National park service celebrating on tuesday of next week is the official birthday. We appreciate your calls this morning on the washington journal. Remind our viewers to join us tomorrow morning for a special show from richmond, virginia, one year after the shooting of Michael Brown in ferguson. Well talk about a closer look of policing and rebuilding the trust between the police and communities of color. Well be joined by alfred durham, richmond, virginias, police chief. Captain harvey powers will join us, virginias Police Training Center Executive and also joined by the mayor of richmond, dwight jones, all at 7 00 a. M. Eastern 4 00 a. M. Pacific, tomorrow morning on the washington journal. Today on cspan3, programs about technology. Coming up next, author larry downes, innovation as a result of the digital revolution. Then a discussion on the technology on the u. S. Economy and workforce. Former secretary Larry Summers is among the speakers. After that a hearing on new technologies
Weve given you all a copy of my newest book which was just published yesterday digital dysny which looks at the history of how we ended up here but also paints a picture of what the implications are when everything becomes digital, becomes connected, becomes sensorized and we see a world that impacts every experience we have. Well get into that as well. Larry, let me turn it to you and perhaps you can spend a minute to introduce yourself, robin as well . Sure. Thank you and thank you to the Churchill Club and center and congratulations on your book. I had the privilege of reading it in manuscript so i can say with complete confidence it will be a terrific success. I think it encapsulates a lot of the same kinds of technologies that ive been looking gnat the research ive been doing and that was the basis of our book last year big bang disruption, and it es more of the same. We talked about that this year because we were there, my feet still hurt. But i think one of the big themes i want
Criticism by israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu and donald trump who tweeted things of be different in his administration. Were 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 7488001. Democrats can call 202 7488000. Independents can call 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social media, on twitter, cspanwj. Cspan. Facebook. Com lets look at what the u. S. Ambassador to the when had to say about yesterdays 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. Yesterdays vote from the Was
Remember it, but ill remember that for the rest of my life. I think certainly when we think about the Vice President , we could center on another one worn abiding, an enduring commitment to justice. His whole public life could be could be summarized in that word, in the commitment that hes had to justice. We could quote from the bible, blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied. Im not sure joe biden has ever been satisfied yet with justice. Hes always pursuing it, always trying to bring justice to a problem or to a situation or to the life of a fellow citizen. We think of what st. Augustin said about justice a long time ago, but it still bears repeating. Without justice, what are kingdoms but great bands of robbers . Thats what st. Augustin said hundreds of years ago. Joe biden has lived his life as a public official and as a man, as a citizen with that same burning desire to bring justice into the dark corners of our world, and he knows that witho
Was in attendance had that sense of warmth and and regard for each other and for the country. It was really special. Coming up next, sierra Club Volunteer harold wood discusses the legacy of con survey shifts that conservationists and National List john your john muir. By thes hosted California Historical society, as a part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the wilderness act. We want to hear harold would tonight. He will give us an incredible surney through john muir life. That legacy is stronger than ever. To hearing forward you talk. I promise to be relatively brief here and just say a few words of welcome. And thank you all for coming. I want to say that i really am a huge fan of the two organizations that had us here tonight. The California Historical society, what a great place for great work that is preserving our cultural and historic heritage here in california. And the partner, the sierra club. For all of the great work it has been doing since 1892 to protect ou