she's interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. >> you look at the real world history of the right to vote, it's been extremely contested. it's been violently challenged in many points. >> absolutely. so -- one of the things i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation, and it's in those aspirations, we the people, we hold these truths to be self-evident. leader of the free world. those kinds of aspirations. it's based on those aspirations and not those kind of hard core realitieses where -- realities where people have fought in order

holder kuchis interviewed by jamie raskin of maryland. this "after words" is a weekly interview program with relevant guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest book. >> host: i'm delighted to be here with professor carol anderson. before we get into the books say a word about where you grew up

she's interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. >> you look at the real world history of the right to vote, it's been extremely contested. it's been violently challenged in many points. >> absolutely. so -- one of the things i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation, and it's in those aspirations, we the people, we hold these truths to be self-evident. leader of the free world. those kinds of aspirations. it's based on those aspirations and not those kind of hard core realitieses where -- realities where people have fought in order to gain access to their citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend, on c-span2's book tv. inues. caller: -- host: a conversation about fact checking in the age of president trump or the washington post fact checker since 2011. the world of fact checking now fundamentally different now than it was a little over 600 days ago? guest: no. fact the world of checking, which has been growing. since i first started doing this almost eight years ago. the core of fact checking is to explain complex policy issues. to viewers or reade

she's interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin. >> it's been extremely contested and it's beeniolently challenged at many points, right. >> yes, absolutely. so -- and one of the things i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation. and it's in those aspirations, we, the people, we hold these truths to be self-evident. leader of the free world. those kinds of aspirations. it's based on those aspirations and not those kind of hard core realities where people have fought in order to gain access to their citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend on c-span2's book tv. >>> this weekend, on american history tv, on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history, brandeis university professor abigail cooper talks about african-americans during the reconstruction period. sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "reel america," the 1919 film "the lost battalion" about the lead-up to the end of world war i and an army unit of men from new york who ran out of water and food when they were surrounded by german forces. at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, women's

she's interviewed by jamie raskin of maryland. >> when you look at right to vote, it's been extremely contested and violently ch challenged at any points. >> yes. absolutely. one of the things i talk about is america is really an aspirational nation, in it's that we the people hold the truths to be self-evident. leader of the free world. those kinds of aspirations. based on those aspirations and not those kind of hard corey alts where people have fought in order to gain access to their citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend on c-span2 book tv. >> the c-span bus was recently in honolulu, hawaii for the 39th stop of our 50 capitals tour. join us next weekend, october 6th and 7th as we feature our visit to hawaii on c-span book tv and american history tv. exploring hawaii's history and culture as well as public policy issues facing the state. next saturday, on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern on washington journal, leo, asuncion hayrapetyan planning will talk about homeless necessary and lack of affordable tv. on c-span tv at noon, stewart on his book on legendary surfer eddie would go. an

congressman jamie raskin and senator chris van hollen also joined in.lection day is november 6 and early voting begins october th. covering month gomery county, mark segraves, news 4. >> and in addition to larry hogan and ben jealous libertarian candidate sean quinn and green party candidate ian schleckman will also appear on the ballot. >> well, regular visitors to rehoboth know better to ask for ketchup at one of its most popular restaura but the rule has them confused andca ing a condiment flack at the beach. >> unseasonably hot and humid (announcer) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation to discover who you really are. come up for air. asheville. discovery, inside and out. >>> well, it is a very syamy today. not raining, good. >> not raining, but so many of us -- alls of the k are going to be in school tomorrow. >> i know. >> i went to a school event on thursd, and it was aot day just like this. >> right. >> school is going to have a im tough tomorrow keeping school and classes cool because, again, so many of those -- thosi ac are

holder kuchis interviewed by jamie raskin of maryland. this "after words" is a weekly interview program with relevant guest host interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest book. >> host: i'm delighted to be here with professor carol anderson. before we get into the books say a word about where you grew up in where you live now what you are doing. >> guest: i grew up in columbus ohio. my father was a military man. i spent 20 years in the military and from there i went to school and got my ph.d. and now i live in atlanta. >> host: wonderful. you are a best-selling author of the unspoken truth of our racial divide -- "white rage". >> guest: "white rage" emerged out of looking at the uprising of ferguson and realizing how badly framed in terms of the narrative it was. all of that rage people saying they were missing the policy and systematic way so african-americans advance these policies go to systematically undermine them. that was the genesis in fact of one person, no vote. >> host: "white rage" lead you directly to one person.

