on monday, we were in cambridge, massachusetts, where i sat down at the first paris church in cambridgeith m.i.t. professor, longtime dissident, world-renowned linguist noam chomsky. >> huge specter that we are kind of trying to survive under, and that is nuclear war. that is a whole other story here, but the obama administration and increasingly trump or radically increasing thedanger, the threat of ew developments is captured very effectively in the best, simple monitor of the state of the world, established at the beginning of the nuclear age of the bulletin of atomic scientists. the bulletin of atomic scientists regularly brings ,ogether a group of scientists political analysts, other serious people to try to give some kind of estimate of what the situation of the world is. the question is, how close are we to termination of the species? they have a clock, a doomsday clock. when it hits midnight, we are finished. the end of the human species and much else. the question every year is, how far is the minute hand from midnight? 1947, theinning in beginning of the nuclear age, it was pl

. >> monday we will be in cambridge massachusetts at the first paris church where the democracy host will discuss the latest book reimported the american dream and we will begin a raleigh north carolina for discussion on the history of business in america. thursday we aren't politics and prosat politicsand prose in was. where the historian olsson will talk about how london became a safe haven for the countries during world war ii. we've also be at the green lights bookstore lisa peterson will share experiences teaching and carbonate incarcerated yout. is like the primary reason i wrote the book more people should know their stories, the incredible dedication, courage and sacrifice they made in the war that few supported and even fewer think. thanks. in the get in vietnam they did everything their country asked of them that were more and i wanted to subscribe a picture of likeness wakened through the fire zones for weeks and months at a time before seeking an elusive enemy never knowing if someone is an enemy or friendly they didn't care if. it is out of the front line we are constant

cambridge, massachusetts calling for a vote of impeachment investigation into the president. here with me is amy holmes and adriana. cambridge has been a sanctuary city since 1985. they pride themselves -- stick with us -- they pride themselves on this. in fact they have been oblige rand -- havebeen oh belligerenty say they are going to take steps to impeach him. >> this group, a bunch of city councilors in cambridge are a bunch of creaming liberals who don't like that donald trump is president, they don't like his executive order cracking down on illegal migrants. in leave it that they are trying to hurt him by pushing this bogus emollient clause. they are trying too unearth information they can use against him whether it's demanding tax returns or any potential conflicts of interest he may have. this boeing us case just reeks "so much hypocrisy. if they cared about foreign government entities opinion fliewngs our government, why didn't they speak out against hillary and bill clinton when they took millions of dollars in speaking fees from foreign governments and foreign ent

on monday, we will be in cambridge massachusetts at the first paris church where no one chomsky and democracy now host amy goodwin will discuss professor chomsky's latest book, requiem for the american dream. will be in raleigh north carolina at quail ridge books where edward allison's discussion on the history of business fraud in america. on thursday we're at politics and prose bookstore in washington dc where historian lynn olson will talk about how london became a safe haven for the governments of six occupied countries during world war ii. we will also be a green light bookstore in new york city where lisa peterson will share experiences teaching incarcerated youth at rikers island. on friday we are back in washington dc where was scott mccartney will talk about the cultural divide in the tech industry and on saturday, we will be at hedberg public library in janesville wisconsin for a talk by pulitzer prize-winning reporter amy goldstein. her book janesville looks at the devastation caused by the closing of the gm plant in the town during the great recession. that's a look at some of the

on monday will be in cambridge massachusetts at the first parish church where norman talkie and democracy now amy will discuss

this is in cambridge massachusetts. here is a preview. issues,ve facilities urban infrastructure, urban aging, in our urban core. we have kids with a multiplicity of challenges and maybe even more than in barbara johnson's day were at least we had more intact communities and on top of that we have systems that are pushing teachers out, pushing the great teachers away. part of the good news is that great teachers can get jobs everywhere now regardless of color. vaughn was able to work at nasa and get a man on the moon. greate great teachers, facilities, and the urban core is a very challenging one. >> that was a short portion of her remarks. see this in its entirety at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. here are some of the programs this holiday weekend on c-span. saturday at 8:00 p.m., a nasa briefing on the discovery of seven earthlike planets. >> we are using the hubble space telescope to study those planets to determine if they have hydrogen and helium. >> followed by a discussion on the pros and cons of genetically publicd food, hosted

monday, we will be in cambridge massachusetts at the first. parish church discussing the latest book. we will also be in raleigh, north carolina, at quail ridge books for a discussion on the history of business fraud in america. on thursday, we are at politics and prose a bookstore in washington dc where historian lynn olson will talk about how london became a safe haven for the government occupied countries during world war ii. we will be a greenlight bookstore in new york city, where lisa peterson will share experiences teaching incarcerated youth. on friday, we are back in washington dc, where venture catalyst scott hartley will talk about the cultural divide in the tech industry. on saturday, we will be at the public library in janesville, wisconsin, for a talk from amy goldstein. her book looks at the devastation caused by the closing of a gm plant in a counter in the great recession. that's a look at some of the events of book tv will cover this week and many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future

