On this weeks show while the political right is scoffing at the new green deal they seem unconcerned about how Climate Change is threatening our National Security how real is that threat grab the armrest but 1st the scourge of opioids how we got here and how when an orthodox legal maneuver which you might have heard about 1st here. He is rocking big pharma holland cook in washington this is the big picture on our t. V. America. The National Institute of drug abuse reports that every day more than 130 americans die after overdosing on opioids how did we get into this situation and how do we get out lets ask dr John Dombrowski a Board Certified anesthesiologist and Board Certified addiction Medicine Specialist washingtonian magazine named him one of the serious top docs and the website for his Washington Pain Center is d. C. Pain doc dot com john welcome back and you know i had a root canal about a week ago how many of those hydrocodone pills should the doc have given me well its not wha
Business molds designed to lift poor communities out of poverty. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. Ing television for serious readers. They are running the Global Security project there. The Deputy National security assistant for iraq and afghanistan and spent some time as an advisor in iraq. And has been working on this book for several years times change while you had been working on them. Maybe will talk about how you decided and why did you write the book what keyed it off. Let me begin by saying good afternoon and thank you so much for spending your lunch hour with us in a special thanks to dan for doing this. He has been a source of advice, support and inspiration as i have really moved into this world in looking at this intersection. Thank you very much for that. My impetus for writing the book its almost on reflecting after my time in iraq as to how much the world needs to be understood by a foreignpolicy lunch an
The new Energy Abundance upends Global Politics and strengthens americas power. We have the author here of course, meghan osullivan. Meghan is now a professor at the Harvard Kennedy school and once the Global Energy security project to bear. She was a special assistant to president george w. Bush and Deputy National security assistant for iraq and afghanistan, and spent some time as an advisor in iraq and has been working on this book for several years. Time has changed while you been working often. Maybe well start by just talking about how you decided and why you decided to write the book. Let me just begin by saying good afternoon and thanks so much for spending your lunch hour with us, and a special thanks to dan for doing this. Dan has been a source of advice, support and inspiration as i really moved into this world and looking at this intersection between energy and politics, so thank you very much for that. My impetus for writing the book, i wouldnt go back directly to iraq but
Im delighted to be here for the wall street journal. Ill be talking with Gina Mccarthy, the administrator of the epa today. Well hear a few words from the administrator to begin with. Then were going to talk for ten or 15 minutes. Then i would like to turn it over to questions and answers from you. Thats always the most interesting part, i think, for any of these gatherings at the council. We have a few members of the press in the back. I will be diligent in getting to you as well. Dont be offended at all if i lean a little bit more toward the members in picking them first to ask their questions, but well try to get everybodys questions answered. I think were just at a fascinating moment in the environmental discussion and debate. The paris conference was at a minimum quite notable. Many say historic. Some say a little bit more controversial in issues of implementation that still need to be resolved. But fascinating no matter how you look at it. Gina mccarthy will be here to explain to
At least 13 or 14 cities over 15year period that you can take a look at as one of the models thats doing an incredible job of connecting Law Enforcement young people in a role where theyre still Police Officers but their role very much different than what it would normally be, helping create broader relationships. It is called the ok program. Yes, sir . Clear up Something Real quickly. Not a word has been mentioned about the Civil Rights Division of doj. I spent 39 years in the fbi. I ran the fbis civil rights program. This criminal section of the Civil Rights Division will look at every single case that comes up that meets certain basic requirements such as in ferguson or the rodney king case. People are rioting based on the presumption that justice has not been served. It is not over yet. People have to understand that. And my question to the leaders of these communities, have there been coalitions of leaderships whether it is ferguson, cincinnati or wherever to dispel the mispercept