This is a class at columbia university, a course called the american radical tradition, and we started with the American Revolution and have been going through the Abolitionist Movement, early femininism feminism. The civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement and now were sort of entering into the 20th century and in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of, you know, a lot of labor unrest, the Industrial Workers of the world, the Womens Suffrage Movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things, but today, our subject is the or the socialist party, the rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. On our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good quick summary on the various kinds of socialism at the time. From 1860 onward, there had been some kind of socialist presence in the United States but largely confined to immigrants from europe, particu
Called Charles Evans hughes was a governor of new york and a Supreme Court justice, all but won the election in 1916. In fact, when president Woodrow Wilson went to bed the night the Election Night, he thought he was beaten. If he had been elected, how American History goes in several Different Directions on suffrage for women, civil right, what does he do on Foreign Policy, does he really germany sort of baited us into war. Hughes would have avoided that. He is the one you could have wrote novels about. You have Charles Evans hughes who was on the Supreme Court, and then left the Supreme Court when he ran for president. And then went back on the Supreme Court. One of the finest minds on the court. A fellow justice called Charles Evans hughes the greatest in our great line of chief justices. Why hughes . Robert jackson provided part of the answer when he was attorney general. Jackson said that hughes, quote, looks like god and talks like god, end quote. Footage of Charles Evans hughes
Professor eric foner examines the socialist party in new york city and milwaukee and the socialist party of America President ial campaigns of eugene debs. This class is an hour and ten minutes. This is a class at columbia university, a course called the american radical tradition, and we started with the American Revolution and have been going through the Abolitionist Movement, early femininism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement and now were sort of entering into the 20th century and in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of, you know, a lot of labor unrest, the Industrial Workers of the world, the Womens Suffrage Movement coming to the fore, municipal reform, many other things, but today, our subject is the or the socialist party, the rise of socialism as a key element of american radicalism in the early 20th century. On our reading list, the chapter by michael kaizen gives a good quick summary on
Virginia beach to give a speech on veterans issues. Our live coverage begins at 1 p. M. Eastern. The Republican National committee will begin a week of meetings in cleveland prior to their National Committee meeting in cleveland later this month. They began work on their platform. Live coverage monday at 2 30 cspan3. Ern on next, gary johnson, formally governor of new mexico, and bill weld, outline their platform and aiticize the rule requiring 15 threshold in National Surveys in order to take part in president ial debates. This is an hour. This years election has been described as one in which voters whilehold their noses they make their choices. Both Hillary Clinton and donald trump have disapproval ratings above 50 . If there ever were a moment for a third party to break through, it seems now is the time. It will it happen . s, the libertarian president ial ticket, will have something to say about it. We welcome her new mexico governor gary johnson, the president ial nominee, and hi
Debates october 15, 1992. Talking about his favorite issue, the u. S. Debt. He won 19 of the popular vote, the largest vote for an independent candidate since Theodore Roosevelt. He ran his second independent campaign in 1996 and tonight he is our focus on the contenders. Thanks for being with us. We are doing this series is a way to look at American History through the lens of president ial candidates who fail to rest for the white house but had an impact on American History. Final choice our of 14 people we are profiling in the series. Douglas brinkley joins us. A person was done a number of biographers on 20th century figures, what interest ross perot is to Mark Brinkley he had the pioneer spirit. He harks back to people like henry ford or Thomas Edison. He is not politics as usual. He really cares about the country. Patriotism has become kind of a cheap word to talk about. Ross perot was really a super patriot. He was less interested in money and politics that he was from doing wha