there was a study that was conducted in 2014 by the prestigious american university princeton where they found that the united states is not in fact a democracy, it's an oligarchy, it's a nation governed by a small group of of wealthy, you know, business interests, financial interests and so on. the us economy is in serious trouble, it's bankrupt, they are trying to preserve bubble of speculation, which were frankly cannot be saved, and there's going to be lot of hardship for the american people, and this this government shut down provides a scapegoat of source where they can say everything would be fine, biodinomics would be considered success if it were not for the government shut down, so whether or not they choose to to solve the problem is an open question, but there are ways to solve. sarah flounders, how likely is it that there will be a shutdown come sunday morning in the us? well, there have been many shutdowns in the past, and it's true, this is absolutely theater on the part of both republicans and democrats, it is to intentionally on the part of both parties. create hardships

congress is theater, the... was a study that was conducted in 2014 by the prestigious american university princeton and so on. the us economy is in serious trouble, bankrupt, they are trying to preserve bubble of speculation, which were frankly cannot be saved, and there's going to be lot of hardship for the american people, and this this government shut down provides a scape goat of sorts where they can say everything would be finenomics would be considered success if it were not for the government shut down, so whether or not they choose to to solve the problem is an open question, but there are ways to solve it. flounders, how likely is it that there will be a shut down come sunday morning in the us? well, there have been many shutdowns in the past, and it's true, this is absolutely theater. on the part of both republicans and democrats, it is to intentionally on the part of both parties, create hardships for working people, for hundreds of thousands of federal government workers, for pension and social security checks, for essential programs, for everything from libraries to parks that got shut

and award-winning author and professor of african american studies at princeton university, eddie glaudecord, this feels like one of the most dangerous big lie stories i've covered on this show. tell me your reaction to this report. >> i think it was really sort of a red flag to say all those things we were worried about in 2020 and we were worried about before the midterms in '22 when so many election deniers were running for office, don't feel like it's over because even though many of those election deniers, particularly in the swing states, lost those elections the threat did not dissipate and we already had election deniers in office in many states, as indicated by the map you just showed. we also have a number of them in congress as i'm sure congress member swalwell can speak to. but i think the other thing that's so dangerous about this is election denialism is really a core piece, the core piece of the fraud narrative that has driven violence many, many places across this country and most, you know, obviously the january 6th insurrection, the attack on the capitol. without electi

university of virginia with an arts degree in american government in 1972. he attended the university of virginia school of law and received his law degree in 1975. following school, palmer's joined princeton and williams and smiled. continue williams gain gibson. he was the first african-american at the firm. he is now a retired partner of the firm of hunt andrews. in 1983, he was appointed to the supreme court of virginia, becoming the first african-american and being 32, the youngest person of any race to serve. there. in 1995 of this time, as received his lifetime image award. in 2005, thomas was named a member of the court of arbitration for sport, which is based in lausanne, switzerland. so settling international sports with global jurisdiction. in 2006, he was appointed the board of visitors of william and mary and was reappointed to 39. he is a published poet and as we will discuss today, now a maurice. jones thomas will be in conversation with risa goluboff, who is the first female dean of the university of india, virginia school of law. dean ghalibaf is a renowned legal historian with scholarship and teaching focused on american constitution and civil war, especially their develo

notoriety because we are the first african-american and first puerto rican who has dorms named after them at 275-year-old institution that's princeton university. folks were saying will you give to pwi's, what about hbcu's, that's what philanthropy is for. we have been given not so silently but hbcu's need more resources and that's the key. it is combining capital with community and connections. that's the power of what fill droppist can do because my goal is to have not additional fact where you have one plus ten equal 11, but you have 1, ten times ten equals 100. doesn't have to be a large number of them but can open networks and resources. resources are what are absolutely critical. not just dollars. once you get the dollars, how are you going to use the dollars. the people help with that. >> great, as more people especially philanthropist like mckenzie scott, we could get advice and get other folks to do some of the things that you've done and them as well. what kinds of things or practices can we -- can you give us in terms of philanthropist and what they should keep in mind when engaging with hbcu's? >> it's a great question. you mention

it, too because we're the first african-american and the first puerto rican who ever had dorms named after them 275-year-old institution, that's princeton university. you give to the pwi's, what about hbcu's. that's what philanthropy is important for, it's not just the dollars, but it's the voice. folks understand that we have been giving not so silently, but hbcu need more resources and that's the key. it is combining capital with community and connections, that's the power of what philanthropists can do because my goal is to have not an additional effect where you have one plus 10 equals 11. but you have one-- 10 times 10 equals 100. so if we have philanthropists and doesn't have to be a large number of them, but open their networks and their resources. resources are what are absolutely critical, not just dollars. once you get the dollars, how are you going to use the dollars? the people help with that. >> right. >> okay, so as more people, especially philanthropists like mckenzie scott continue to make investments in hbcu's. we want to try to give some advice here and maybe some other folks to do some of the things you've done and them as well.

princeton university political scientist lauren wright. i don't know lauren, bob menendez also said this, following, quoting here, those behind this campaign simply cannot accept that a first-generation latino americaninnings could rise to be a u.s. senator and serve with honor and distinction even worse they see me as an obstacle in the way of their broader political goals. one he can't even say the word indictment two he's kind of hiding behind his nationality, this is political double speak 101. he's in trouble laura. >> of course he is and you know a lot of people are laughing about this and on social media about how egregious the cash and the jacket with his name and the gold bars and the cars, you know, it's sort of exactly what you would expect of as bad as it gets of an indictment charge, federal bribery. and the saddest part is, for new jerseyans, we had a chance to get rid of this person in 2018 and replace him with a normal upstanding person, bob hugin. bob menendez won by double digits. and, by the way, in 2015, he was also indicted on federal bribery charges. and so it's not like people did not have this information about him, phil murphy campaigned for him, you know, day in and day out