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50 billion to make people feel confident and safe that they can go back out and they can say reopen, reopen but if they are afraid to go out there i want to start by acknowledging the horrific tragedy in minnesota of george floyd that is absolutely tragic. That video that we saw that i saw in them asap saw and that the president saw in the president put out a Statement Last night that at his request the fbi in the apartment of justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in minnesota of george floyd. I have asked this investigation to be expedited and greatly appreciate all the work done by Law Enforcement could my heart goes out to George Family and friends. Justice will be served. I can tell you that as i am briefing you at this moment the president is receiving a briefing from the ....
Outstanding studies on access to what we are going to talk about today. Please, if you have questions no onto the link for this. And you can ask questions and we will talk as a group for about 20 25 minutes and then we will go to your questions. Is a component on the link where you can ask questions. So please do that. I am the chair and director of the Trans National press project. So lets get into first, the Current Situation with information and disinformation and then were going to get into a little bit of history critically playing off of thomases recent book active measures and then will of the future hiring so will start with the present and move too fast and then get into the future. Thomas, when we start with you. As we look at her as you look at russian and chinese in the u. S. Activities today, how would you characterize what is going on around covid19. Thomas i ....
Wit, heumann served in bill Clintons Administration shaping disability policy in the department of education and was appointed by barack obama as the special adviser on disability rights for the state department. She is also a former senior fellow at the Ford Foundation and advisor to world bank. She joins us tonight to discuss her life, work, and new book, being human, an unprepen tent enemy interior of a disability rights activist. She will in conversation with tam la edwards. The science yours. Thank you very much. Thats wonderful. Andy, in the news age of social distancinged a great to see we can get it done and judy it was an honor truly to read your book, running theme in the book how often people tell you, people who should know, say i had no idea and im hopeful that people reading your book and joining in on the conversation tonight will be brought up to spe ....
Life changes the incident, the ordinary instance, its from the year of magical thinking encapsulates the experience that many people feel they describe changes in their own health for the loss often unexpected of someone they love. And that although great writers throughout time have found the language to portray what loss and grief and facing mortality file, having discussions on these very topics remain elusive in the united states. And i would say even abroad. There writers on this panel have been on the forefront of instructing people, public members of the public as well as physicians and how to acknowledge the University Alex he and the importance of mortality and how to talk about it. We are living in a time when the work of doctor bj miller, Shoshana Berger, katy butler are more important than ever. Doctor bj miller encouraged me to it encourage my career he has bee ....
To discuss, we have brought together experts. Wheatley we will begin with comments on the Current Situation from the director of analytics and research followed by a Panel Discussion of two new publications. First, we will be discordant joined by a professor who will analyze the propaganda threats targeting democracies globally. We will be joined by dr. Ingram, who has done a project addressing gaps addressing propaganda and disinformation threats. Crucial gaps in the posture confronts malicious activity. Overall, the publications offer a straightforward, strategic framework for understanding state influence. Strategic policy guidelines. Please join me in welcoming our guest. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am the director for analytics and research at the Global Engagement center at the departme ....