they lived in cambridge, massachusetts, right? home to harvard, where many of her male friends attended. she, however, was not able to attend. she had to rely on lessons that her male friends were able to bring home to her. but yet, she was highly intelligent. she was recognized as being highly intelligent, and the family had, you know, a strong intellectual cell around them. but her father went broke. he ended up having to go to a farm. she ended up taking care of everybody. again, loss of a male provider required her to become a teacher. that was one of the accepted jobs for women, always, was teaching. because it was, right, it was part of caretaking and bringing up children. eventually, she got bored. she moved back to the boston area. she hung out with the transcendentalists. together this group formed a magazine called "the dial", and they made her editor. i have a hunch they just sort of wanted her to do all the work of editor. but she did it. and, and she was proud of it. and it was a, it was a very well-received, critical

public education from the 1950's through today at an event organized by harvard university in cambridge, massachusetts. here is a preview. ms. holton: we have facility issues. infrastructure, urban aging, expensive infrastructure in our record. we have kids with a multiplicity of challenges and maybe even more than back in the day where we had intact communities. we have systems that are pushing great teachers out. pushing great teachers away. part of the good news is great teachers can get jobs everywhere now regardless of color. nasahy vaughn at work at and get a man of a moon. but the challenges now of fighting for equal come great teachers, great curriculum, great facilities is a very challenging one. announcer: that was a short portion of her remarks. see it in its entirety at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. announcer: on this morning's washington journal we took a look at some of the issues republicans face as they attempt to repeal and replace the affordable care act. continues. host: w host: we are joined by douglas holtz-eakin. stories about continued attempts by the republican party to pass the

politically viable route on vietnam when he came into office as you yourself point out, in cambridge massachusetts, boston, people voted against unilateral withdrawal in 1970. so what was a policy that could ever? >> i think that he could have -- the technical answers he could've followed the french algerian model which is to negotiate a peace that calls for a long withdrawal of the french forces from algeria and leave it independent and takes care of the algerians with sided with friends. by doing it over a long period of time he could've gone those algerians, the vietnam meanies supported the americans out. the short answer, flip answer is , this genius saw and made this trip to china who -- only nixon could go to china well maybe only nixon could have gotten up there on january 2099 and said, were going home. american people trust him because you know i'm dick nixon and no one hates commies more than i do. this is in our interest. that vision that he showed an area he didn't show in vietnam. as you go through the war can't get a quick success successful ending to it you see awful cynicism where

>> well -- >> as you yourself point out, in cambridge, massachusetts, or in boston people voted againstteral withdrawal as late as 1970. so what was a policy that could have worked? >> yeah. i think that he could have -- the technical answer is he could have followed the french-algerian model which is to negotiate a peace that called for a long withdrawal of the french forces from algeria, left algeria independent and also took care of the algerians who had sided with the french. and by doing it over a long period of time, he could have gotten those algerians -- could have gotten the vietnamese who supported the united states out. but the short answer to the question, the flip answer is that this genius who saw and made this trip to china who, only nixon could go to china. well, maybe only nixon could have gotten up there on january 20, 1969, and said we're going home, and the american people, trust me, because you know i'm dick nixon, and nobody hates the commies more than i do. but this is in our interests. so that vision that he showed in other areas he didn't show in vietnam, and th

new jersey on sunday we are going t twesley in college on monday and then heading up t to cambridge, massachusettss now, because we are scared. the flip side of my sign says "look down. do you have velcro can glasses come a computer, a phone? if you do, you should thank a scientist." i've had people on facebook are you typing this on a keyboard? hello. it's enough to drive you nuts. that's why i made this sign. "democracy now! >> are you a science fiction writer? >> i am a science fiction writer. i have been a supporter of science for years. i live and move and it. i write in it. we spent all or time thinking the thoughts that real scientists bring to life. before we went to the moon, someone wrote about it. we wrote about it. before nanotechnology happened, we wrote about it. us, for our life, for our art. >> ima nurse practitioner. a nurse practitioner. >> what is your sign say? -- what does your sign say? >> "mr. president, you will hear from medical research." a direct statement to him about his ideas for our country. i don't necessarily agree at all. >> can you talk about why you are here tod

