Museum in terre haute, indiana. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. Our featured contend their week is eugene v. Debs. At the turn of the 20th century, a fifetime contender on the socialist ticket and the nations most celebrated world war i protester. This footage captures debs on his return to his hometown of terre haute, indiana, following his release from prison by president Warren Harding after a federal conviction stemming from those war protests. Tonight we are in terre haute in the debs home and museum. Let me introduce you to earnest freeburg, who is a debs biographer. His book is called democracys prisoner. Eugene v. Debs, the great war and the right to dissent. Its been 85 years since debs died. Why do we care about him . Debs was one of the most important labor leaders at a crucial time and conflict between labor and. When it was a viable, growing and important part of the american political culture. Is he interesting as a snapshot in time or does he have a lasting
Stephanie no, i did not. Geraldo rivera did that. Stephanie he didnt have the decency to wear a hoody. You couldnt see the nether regions but you could see enough to know you could see a hint of stephanie i wondered why my google machine told me Geraldo Rivera trending. Here she is, Jacki Schechner fully clothed in the current news center. I warn you not to look. Good morning everybody. President obama shifting focus this week, will try to steer a conversation toward the economy in a series of speeches starting on wednesday. Hes going to give the speeches that are designed to highlight the benefits of the second term agenda. Priorities like healthcare, education, Immigration Reform. He will talk about ways to expand domestic manufacturing and to continue to revitize the housing sector. As a preview to wednesdays first two speeches, one at knox college in illinois and one in missouri, this highlights past economic speeches including one at knox college when he was still in the senate. P
Became the newest member of the billionaire newspaper owners club when he scooped up the Washington Post for a cool quarter billion dollars. He joins a growing list which includes among others. And so who cares . Newspapers are dying anyway, right . Not so fast, a 2009 report showed that not only do 75 of adults still read newspapers, but local and online news overwhelmingly originates from traditional papers like the Washington Post. So most americans newspaper still originates there. The idea that newspapers have been marginalized and replaced by the internet is a total fallacy. They have the kind of power that Charles Foster cane dreamed of. People will think what i tell them to think. David and alex wrote today. Jeff bezos is a man who can afford that kind of influence. The Purchase Price of a quarter billion dollars is less than 1 of his 28 billion net worth. So is he just bored, a rich guy buying a new toy . His company is definitely politically engaged. Under his leadership, ama
Gunnison Tunnel Series: A Leap of Faith, pt 2 kvnf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kvnf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.