it is located near dearborn street and includes a nice lit fest toback and a poster.rs book will be sold on the second floor here in the atrium of the university center and he will be signing his book after his presentation today right here in this room. if you're interested in having david signed copy of his book, just a writer, we will be that right after his presentation. at this time we are going to go ahead and get started. you can please turn off your cell phones. we would really appreciate it. it is my pleasure to welcome david nirenberg. he is a professor of medieval history and social thought at the university of chicago. his work focuses on interactions of jewish history. his book is called anti-judaism: the western tradition. let's give a nice warm chicago welcome to david nirenberg. [applause] >> thank you, john. thank you to the "chicago tribune" and thank you to all of you as well for choosing books over the beach on a sunday. we are something like an endangered species and it is wonderful to see so many people that care about us. books have a fate, we a

. >> in dearborn, michigan, terry and donna mcnally are barely holding on.n august. the condo they bought 15 years ago is worth less than their mortgage, and 40% of his 401(k) retirement savings is gone. donna is the main provider now... >> let me hear you count to ten. can you count to ten? >> one, two, three... >> running a day care center out of their home. >> both: seven, eight, nine, ten! >> are you here for joan? >> yes. >> terry considers himself fortunate to have found part-time work greeting the bereaved at a funeral home and making lattes at starbucks, >> it's tough, but i'm proud of him at his age to be doing what he's doing. >> the 401(k) drop was tremendous and is tremendous at this point in time. and that's where the savings was, you know? that's our hurt right now. >> we can't live our vision of our dream of retirement. that's the worst part. many people can't. [ticking] >> coming up, the 401(k) lobby says the plan is not the problem. it has let down tens of millions of people at the time they need the money the most. >> that's not a 401(k) pr

energetic walks through cemeteries as part of his graveyards 101 class at the university of michigan, dearborn. >> we spoke with author geron who thinks charging for our information is more effective than enacting privacy laws. >> and on and on art beat, the national mall in washington, d.c., disappeared for 48 hours under a sea of clay, plaster, and paper bones. it was a visual petition against ongoing genocide around the world. see the stunning images on our homepage. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at how older workers help social security's longevity. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, t

>> build them in dearborn, michigan, and in missouri.r 30 years, that's fantastic. >> fantastic. stuart: and we're on our way to 37. after this commercial, and for the f-series truck, you're sure you can't get the first number down to a 3 as opposed to a 4 or 5. >> maybe we can take it during the break. stuart: speaking of which, there is a break coming up. and this is the gold report. and i'm not sure i'm going to buy this thing, but look at the price of gold. back in a moment. that's 13, what? 1373, not bad. the first number that works. back in a minute. ♪ >> breaking news. this just in from the president's speech in berlin, quote, we have to have economies that are working for all people not just those at the very top. he said that a moment ago in berlin. the number one story on wall street journal.com, candy crush saga probably going public. what am i missing here? >> and dwight gooden, we'll ask the man they call doc, how is he staying clean? and is the money the root of all evil? dr. keith ablow is here and his resounding answer, n

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host: we have just a few minutes left with our guest, and george is a veteran, world war ii, in dearborn heights, michigan. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i'm 87 years old. i was 19 years old when i flew 35 missions with the eighth air force during world war ii. we used to fly over the netherlands, and day in and day out, we'd fly over montgomery's lines and all we would ever see is smoke screens, whereas if we had targets in various parts of germany, sometimes we would have to hit the secondary target because patton had already got there. and also, i've read a little bit on andy rooney. i haven't heard you mention him. and i've read some of his books, and he had quite a disdain for -- what's the -- the other -- the famous author. anyway. and that's about all. i'd like your comment on what i've just asked. thank you. >> guest: thanks. i don't know if i rev to an -- refer to andy rooney. i read his book, particularly about being a sergeant in world war ii, and i think it's cited in the notes of this one. he is not a character because, again, you got leave certain things out, and

