Universe. National geographic the known universe and the Discovery Channels how the universe works. You can say shes narrowly focused on the universe. [laughter] richard ally is evan pew professor of geo sciences at penn state university. Hes one of the major figures worldwide in the area of Climate Change and is dedicated to educating the public about what is happening and what will happen. He taught me that for what man has done to the atmosphere not to have caused Global Warming the laws of physics will have to be wrong. Third is chip brulee longterm activists in the cause of human rights. Hes a democratic socialist and asbsolutist and he has a new book too close for comfort forget the tea party movement. Hes sorry. [laughter] leonard pip is a columnist for the miami herald. He has won the pultser prize on raise in america. So first, michelle. Michelle well, good morning. You know, its one of the gaps in my training as a scientist that im finding myself in this sort of social situat
Africanamerican communities and way to reform policing in those places. This event was hosted by the center for American Progress and runs about 1. 5 hours. Good morning. My name is winnie and im the executive Vice President of external affairs here at the center for American Progress. Thank you for joining us for the important conversation about terminal Justice Reform. We are proud to be hosting it with the national network. The u. S. Is the worlds leader in incarceration with 2. 2 Million People currently in the nations jails and prisons. A 500 increase over the past 30 years. These trends have resulted in prison overcrowding at a rapidly expanding penal system despite increasing evidence that largescale incarceration is not the most effective means of achieving Public Safety. While acknowledging the need to continue working toward keeping our community safe, the impact of over criminalization and over incarceration resonates throughout our country. Between 70 and 100 million americ