So today well talk about the Electoral College, what it is, how it works and why most scholars kind of hate the Electoral College and its among the Political Science set which homely youve had so far and you get a fullthroated argument against the Electoral College and it is a useful, instructive book because lays out all of the common arguments for it, as well which is helpful for allowing each person to sort of make up their mind about what they think about this institution generally speaking. So this is really i do a whole week on this one because its how we like the president and few americans fully understand the process. At the very least if you take a course in the american presidency you should walk away understanding how this process we use to select our chief executive officer work, but also because it is really important in how it structures how elections turn out. Just how we started our discussion by president ial nominations by discussing the history of the nominations pr
There we have a lot in store for you on todays program so lets take a quick look at whats lined up today. In senegal we visit some students who are thinking with the new solar car. In germany we hear about a push to make textiles on look we source room. And can you know we learn once again how crucial it is to protect our Water Resources. First we had to the south of the continent south africas energy comes almost exclusively from coal fired power plants which is a major factor behind rising air pollution in an atheist the government has announced plans to significantly increase the use of renewable sources within 10 yes being solar wind or hydropower they mischas of is being spearheaded by green cape a Nonprofit Organization that provides assistance to innovative young green startups. One to go the protests Heights Academy school and camp town went solo without paying for the installation the system was financed by code funding platform their idea small investors buy ponies and on an
Well on tuesday former Vice President and 2020 democratic president ial nominee joe biden made history by announcing his running mate u. S. Senator Harris Harris is the 1st black Vice President ial candidate in u. S. History but even though harris is more than qualified for the role shes facing backlash the kind that is typically only reserved for women women for whom ambition is seen as a bad word and strength is seen as unladylike harris is also taking fire for her race shes even being slut shamed with fox news host Tucker Carlson implying that harris slept her way to the top and that her success is largely dependent on the min shes dated a sneer that isnt new fox news darling and favorite conservative voice tom miller in made the same comments a year ago but apologized after her colleagues called her out these types of attacks on women have historically kept many from running for office in the 1st place because females are often hill to a very different standard than men. At the int
Full circle. Rally, caps its 50 briefly touching a record before closing just below that level. The 175 days between peak to trough and back to peak make it the fastest rebound in history after a crash. Stepping up to the pressure. The u. S. Says it will impose extra tariffs on some eu goods from september 1 in its longrunning dispute over illegal subsidies in the airbus case. Plus, no compromise. Democrats and republicans point the finger at each other, as the stimulus debate gives way to electioneering. The two sides still remain trillions apart. Just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. We are looking for german Consumer Prices. We are seeing actually a drop month over month of 0. 5 . If you look at wholesale prices from a year ago, there is a gain of 0. 5 sorry, wholesale prices from a month ago. Prices, 0. 5consumer percent drop, wholesale prices, 0. 5 gain. From a year ago, we see wholesale prices that dropped 2. 6 in july. From a year ago, the drop
Readings and salutations women are more than a sum of our reproductive parts women are force a powerful and Strategic Group a group that the route history was seen as such a threat to the massage mystic male dominated environment that womens rights were stripped we were treated like 2nd class citizens in public and even in our own homes but the year 2020 with all of its ups and downs gives time to pay homage to and celebrate one of the greatest victories american women have achieved gaining the right to vote 100 years ago on august 18th 1900 the 19th amendment to the Us Constitution was ratified and the largest expansion of democracy in American History. Came as a result of the 19th amendment this is story year of its celebration also brings to light other factors related to voter rights the battle for the white house to sit with president Donald Trumps Reelection Campaign explicitly working to not only limit diverse voter turnout but to deconstruct voter platforms from long lines and