solution . Guest well, for when fear is a terrible peer is not something to be ruled by when we make decisions as far as government and as far as these kind of things because fear makes you act rashly and w
Guitarist use to say, you have to be mighty careful where you aim because its likely to get there and senator Mitch Mcconnell did, thank you very much for talking with me. Guest thank you. Cspan created by americas Cable Television companies and brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Day two book tv live coverage of the printers row lit festival. Youll hear from sidney, sebastian, natalie on segregation in chicago and across america and many others. For a complete schedule, check out our schedule booktv. Org or follow us on twitter at book tv or an facebook, facebook. Com booktv. Welcome to the 32nd annual chicago lit festival. The theme of this years festival is what your story. We encourage you to share the stories you hear this weekend on twitter, instagram or facebook using prlf16. You can keep the spirit of lit fest all year by downloading the app where youll find all of the Chicago Tribunes premium book content free and discounted books for subscr
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