. >> host: it's a little bit from bernadette wegenstein at john hopkins university. "the cosmetic gaze: body modification and the construction of beauty" is her book. postcode now one booktv, we want to introduce you to wayne biddle. we are here on location at johns hopkins university. what do you hear? >> guest: i teach in a writing seminar department. we're like an old-fashioned department only if on creative writing. i handled the nonfiction curriculum. >> host: what were you doing prior to this? s. going up from a traditional academic background. i was in washington and new york with "the new york times" and continue to do journalism, but i've been here. >> host: what kind of stories? >> guest: at the pentagon correspondent for the most part, but a lot of science and technology oriented. i was once educated to be an electrical engineer a long time ago, so i was able to approach a pentagon story about the latest zillion dollars jet aircraft from the nuts and bolts did it work or not rather than the political aspects of why it was being built. >> host: anyway pulitz

than anything else because it consumed the presidency. >>> now joining us on booktv from johns hopkins university is benjamin ginsberg a professor of political science here. his book is called of the worth of your. we'll show you the we will show you the cover in just a minute. what you write that the unpleasant fact is that although the war is terrible and brutal we should not assume that all its consequences are a portent. what does that seem? >> guest: well, you know this is a book that i wrote in response to a bumper sticker. you know the bumper sticker we all see war is not the answer x. it depends on the question. there are a lot of questions that unfortunately have to be answered in war and violence. it's the nature of the world. it's a major force in building the

wegenstein, what is your role at johns hopkins university? >> guest: i am a research professor in german languages and literature and i created and directing a center for youth media studies and we curate resident who bring in topics you know anything culturally important through various media whether it be video installations or other art pieces that are usually informed by the moving image which is kind of the idea of media. other than that i teach. as a research professor and teach two classes which is great because it gives me enough time to write books which is what my work is all about. >> host: so how does this book tied into your work here at johns hopkins? >> guest: of course it does. i am a humanist, kind of trained in a very old-fashioned way i would say and not a study of languages and started in vienna with a lesson in ancient greek in high school and then i became a zoologist and i mean someone who covers the history of languages@systems in the way people communicate. that goes beyond strictly speaking the language that we share

. >> from johns hopkins university is the limits of hip-hop and black politics. university of minnesota press is the publisher. >> host: "the malaria project" karen masterson what is malaria? >> business lot one disease but many caused by several parasites and these different parasites that we find in different parts of the world have similar symptoms like intents and fever and chills and body pains and headaches. some varieties will relapse years later you never know if you have gotten rid of it some will cause circulatory problems or put you in a coma you could play soccer in the morning and be dead in the evening. it is a word to describe the id diseases caused by these parasites. >> host: how many types are there? >> here is a monkey malaria that is jumping species and it will likely become the fifth human malaria it is in the process of doing that now that is how they have survived the ages. they infect dead dinosaurs and made it through probably through birds. there are many varieties of bird malaria the end other species including primates and that is what

. >> johns hopkins university political science professor you're watching book tv on teewun. >> we want to here from you. >> being called national redefined they buy a group. what is national redefined dates back. >> it is a day in january were all across america we are inviting readers to commit to spend the afternoon reading an e-book that they like and you can do it at home or in any of the many venues participating across the country which include libraries and bookstores in schools. >> wire you promoting this? >> that is a wonderful large, and complicated question. essentially our hope is to find different ways to foster a culture of reading in america and remind people of what the experience is like to sit and dedicate a nice, long swath of time to read it. the year feedback all the time. there's a real pleasure that comes from getting lost in the world of a book that is different than if you are checking your phone every few minutes or on the go between different venues. >> you were actually setting a time frame for this. >> that is exactly right. we agreed four hours was longer

book tv is on location in john hopkins university. >> and now joining us is benjamin ginsberg.his book is called the worth of work. you write that the unpleasant fact is that although war is terrible and brutal we should not ashamed to have assumed that all its consequences are important. what does that mean? >> war and violence it is the nature. war is a major force in building modern society has answered three of the main questions of politics statehood, territoriality and power in every state that exists is the product of war. they they did not debate with the british. they fought very few exceptions. territoriality. every piece of territory on the face of the earth used to belong to someone else. as i recall, the native americans did not trade north america. the white settlers seized and finally. someday it we will be taken from us. us. it is the nature of history. and finally power within any nation is often settled by violence blood by the ballot box. the broad contours of who holds power come about because of violence

government's secret mission to find a miracle cure" booktv is on vacation at johns hopkins university. [applause] thank you very rich for all the folks hear it is an honor to speak tonight a few miles from the saratoga a battlefield where on the october 7th, 1777 when the the most important and consequential battles of world history. the end of giants is a book about people come with the man who fought the revolutionary war defeated the military, and made possible the establishment in north america of a government based on the values of the individual liberty and human rights and i will start by reading a short selection from the book and the story of the revolutionary war i look back before the war with the characters he played a major role. so this is from chapter one page one about 20 years before the revolution began. . .