waters: i'd like to thank congresswoman barbara lee and jamie raskin to honor the memory of our dear friend and former colleague, congressman ron dellums. he was an unabashed, progressive icon, advocate for veterans, people of color, other vulnerable communities during his 13-year tenure in the united states congress. understanding the unique problems facing the african-american community, ron dellums joined with 12 fellow civil rights giants including u stokes, bill clay, shirley isholm om to create the -- chisholm to create the black caucus. it's grown to historic 48 members. as a former u.s. marine, ron dellums was one of the most outspoken opponents of the vietnam war. he led to educate the public of war crimes that were committed during the vietnam war. in 1993, he also made history as the first african-american chair of the house armed services committee. however, one of ron dellums' greatest achievements is one close to my heart, ending apartheid in south africa. as a national board member of trans-africa, i had the privilege of working with ron to pass legislation at the stat

i tried to change this to jamie raskin earlier.90 the collapse of the soviet block occurred and i was at an anti-fascist rally in germany in february of 1990 and they couldn't agree on anything, those anti-fascists in germany. but they were dedicated. smerp smarter than our crew here in the u.s. i will tell you that, they're very smart and i will tell you the anti-fascists in germany, unlike some of the anti-fascists in the united states were more aware of what they owed the jews. and i went to concentration camps all over joermny a german happened is the soviet bloc collapsed and there was national and ethnic warfare in yugoslavia, check slyugoslavi yugoslavia, czechoslovakia split apart and then slovakia and the czech republic. and nationalism reared its ugly head and it's that which changed white supremacy to white nationalism. and white nationalism has a desire to break up the united states. that's their goal. to create a white republic in the land of the united states. there's more, but they want me to get off here. i'm going

. >> she is interviewed by democratic congressman, jamie raskin of maryland. >> you look at the real world history of the right to vote, it has been extremely contested and it has been violently challenged at many points, right? >> yes, absolutely. one of the things i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation. it is in those aspirations, we the people, we hold these truths to be self-evident, leader of the free world, those kinds of aspirations. it is based on those aspirations, and not those kinds of hard-core reality, where people have fought in order to gain access to this sedition -- to the citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend. a hearing on water resources projects and policies, a major in the u.s. army corps of engineers testifies before a committee. also,

interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. raskin: if you look at the history of the right to vote, it has been violently contested. dr. anderson: absolutely. one of the things i talk about aspirational an nation dreamweaver people, we hold these truths to be self-evident, leader of the free world, is waste on those aspirations and not the hard-core reality where people have fought to gain access. >> watch this weekend on c-span2's booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're here with ira shapiro, author of "broken: can the senate save itself and the country?" you have written that the senate is broken. is what happened yesterday professed it is broken or proof that it is working the way it should? it has been quite a few days. i think i had everyone in the country was depressed about the overall senate's performance on thursday and then heartened by the way things turned around friday. it has been described as a glimmer of hope. one of the things that i describe in my book is it does not take that many people to ma

she is interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland.at the history of the right to vote, it is been extreme the contested and it has been violently challenged in many points. >> absolutely. one of the things i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation. it is in the these aspirations, we the people, we hold these truths to be self-evident. leader of the free world. those kinds of aspirations, it is based on those aspirations and not the hard-core realities where people have fought in order to gain access to their citizenship rights. announcer: watch this weekend on c-span2 book tv. washington journal continues. we end our program in open phones. any public policy issue you want to talk about, phone lines are yours to do it. keep coming in. we will get to your calls in just a second. we want to let you know that after our program is over, we will be taking you write to the u.n. general smb meeting. it has already started. there is a live shot of what is happening right now the u.n.. president trump expected to speak arou

she is interviewed by democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. vote has beeno extremely contested and has been vitally challenge -- and has been violently challenged. >> absolutely. one thing i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation. and it is in those aspirations we the people, we hold these self-evident, leader of the free world, those kinds of aspirations. it's based on those aspirations and not this kind of hard-core people haveork fought to gain access to their citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend on c-span2's book tv. >> tomorrow christine blasey testifies before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual-assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh the dates back to the early 1980's. brett kavanaugh is also expected to testify. we have live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span tv. -- on c-span3. you can also listen on the c-span radio app. the brett kavanaugh case has drawn comparisons to the early 1990's when clarence thomas was facing allegations of sexual harassment from anita hill,

. >> she is interviewed by democratic congressman, jamie raskin of maryland. >> you look at the real world history of the right to vote, it has been extremely contested and it has been violently challenged at many points, right? >> yes, absolutely. one of the things i talk about is that america is really an aspirational nation. it is in those aspirations, we the people, we hold these truths to be self-evident, leader of the free world, those kinds of aspirations. it is based on those aspirations, and not those kinds of hard-core reality, where people have fought in order to gain access to this sedition -- to the citizenship rights. >> watch this weekend. a hearing on water resources projects and policies, a major in the u.s. army corps of engineers testifies before a committee. also, how the core has been reviewing its response to the 2017 hurricane season. >> -- >> good morning. the committee will come to order. chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. be committed -- is there any objection, that objection so ordered. welcome everyone to our hearing today, building 21st cent