daniel james brown and tom [inaudible]. not simply because we have a best-selling author but because his story is stirring timely and inspiring. many of you are already familiar with daniel james brown. his previous book, a new york times number one best seller, about nine working class boys from american west who shows the world in 1936 olympics in berlin what grit is really like. and if american grit is the same. his book facing the mountains fits perfectly. this book traces the japanese american thread woven into the tapestry of america at this critical point in our history. this book has been called a gripping work [inaudible] saga of patriotism and courage. tonight we will hear about the 442nd battalion, a combat team, a special japanese american army unit who overcame the most difficult brutal odds in europe, and all this during a period when their families were incarcerated back at home. it is also the story of the brave young japanese american who refused to surrend
university of michigan and an mfa in creative nonfiction from columbia university. he has published short stories, personal essays, satires, journalistic features on a wide range of topics. in recent years he has primarily about science and health and his work has appeared in the new york times magazine, the new yorker, theatlantic , wired, the los angeles times, the financial times magazine and mit technology review among other publications. and of course he is the author of the book ravenous which we have seen the title in your screen. and your supporter and that s what we re talking about today so welcome sam. thanks so much for inviting me on. is wonderful to have you. i love your book and it reads as i said on a social media here, it reads like a novel. so i was glued to it but it s all true. i don t know, i m sure you talk as we go through about your emphasis and how you came up with the idea of not writing this book. and connecting all the stocks but anyway, it is
wing in our court system. guaranteeing that the judicial abstraction of the court is reinforced by the legislative inaction in our congress, where the gop has made it clear that no legislation protecting the franchise can expect to pass. but the same house republicans that voted me unanimously to federalize juneteenth last month also voted 2-1 for keeping tax-funded memorials to dead confederates in our u.s. capitol this week. it fits because the senate caucus also voted near unanimously to silence our bipartisan investigation last month into why living insurrectionists defiled our capitol earlier this year, leaving house democratic leadership no choice but to press on mostly without them as speaker nancy pelosi select committee to investigate january 6 takes shape with just one republican of principle on board. all of that tonight on politicsnation, starting with the perfect guest. joining me now, house majority leader congressman steny hoyer, democrat of maryland. congres
language over lived experience, essentially ruling that states can introduce discriminatory voting laws as long as there are other available means for minority voters to get around them. if nothing else, it shows just how successful the trump administration was in, one and i do stress one area, and that was the entrenchment of the right wing in our court system, guaranteeing that the judicial abstraction of the court is reinforced by the legislative inaction in our congress, where the gop has made it clear that no legislation protecting the franchise can expect to pass. for the same house republicans that voted nearly unanimously to federalize juneteenth last month also voted 2 to 1 for keeping tax-funded memorials to dead confederates in our u.s. capital this week. it fits because their senate caucus also voted nearly unanimously to silence a bipartisan investigation last month into why living insurrectionists defiled our capitol earlier this year, leaving house democratic
dana: violence in the middle east escalating as israel trades rockets with palestinians. and iran backed hamas. bill: the crisis at the border no sign of letting up as migrants stream into the u.s. cdc under fire from numerous fronts over these conflicting and confusing guidance measures we ve heard by the day. dana: in a moment a live report from the white house and senator mike lee will join us to react. let s begin with the gas shortage in the southeast where the cyberattack led to panic at the pump. jonathan serrie live from atlanta. what does it look like this morning? good morning. right now we re at a qt station in atlanta and there is a steady clientele moving in and out of the pumps here. this station still has diesel and regular. we were at a different qt yesterday and when we arrived they were out of premium and mid grade. after an our of our arrival they ran out of gas all together. i checked back this morning and they were still out. this particular qt st