Professor in american studies in the department of history at cornell. In addition to Free Enterprise and American History in 1919, he has wr wrun three other books including buying power. Published in 2009. And a living wage and Consumer Society published in 1997. He writes on a regular basis for publications including the Washington Post though um not sure we recall that popular. The Boston Review and dissent. His article the racist plucks of the english language. Most loved and the Boston Review in 2018. Thank you to rachael for the behind the scenes work and pete and eric and christian and all the organization thats helped make this possible. Im really grateful. Thanks to all of you for coming out. Um real im really honored by the size of the audience today. We rub shoulders with those that came before and id like to begin by mentioning a few of mt scholars who helped me identify Free Enterprise as a topic worth exploring. I have selling Free Enterprise, to serve god in walmart, ki
Now on American History tv, Cornell University history professor Lawrence Glickman describing how the modern concept of Free Enterprise formed in the 130s during the rise of the new deal. Professor in american studies in the department of history at cornell. In addition to Free Enterprise and American History in 1919, he has written four other books including buying power a history of consumer activism in america published in 2009 and a living wage, American Workers and the making of Consumer Society published in 1997. He writes on a regular basis for popular publications including the washington post, though im not sure we would call that a popular publication. The Boston Review and dissent. His article was named one of the, i quote, most loved essays in the Boston Review in 2018. Thank you. Thank you to rachel for all the behind the scenes work and, pete, and eric and christian and all of the organizations that helped make this possible. Im really grateful. Thanks for all of you comi
War. Of course, nuclear dread and Nuclear Anxiety sort of hovered over the conflict in the 1950s and 1960s and even up through the 1980s to the end of the conflict. So its a fitting image to begin our class today. And today, we are thinking a lot about photography during the cold war. And specifically american photography during the cold war. And this is a massive topic one could imagine a week or two, even an entire course of this subject. General themes as well as case studies, and also in the meantime, along the way, talk about some advances in Media Technology and how newspapers were printing photographs during these years. Before we kind of get into photography, we should make sure we understand what the cold war is. As we get further and further removed from it, it becomes a little more fuzzy in the collective unconscious. But of course, the cold war was the idealogical battle between the United States and the soviet union. Which began after world war ii around 1945 and goes all
on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. o brien: harvey is gone, but houston still faces texas-sized problems tonight. it runs the gamut from catastrophic housing loss to the dangers of damaged chemical plants. and as the region struggles to recover, officials are searching for the living, and the dead. william brangham begins our coverage. reporter: above: it s more sunshine a
major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. o brien: harvey is gone, but houston still faces texas-sized problems tonight. it runs the gamut from catastrophic housing loss to the dangers of damaged chemical plants. and as the region struggles to recover, officials are searching for the living, and the dead. william brangham begins our coverage. reporter: above: it s more sunshine and mostly clear skies. but