At the hoover institution. He shares recommendations for training teachers on the subject at the us chamber of Commerce Foundation. Good afternoon, welcome to the latest edition of civics forward. The future especially the future of our political and economic systems is a key part of our work at the Chamber Foundation. Over the years many words have been written about the decline of civic knowledgeand civics bills in this literature. All are wellmeaning you seem to have gained traction. Thats not the case with a clear eyed optimistic piece that David Davenport our Guest Today recently wrote for the foundation. I cant tell you how many people spent sent copies of this paper to me even before it was published. And it describes it as a must read for anyone who is concerned about thestate of civic knowledge and civic skills in america. And ways of thinking about ways to elevate civics and strengthen our democracy. So what were delighted david has agreed to participate in Todays Episode of
They broke all those rules or they followed one or 2 are all 3 of the rules. The results sort of stone. I mean, im trying to select what you think the little round you know that you know if it came up grandma, my tell me what that mean and thats that up for mama getting coming to the me. So i started talking to judges and lawyers anD Doctors involved providers and interviewing people and literally thousands of people. How many of you had the Course History of poverty, United States of america . I see a hand who are struggling america, my social class. And he to think about it, who to middle class, people hang out with a lot of people dont know someone in poverty by 1st name, sitting down to dinner together today, millions of american family thought and circumstances beyond their control. Their children will be compelled to live lives of poverty unless the cycle is broken. President johnsons war on poverty has. Theres one goal to provide every one a chance to grow and make his own way.
The way the way out of your current predicament in your property of course, people cannot contribute to the nation if they are never taught to read or write. If their bodies are stunted from hunger, if their sickness goes untended, if their life is spent and hopeless poverty, yes, drawing a Welfare Check. So we want to open the gate to opportunities. Like were also going to give all our people the help that they need to walk through those gates, all of our welfare get money and you get more if you have less income. So 30 income, you get the biggest benefit. And then as you earn money, lose part of the benefit. Sometimes its even one extra values, a whole Benefit Medicaid for health insurance, for people and people who are the same. That number seems low and should because its based on 1960 the living in the sixtys economists came up with a formula for calculating. What does the family mean . And they said things like, well, well have a parent in the home, so we dont have to include chi
Thats a great question, bill. Thats what is driving the tensions here in Elizabeth City. Under North Carolina law, the release of body worn video publicly released to the press or to the public is pursuant to a court order. That means that the sheriff here, tommy wooten, will have to go to court. He may go to court as soon as today to try and get a court to release that video. That the video can be shared privately with individuals with a direct connection to the video and in that case it is the brown family along with their attorneys. Well find out if the sheriff tries to get it publicly released today. We were waiting for the family and their attorneys to come see it. A lot of protestors are gathering in front of the Sheriffs Office here. One is the Local County Naacp president keith rivers. Why are you here and what is going through your mind today . The video, the release of information. The transparency. The trust. You know, this could have been requested from the onset to help al
Good evening. Good evening, and they want investigation some calling for a former secretary carries resignation all in response to claims from irans Foreign Minister in a conversation leaked right in the middle of negotiations over the iran nuclear deal. A leaked discussion with irans chief diplomat reveals how powerful their military is. And what john kerry was saying about one of the closest allies. Iranian Foreign Minister claims it was foreign u. S. Secretary john kerry who told the acme israel had launched 200 attacks on Iranian Forces in syria. The Israeli Government had no comment on the claim. And pointed to reports where the Israeli Government to publicly confirm the strikes. I cant speak to the theocracy or any motives that may be behind its dissemination. I would just make the broad point that if you go back and look at Press Recording from the time this certainly was not secret. It is unclear if the reef mentions when john kerry couldve told him this information. Michael mc