up there because of surging sales and ford creating more american jobs, most specifically at its dearbornhigan, processing plant. >> bill: good for ford. ford should be the number one car. >> damn, right. >> bill: not a toyota. >> i loved that truck. >> bill: that's a classic truck. >> yes, sir. >> bill: it was a sad day yesterday here in washington d.c. the supreme court decision on voting rights. it is just hard to even express what a setback this is for all of us as americans to think that the supreme court basically what they were saying with this decision 5-4 decision and you know who the five were the predictable five, these five justices, in effect, said racism is over in this country. we don't have to worry anymore about anybody discriminating against others because of the color of their skin. those days are long gone. that's past history. we can close the book on that and we will move on and just sing cumbaya for the rest of our eyes. that is so wrong. sure, we have made, definitely, a lot of progress in this country. we can salute that. look at barack obama, if you don't think w

in michigan we're located in the dearborn truck plant.ees at that plant. >> also missouri, too. >> missouri, that's correct. >> we've got to leave it there. we're apparently in the traffic. but gretchen, brian and steve, here we go. >> steve: all right. you turn on the car and you sit in traffic and she's about to make a left-hand turn onto 6th avenue. >> brian: which i don't think you should be able to do. >> steve: next stop, central park. >> brian: that's the cable news axiom. that's the left turn and those are the people you barely missed. so those people survive. so there is a story. we'll get eric shaun on that. >> i can't believe i'm in a truck. i feel like i'm in a luxurious vehicle. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> brian: we want to see the air bag work. bang into something. >> steve: stop it. >> don't egg me on. >> brian, you're fired. >> steve: made in america on the avenue of the americas. good job. >> brian: i never had a camera in the back seat. what is anna's budget? it's huge. >> steve: it's unlimited. that's why w

. >> i was going to point out, you said it's not dan -- he was talking about madison dearborn businessesg to refinance their deals, they actually pulled them, they can't do that. >> let me tell you what makes it better, ma makes it better is more certainty in the overall economy the direction we're going in. >> there is uncertainty there. we have to take that uncertainty into account when we look at what we think a business is worth. so the discount rate, if you will, has to be high tore account for the untern e certainty. that is the place that we're in today. now, i will tell you that it doesn't mean that there aren't deals to do. but what it means is you have to spend a lot more time, put a lot more effort into creating transactions at price us that like. you have to go up. >> 0 interest rates, 85 a month. you still don't leak it. >> we are unappreciative of that large asset. we are never happy. >> you did something today, we can talk about this? >> i don't know what is it? >> i asked you about it. it begins with a krrks ends with an m. >> compucom? >> i want in. i want to be able to

visit harrison and dearborn. will find special perks for subscriptions and rates including lit fest totes and posters. finally, the authors' books will be sold on the second floor of this center where we are, so you saw them in the lobby. book signing will take place immediately following this session in the arts room to your left. at this time i would ask that you turn off your cell phones and all electronic devices. and without any further ado, i would like to welcome our moderator, eric blanks. [applause] >> thank you. and thank you for coming today. this'll be a very interesting panel between, with two authors who have written books that may on the surface look quite unalike but, i think, share very interesting affinities. i think that the woman who just gave us the fine introduction may have mentioned that you should turn off your cell phones. if you still have them on, if you would, please, do that. what we'll try and do today is we'll have a little bit of a conversation about the two titles, and then at th

visit the printers row welcome center at harrison in dearborn for special lit fest subscription rates including tote bags and posters. finally the author's book will be sold on the second for the university center which is the building we are currently in and the book signing will be in the arts room. the book signing will be innately following the program. before you begin today's program please turn off your cell phone and other electronic devices and without further ado i would like to welcome our moderator mary schmidt of the "chicago tribune." [applause] >> thank you for this great turnout. i am really excited to be here today with anchee min. i read her first book back in 1995 i think shortly after came out and i assume some of you have read it. it was the first is, that their memoir about growing up during the cultural revolution in china and it took her up until approximately the time that she landed. can you not hear me? can somebody regulate this microphone for us please? how about this? can you hear me now? okay, excellent. her second book which is a book we are going to fo