massachusetts. caller: this is max from cambridge. host: you are on, go ahead. caller: i feel that the in tment of the media general on president trump has not been particularly balanced fair, but with good reason. himselfthat he presents in such a scattered fashion, use cularly involving the of the tweeter that he is an easy target. "washington post" says democracy die necessary darkness totally true, but it easily have been introduced three years ago or 10. a eally think there is question of they are set up as that has al party, been mentioned, nothing new on my perspective, but i do think of thing, i would like to see more balance and a little less editorializing. host: former official with the i.r.s. back in the news, ccording to washington times saying that two top republicans have asked the justice a artment yesterday to take new look at the evidence against former i.r.s. senior executive charges o see whether should be brought against her for targeting tea party groups and ludzing key evidence in the case. she was cleared after an nvestigation by the obam

sarah seager professor of planetary science and physics at massachusetts institute of tech elegy in cambridge. and nicole louis astronomer at the states science institute in baltimore. and zach thomas can you start us off with what the big news of the day is? >> thank you so much. i've been associate administrator for the trek there for social science and i am in awe today about the depth and breadth of the science we do here. we are changing people's lives every day and we stretch our imagination and we inspire every day. i'm excited to announce that we have used our spritzer space telescope to determine the seven planets orbiting a nearby -- star about 40 light years away. as you can see in this illustration many of these planets are in the habitable -- where water can pool on the surface and in fact there could be water on any of these planets. for the first time we have found many terrestrial planets around a single star and that's the first time we have been able to measure it. in addition to that the habitable size planets, these planets are among the best of all the planets to follow u

sarah seeger, professor of planetary science and physics at massachusetts institute of technology in cambridge. and nicole lewis, starting at the space telescope science institute in baltimore. and with that, thomas, can you start us off with what the big news of the day is? >> thanks so much, alisha. look, i've been associate administrator for the science mission directorate for close to five months and i have just been in awe and i am date about the depth and breadth of the site so we deliberately changing every day and we are large in the space we know. we stretch our imagination. we aspire every day. today's story is just that. i'm excited to announce today that the doctor and his team have used our telescope to determine actual seven earth size planets orbiting the nearby trappist one start about 40 light-years away. what's more, as you can see in this illustration, is that three of these planets marked in green are in the habitable zone where water can appear on the service. fact with the right at this or conditions there could be water on any of these planets. so for the first time with

cambridge, where he said boy, that 2012 senate election was tough. the raise for president will be even tougher. so what's going to happen in massachusettsf she has all of these national super pacs pummeling her, not with the goal of maybe winning, she would probably still win anyway but making the experience so bad and so vicious that it potentially knocks her from even running for president in the first place could be a win for a lot of people. they read that line in that book and say okay, here's how we prevent her from running in the first place. >> but susan, she is a prodigious fund-raiser. she outraised most other senate candidates. >> she's already raised more than $9 million for the senate re-election for a contest we don't think will be competitive. in the book sae says the toughness of her initial election was on her mind think bth presidential race. the more serious reason she chose not to run last time was because she didn't feel like she had enough experience in government and politics and policy to be president of the united states. and you know if she's a second term senator, maybe she would feel like she had enough of th

massachusetts city are trying to ban employees fromusing public money to fly on united.. it's a response to the passenger recently dragged off a flight in chicago -- dr. david dao. the cambridge council passed a proposal this week asking the city manager to ban official city travel on united -- whenever there are other options. the council members say united does "not reflect cambridge's values." the airline says it no longer allows crew members to displace passengers who are already seated. (grant) a big story we've been tracking this evening. e-s-p-n... is laying off one hundred employees. most of the workers getting pink slips are on-air personalities and writers. analyst trent dilfer, reporter ed werder, and writer jayson stark all tweeted they had been fired. the company says the layoffs are necessary as it shifts toward digital content. the disney-owned sports network was an early success story in cable programming. but it has recently faced declining cable subscriptions and skyrocketing costs obtaining the rights to broadcast nba and nfl games. (grant) coming up after the break.. bay area mothers are opening up about the challenges of raising a child on the autism spec

access a public education from 1950's to today at an event organized by harvard university in cambridge, massachusettshere is a preview. holton: we have urban infrastructure, urban aging, expensive infrastructure in our urban core. we have kids with a multiplicity of challenges, and maybe even more than barbara johnson's day where we had more intact communities, and on top of all that, we have systems pushing great teachers out. part of that is good news, great teachers can get jobs everywhere now regardless of color, and dorothy von was able to work at langley and help get the man on the moon come up with the challenges now of fighting for equal, great teachers, great curriculum, great facilities in our urban core is a very challenging one. announcer: that was a short portion of an holton's remarks. watch the entirety tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. some of theere are programs this holiday weekend on c-span. 8:00 p.m. eastern, nasa briefing on the discovery of seven earthlike planets orbiting a nearby star. >> we are using the hubble space telescope to determine if they have hydrogen or