eastern, the new yorker's jane mayer will be our guest on in-depth to take your questions and talk about her book, which includes her most recent on the influence of big money in politics, dark money. >>> that's a look at some of the author programs book tv is covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span 2. >> i will begin by saying i'm delighted to welcome jesse as he presents his second book, invisible: the untoward-- untold story of african-americans in the white house. he's a nationally recognized journalist and media authority who as contributed hundreds of articles in african american history, politics, news. he makes regular appearances on c-span's washington journal, abc's news now, and evening exchange. he is also long-standing contributor and a political reporter for the associated press and a supreme court correspondence. in his first book, he pointed out the many iconic buildings and structures and monuments including the capital zone statue of freedom that was constructed at least in part by ens

since we have several students that aspire to be jane mayer, can you please explain where you come from and what that story is about? >> em part of what it got me on the trajectory and to working on stories for "the new yorker" magazine. in day caught my eye. but i just want to say that chuckle was gave me this quotation that was of many peace that made me think there may be more here. that the koch brothers throttle whole different level. the sheer dimensions sets us apart the have a pattern of political manipulation provide have been in washington since watergate and i have not seen anything like it there the standard oil of our time. the wide we spend 450 pages added to that? he would sum that up. [laughter] thank you. you have been an incredible colleague and amazingly generous. and with the word you have done to follow money and power in america. and like most things it started innocently. and to see his name on lincoln center and i thought david koch. that would ring a bell. i read about them somewhere and i thought i wonder if new yorkers through manhattan or go to lincoln center

on sunday march 6th, booktv is live with author and journalist jane mayer on in depth. our live monthly call in show. jane mayer's staff writer for the new yorker where she reports on government secrecy, the role of money and politics and u.s. counterterrorism policy. and her most recent book dark monday she reports on the political and economic underpinnings of the conservative movement with a focus on charles and david koch. .. they also declare the detainees are not criminals which kit rid of the criminal code. they're putting detainees in the legal limbo where they make up the rules as they go along. >> jane mayer live on booktv sunday march 6 new intel 3 p.m. eastern. >> good evening. so as scott said, paleontologist.

then at 7:30, the new yorker's jane mayer reports on the influence of big money in politics. miss mayer will join us live next weekend to discuss all of her books and take your questions on "in depth" primetime continues at 9:00 p.m. wife michael hayden, the former nasa and cia director sits down we former cia director james woolsey to asks national security on booktv's" after words "program. which that's followed at 10:00 with the panel on the history of the black power movement. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> the newman foundation at harvard university established the annual j. anthony lukas worrieds in 1998 and recently announces this year's finalists for works in progress-nonfiction writing and history. the first award is for unfinished books. the finalist include sasha eisenberg, whose writing history of same-sex marriage in america, and author steve luxenburg who is looking at the end of segregation in the united states. another works in progress finalist is steve one who is researching the creation of national public raid you're, and meredith wadman i

[applause] >> on sunday march 6 book tv is live with author and journalist jane mayer on in-depth.a staff writer for the new yorker where she reports on government secrecy,secrecy, the role of money in politics and us counterterrorism policy. in her most recent book she reports on the political and economic underpinnings of the conservative movement with a focus on charles and david coke. her other titles include strains justice in which she examines the sexual harassment allegations against justice clarence thomas during his confirmations hearing. landslide which looks at internal dissension within the reagan administration during the last four years of his presidency. in 2,008 jane mayer appeared on book tv afterwords to discuss her book the dark side. >> the lawyers pretty much laid the foundation for a program of interrogation. they did so, the 1st thing that happened, and the push is from vice president cheney who decides to get rid of the geneva convention when they get rid of the rules and rules of war and declare that they are not criminals they are basically putting them i

then at 7:30, the new yorker's jane mayer reports on the influence of big money in politics. miss mayer will join us live next weekend to discuss all of her books and take your questions on "in depth" primetime continues at 9:00 p.m. wife michael hayden, the former nasa and cia director sits down we former cia director james woolsey to asks national security on booktv's" after words "program. which that's followed at 10:00 with the panel on the history of the black power movement. that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv.

