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we will bring you a number of interviews with freshman house memories, starting with congressman steve russell of obama and then congressman brad ashford of nebraska, and congressman tom mcarthur. we will also hear from representative elect josh gottheimer of new jersey. every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. here is what is coming up this weekend. saturday at 5:45 eastern, photographer matthew christopher tells the stories behind a series of photos of abandoned schools, factories, zoos and beachfront communities across the u.s. in his book abandoned america, dismantling the dream. joseph beck talks about his book, my father and atticus finch. then at 10:00 p.m., afterwards, johns hopkins professor alan silberg ailed looks at new farming methods and technology and their impact on consumers, the environment and workers in her latest book chickenizing farms and food. she is interviewed by dan glickman, former u.s. secretary of ....
seems this is happening every day during certain periods but we are rushing into the street because there is power in these numbers. host: do we know who left@cuecue guest: we don t. it was one of the demonstrators, that was a night that was probably a few dozen protesters, wasn t one of the massive nights but i remember seeing that, making a note in my notebook that day that it captured a lot of the feeling i have been seeing and hearing from demonstrators. host: what was your experience in ferguson? guest: i went to ferguson two days after michael brown had been killed. i was a national reporter for the post covering congress and very different be. i happened to be free. had a bag packed, got back from a trip covering up senate race in michigan and we were having a conversation around the office about see what is going on in missouri, what is the coverage plan. i offered i can call from congressional representatives, maybe they will call for a little investiga ....
and we wrap up our saturday prime time lineup at 11:00 with national book award winner colson whitehead talking about his fictional book the underground railroad , that happens tonight on c-span s book tv. so welcome, everybody, i m the co-founder of civic hall and civic hall i should say is, we ve been here now almost two years. it grew out of an annual conference that we do called personal democracy forum, which is focused on how technology is changing politics and government that we ve been doing since 2004, which is in fact how i know both of our guests. we ve traveled similar paths for a long time. two years ago we opened civic hall to be a year-round gathering point for the same people and conversations, focused on civic tech, how tech can be used for public good. and so, it s a pleasure to welcome everybody here. let me just say that i m really excited for the chance to get into this conversation about rules for revolutionaries, how big organizers can change e ....
criticism by israeli president benjamin netanyahu and donald trump who tweeted things of be different in his administration. we re taking your calls on the vote to criticize the expansion of jewish settlements in palestinian territories. tell us what your views are. republicans can call (202) 748-8001. democrats can call (202) 748-8000. independents can call (202) 748-8002. you can also reach us on social media, on twitter, @cspanwj. cspan. facebook.com/ let s look at what the u.s. ambassador to the when had to say about yesterday s vote. [video clip] because it are important issues not addressed in this resolution and because the united states does not agree with every word in this text, the united states did not vote in favor of the resolution. but it is because this resolution reflects the facts on and is consistent with u.s. policy across republican and democratic administrations throughout the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. ....
for justice in 1930 s alabama. he spoke at the 20th annual southern festival of books in nashville. at 10 p.m., johns hopkins lookssor ellen silvergeld at new technology and the impact on consumers and workers in her latest book. the professor is interviewed by dan glickman, former u.s. secretary of agriculture. people in america have never really been on a farm. but theycounty fair don t know what it is to be a farmer. it s not a romance. romantic viewd of of agriculture which i find exasperating because it makes it impossible to think about agriculture clearly. a.m., megyn 11:00 kelly talks about her life and career as a journalist in her book. she spoke with the bbc world news resent her. at 5:15 p.m., james rosen and christopher buckley, the son of william buckley, discuss their book. it examines essays on famous figures written by christopher buckley s father. the event was moderated by the executive editor of the national review. benjamin.m., medea looks at the ....