Welcome to my great grandmother s 170th birthday, right now she is taking because people who have come to see her and celebrate this big day with her. There is more than 90 yea rs day with her. There is more than 90 years difference between me and her. She is 117 and i am just 23. I am priscilla ngethe. Iam returning she is 117 and i am just 23. I am priscilla ngethe. I am returning to my ancestral home in kenya to celebrate remarkable birthday of one of the oldest people in the world. My of the oldest people in the world. My great grandmother, elisabeth. I am here to discover the secrets of her long life. As she throws a party and reunites five generations of my family. This is where i was born. Its about ten miles from nairobi, the capital of can you. Is fertile land has been home to my family for at least six generations. This. Today, there are hundreds like me spread around the world. I am returning from a home in london to visit a woman very close to my heart. Who has never left k
Overturn the democratic legislatures. Host anna harvey, professor of politics at New York University and the author of this book, a mere machine the supreme court, congress, and american democracy. Thank you. Guest thank you. Next we talk to patrick egan about this book partisan priorities in new york city. In the book professor eagan looks at the issues that the majority of americans agree with better handled by one party or the other and discuss what this means for politics. This is about 20 minutes. Host patrick egan, what do you teach at New York University . Guest i am in the Politics Department in the wagoner school. Host what classes do you teach . Guest i am on sabbatical which is a professors joy. But we do love our students. I teach Public Opinion courses and Qualitative Analysis to our ph d students. Host what is Qualitative Analysis . Guest is is numerical analysis of politics. Host what do you do an a sabbatical . Guest you write another book. Or that is one of the things
Film road map to apartheid. I have been able to visit israel and palestine on more than two occasions. And what i experienced there was such a cruel reminder of a at a painful to protest south africa. We were largely controlled in the same way. We will speak with the israeli and South African born codirector of the film, then reverend billy on the end of the world. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. People across the United States are expected to join a moment of silence at 9 30 this morning to mark one week since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. Last friday morning, adam lanza opened fire at the school, killing 20 children and six adults. A series of backtoback wakes and funerals are continuing for the victims. Those mourned on thursday include catherine hubbard, benjamin wheeler, jesse lewis, and allison wyatt, all aged six, and grace mcdonnell, age 7. The service wa
Film road map to apartheid. I have been able to visit israel and palestine on more than two occasions. And what i experienced there was such a cruel reminder of a at a painful to protest south africa. We were largely controlled in the same way. We will speak with the israeli and South African born codirector of the film, then reverend billy on the end of the world. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. People across the United States are expected to join a moment of silence at 9 30 this morning to mark one week since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. Last friday morning, adam lanza opened fire at the school, killing 20 children and six adults. A series of backtoback wakes and funerals are continuing for the victims. Those mourned on thursday include catherine hubbard, benjamin wheeler, jesse lewis, and allison wyatt, all aged six, and grace mcdonnell, age 7. The service wa
Gentleman for reminding us what proposals on the other side might entail and political games being played are not necessary in todays environment. These are real people. These are seniors. These arent just numbers on a spreadsheet. These are our grandparents, these are our parents, these are folks who fought for our country, who fought for our freedom. So thank you for reminding us not to make this a political puck. This is serious. We must Work Together as a song and the United States government to make sure our seniors are protected. I want to take a second at another scenario. Gym membership, another addon for medicare is free. Cut Medicare Advantage too deeply, too quickly and gym memberships are gone. Some think thats a good thing. I disagree. A recent study found that regular balanced exercise for seniors reduces falls that cause injuries by 37 and broken bones by 61 . Most elderly americans survive a broken hip but it often undercuts confidence and diminishes quality of life. If