well judge goldstone joining me live now from washington d.c. we appreciate you joining us on al-jazeera so thank you very much indeed us as a country is based on merit talk recy it made it what it is today and yet it seems to be at the heart of the troubles and the divisive divisions that we're now seeing how did we get to this was it inevitable. probably it's difficult for people in the midst of a whirlwind to see what is happening and the belief as you say that meritocracy you would lead to greater openness and freedom was pretty entrenched we didn't realize until recently that a meritocracy based on people getting into the right schools and getting into the right professions would actually exclude millions of people from progress and indeed leave them angry and resentful i mean we just have seen that coming but it's hard to avoid sorry for interrupting you in history has there ever been a situation similar to this which has been pulled back from the brink that has not resulted in violent action are a revolution of sorts there have been a few

nearly any outcome from tuesday's election is likely to generate even more instability well jack goldstone is one of the report's authors and he says many in america are now actually out of fear. in this century we've had protests by women seeking the vote in the 1st couple of decades we've had protests by minorities seeking civil rights but these did not hit 40 or 50 percent of america against the other half of america with such anger and hatred it was really about one group trying to catch up to the others at this point we have something different we've had record levels of economic inequality record levels of immigration and for the 1st time in american history some real obstacles and restrictions to economic and social mobility and we're getting all of these at once at the same time that the government is deeply in debt and therefore is restricted in what it's been able to provide for people so we now have a situation where 'd probably somewhere around 40 percent of americans have been acting out of anger and fear they're fearful that america is losing the traditional character it had

thank you very much, richard goldstone on your thoughts on the president likes the transition. thank you . hero's pain called a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing coronavirus restrictions. the world health organization issued the warning as the continent is witnessing an aggressive surge in infections. now, more than 50000, people have died from covert 19 in the u.k. and in italy. once the epicenter of europe's outbreak, $623.00 people died in the past 24 hours. andrew simmons reports for the u.k. . it's another landmark in the spread of covert and it's causing a lot more than $50000.00. people who tested positive have died. britain's total of dead is now the highest in europe. nearly $600.00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. every death is a tragedy. we everybody who's gone and with their families or friends as well, we're not out of the woods yet. it does still require everybody to follow the guidance elsewhere in europe, the spread is on the increase too. in italy, where hotels are now being used to cope with an over spill of patients. th

lawrence goldstone's dark bargain, slavery, profits and the struggle for the constitution. perhaps you can take a class. [laughs] one of my favorite books that i enjoyed throughout my time at williamsburg is leon higginbotham juniors and the matter of color, race and the american legal process. those are just a few bucks. i'm so grateful that we got to share with, you share with one, another and we got to commemorate this constitution. standing on the shoulders of so many ancestors and our new angel group. peterkin. spurred thanks much for being with us. thanks to everybody who supported this process. have a great night. coming up on american history tv, the topic is women's history. look back at the global fight for women's rights after the forceful war. after that we hear about how african american women became involved in a women's suffrage movement and other political movements in the first half of the 24 century. next on american history tv historian mona segel talks about her book the global battle for women's rights after the first world war. the sacramento history s

there's also a book that hope recommended to me, lawrence goldstone's dark bargain, slavery profits and the struggle for the constitution. perhaps you can take a class from ali larson here. and one of the classes i've enjoyed is in the matter of color. race and the american legal process. those are just a few books and i'm so grateful that we got to share with you, that we got to share with one another, and that we got to commemorate this constitution weekend standing on the soldiers of so many ancestors and our new angel, ruth baden ginsberg. thank you for being with us, and thank you to everyone who supported this process. have a great night. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight we begin with women's history. the national world war i museum and memorial hosted mona

of from tuesday's election is likely to generate even more instability one of those authors judge goldstone says many in america are now acting out of fear. in this century we've had protests by women seeking the vote in the 1st couple of decades we've had protests by minorities seeking civil rights but these did not hit 40 or 50 percent of america against the other half of america with such anger and hatred it was really about one group trying to catch up to the others at this point we have something different we've had record levels of economic inequality record levels of immigration and for the 1st time in american history some real obstacles and restrictions to economic and social mobility and we're getting all of these at once at the same time that the government is deeply in debt and therefore is restricted in what it's been able to provide for people so we now have a situation where probably somewhere around 40 percent of americans have been acting out of anger and fear they're fearful that america is losing the traditional character it had they're anxious about immigration they're a