her book about liberal and conservative factions in the women s movement from the 1970 s to the present day. place in new york city. the new york historical society and the reading room cohosted the event. my pleasure to introduce our speaker, an authority on the women s rights movement. she is the professor of history at the university of south carolina and the author of new women of the new south. she has served as an advisor or many museum exhibitions, documentaries, and feature film. she is the former president of the southern association or women historians. her new book is divided we stand, the battle over women s rights. ladies and gentlemen, marjorie s parole. it this is an amazing venue. it is wonderful to be here. this is such a great tradition that this institution has, to get book lovers out here on these warm summer nights together and talk about books. i am pleased to be part of it and have a chance to talk about my new book. is about the role of women and w
revolutionized sitcom television norman lear. i think of donald trump as the middle finger of the american right hand. the american people, you know, we are in a democracy and the democracy depends on an informed citizenry which would be a well led and informed i don t think we have a media generally that informs. amy: at 94 years old, norman lear is still going strong and speaking out. the creator of many sitcoms including all in the family and the jeffersons joins us to talk about his groundbreaking tv shows, this year s presidential election, how he ended up on richard nixon s enemy list, and the new pbs documentary about his life that is airing tonight just another version of you. , all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. the planet has crossed a new threshold. the average carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere throughout 2015 were 400 parts per million. this according to the worl
first, iraqi forces say they are just two kilometers away from the city of mosul. the battle is far from over. a million civilians remain trapped in the city and the u.n. says is lummis have been killing scores of people in recent days. the bodies of up to 70 people were found in their homes. the u.n. is warning the iraqi forces and their kurdish allies against collective punishment. it claims dozens of sunni error families were forced to leave the city of kirkuk after an islamic state attacked their last week. jane has been with the troops in a small christian town and has this report. village: the christian .s 15 kilometers east of mosul inside there is fierce fighting between iraqi infantry in an estimated 15 jihadist. i m watching the enemy. when i see a jihadist, a. schu him. i ve killed five since the beginning of the battle. when i see a jihadist, i shoot him. there is still sporadic gunfire inside. we will be entering with the army in a minute. a townr: we dis
receptor. marijuana works we tested it at the cancer society. it was a fun time to walk down the halls. [laughter] it worked in making people eat and having less nausea and vomiting. now there s other ways of doing it then using marijuana. two questions. why does all the research all have to happen within the confines of the u.s. system? and how fast, where s it going and the other part of my question which is, we all look at things in technology is such a massive part of this and we think literally timewise and we have been pushing for 40 years since the one cancer began. now here we are, what what do you think the timeframe is? the next five years can be much faster than the last 40 combined. i think we are going at an accelerated rate. it s worse if you pick up a medical journal. every issue there something new and exciting. i think the timeframe has accelerated. we are doing two things, and then i don t want want to take up too much time. converting some cancers and c
the ohio river. if we were going to fall as a republic in the country than it would be us and we would do it to ourselves. not knowing what happened here in the united states of america from the founding through its travails and its victories, not knowing that it s a recipe for disaster. it s a recipe for ending it not continuing it in giving this generation the hope that it inspired in the past. next is norman lear the popular producer of shows such as all in the family and good times. this program is about an hour. tonight we are in for a great treat. norman lear is one of our nation s great storytellers but until now he has kept his best stories for himself, his own. we are very fortunate he chose to share his life and work with us in his brand-new memoir, even this i can experience. we all know that norman lear is responsible for some of the most groundbreaking and successful television programs of all tim times. with all in the family good times mary hartman