. >> on sunday, march 6th, booktv is live with author and journalist jane mayer on in depth. she is a staff writer for the new yorker and reports on government secrecy, the roll of money in politics, and u.s. counter terrorism policy. in her book dark money she writes on the conservative movement with a focus on the koch brothers. she examines the sexual harassment allegations against justice clarence thomas during his conformation hearings. and landslide which looks at the internal decline during the reagan industry and his presidency. in 2008 she appeared on after words to talk about her book "the dark sides" >> the lawyers laid a program of interrogation. dick cheney decides to get rid of the geneva standards and the rules of war. they declare the detainees are not criminals which gets rid of the criminal code. they are putting detainees in a legal limbo where they mrak up the rules as they go along. >> stephanie, tell me what it is the michigan daily? >> it is at the university of michigan and started in 1890. it is 125 years old. >> it is a daily paper? >> it is daily. e

next, in dark money investigative reporting jane mayer examines how big money has altered the american political system. she will be live on book tv in depth to take your questions to sunday at noon eastern. pulitzer prize winning author makes her nonfiction debut. i look at the boston globe's bestseller bestseller looks continues with being mortal, harvard medical professor and end-of-life care, followed by marie condos. up next is gratitude, gratitude of essays on mortality from the late physician oliver sacks. helen mcdonald rounds out the list with her memoir, h is for -- that is a look at the current bestsellers according to the boston globe. many of these authors have are will be appearing on book tv. you can watch them on our website book tv.org. >> every election cycle will remind us how important it is, it's a home for political junkies. >> .. good afternoon and thank you so much for coming out on this beautiful saturday. it is great to see all of you here.

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eastern, the new yorker's jane mayer will be our guest on in-depth to take your questions and talk abouther book, which includes her most recent on the influence of big money in politics, dark money. >>> that's a look at some of the author programs book tv is covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span 2. >> i will begin by saying i'm delighted to welcome

inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> on sunday, march 6 book tv is live with author and journalist jane mayeron in-depth, are live monthly college show. jane. jane mayor is a staff writer for the new yorker where she reports on government secrecy, the role of money in politics, and u.s. counterterrorism policy. in her most recent book, dark money she reports on the political and economic underpinnings of the conservative movement with a focus on charles and david cook. her other titles include strange injustice, and and which she examines the sexual harassment allegations against justice clarence thomas during his confirmation hearings. in the landslide which looks at internal dissension within the reagan administration during the last four years of his presidency. in 2008, jane eight, jane mayor appeared on book tvs afterwards program to discuss her book, the dark side. >> if you start at the very beginning right after 911 the lawyers pretty much laid the foundation for a program for coercive interrogation. the first thing that happens it is -- it decides to get through the geneva convention

. >> jane mayer live on booktv sunday march 6 new intel 3 p.m. eastern. >> good evening. so as scott said, paleontologist. what's happened to paleontologist over the last couple of decades we often started looking backwards in time. one by one we are becoming forward facing individuals, thinking about what they have learned about the past and how it informs the future. that's the thrust of the recent strategic plan we have put out for the museum published a couple weeks ago, natural history of the time if he was there isn't that how we and gym about the natural world from all our study of the last couple hundred years and played up forward. we are sitting on this incredible moment in human history, been around for 200,000 years and plans on this generation to watch the population curve go to the sky and watch all of the impacts of that large population play out around the comments. a lot of us are used to think about what happened 70 million nurses who are now what about the next 70? interesting. one of my guiding lights is this guy tim flannery from australia to i've bee

jane mayer is not alone. academic researchers like robert brulle at drexel, reilly dunlap at oklahoma state university, justin fairly at yale university, and michael mann at penn state university are exposing the precise dimensions and functions of this denial machine. investigative writers like naomi klein and steven cole are on the hunt. merchants of doubt is already a movie. jeff nesbitt's forthcoming book "poison tea" should be illuminating. and on the official side, two state attorney generals appear to be looking into exxon's role in this climate denial scheme. in short, what could well be the biggest scam to hit politics since teapot dome and watergate is being unraveled and exposed. the dirty fossil fuel money has deliberately polluted our american politics, just as their carbon emissions have polluted the atmosphere and oceans. justice, madam president, cannot come too soon for these people. with that, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a

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