. >>> now joining us on booktv from johns hopkins university is benjamin ginsberg a professor of political science here. his book is called of the worth of your. we'll show you the we will show you the cover in just a minute. what you write that the unpleasant fact is that although the war is terrible and brutal we should not assume that all its consequences are a portent. what does that seem? >> guest: well, you know this is a book that i wrote in response to a bumper sticker. you know the bumper sticker we all see war is not the answer x. it depends on the question. there are a lot of questions that unfortunately have to be answered in war and violence. it's the nature of the world. it's a major force in building the modern society. it has answered three of the main questions of politics, statehood, territoriality and power. every state that exists including especially in the united states of america is the product of more. kids are taught about the american revolution in terms of philosophical issues. while they didn't exactly debate with the british. they fought and was a bloody revolu

o'malley also said he'll join johns hopkins university as a visiting professor next month, focusing on government business and urban issues. o'malley's second term in office finished wednesday, the same day as larry hogan's inauguration. >>> well don't hold your breath for the start of the streetcar service in northeast washington. d-dot says it will not set arbitrary deadlines for the launch of the long awaited streetcars. the new line along h street in northeast is still undergoing safety inspections by the state safety office. city of transportation officials say they won't announce an official start date until after that agency has completed its regulatory review. former mayor vince gray promised service up and running by this past week, but that hasn't happened. >>> for the first time in years, there are new opportunities to travel to cuba but local travel agencies tell us not to make plans just yet. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver looks at the potential timeline for you to book that trip. >> world travel annette, how may i help you? >> reporter: more than 30 years

still with us, william zartman of african studies at johns hopkins university.aminu gamawa, a specialist with collaborative development. and nii akuetteh, independent africa analyst. is nigeria being left to its fate? >> it's being left to his fates. the government has the primary responsibility to meeting this. the first responsibility is for the government to take care of the welfare of its people. after that the second pillar is outside countries should help the government in doing that. >> has my year gentleman asked for, and has it received help from the you community. >> drones and intelligence was given but then it was topped by the united states because there was not much interest in it. nigeria has gotten some help. i would think that it needs more help. this used to be after's prime army. where is it now? >> nii akuetteh, you heard them laying the problem at the feet of goodluck jonathan, do you agree? >> not quite. nigeria used to be very democratic. it's not perfect, but there is a lot of discussion and disagreement i lived in nigerian i happen to th

afterwardords -- sunday afternoon at 1:00, we talk with recently published professors at johns hopkins universityvernment's efforts to cure malaria during world war ii. tonight at 8:00, anderson university professor uses abraham lincoln's life to understand the use of white american dish views of white americans on slavery. a discussion on birth control. the impact race, -- find our full schedule on www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> join american history tv on sunday for our look at historical roles the house -- of the house speaker. we feature the opening day remarks of newt gingrich and nancy pelosi. we will hear from the former house historian who explains the speakers constitutional role and offers profiles of the congressional leaders. that is sunday at noon on c-span3's american history tv. >> next, look at the book "insurrections of the mind." the book was published four new republic's centenary anniversary. jeffrey rosen of the na

the team at johns hopkins university says the answer lies in the way the body regenerates. old, tired cells are constantly being replaced with new ones made by dividing stem cells. each time a cell divides, there's a danger the letters of its genetic code will become jumbles, leading to an increased cancer risk. overall, the study found that around 65% of cancers were caused by random mutations that cannot be prevented. it's down to biological bad luck. but, the research concluded that a third of cancers, including skin and lung cancer can still be prevented by lifestyle changes. >> if there's anything wrong with our diets or exercise habits and so on in order to not increase our risk of cancer but this just says that there is a component that's bad luck. that is not our fault. and it just happens. >> reporter: writing in the journal of science, the report authors say that as most cancers can't be prevented, there should be more focus on spotting them early. kate bee, bbc news. >>> steven gerrard, captain of the english premier league football team liverpool has announced h

. >> host: professor lester spence of johns hopkins university is the author of "stare in the darkness, the limits of hip-hop and black politics." university of minnesota press publisher. >> you're watching booktv television for serious readers. you can watch any program you see here online at booktv.org. >> april 4, '67, he is in new york city speaking at riverside church in manhattan giving a speech called beyond vietnam and in that speech king calls america the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today. he had been on record being opposed to war but this is the first time he has given peter, a major address to the nation condemning the war and he lays out in detail our relationship with vietnam our history with vietnam, lays it out, one of the rare times king actual reads the entire text because he was more of a he was an orator obviously extraordinaire. "i have a dream" speech he went off the script and started freestyling the i have a stream stuff. he was good off script like some people who have to use a teleprompter for everything they say. but, dr. king gave the speech b

jeremy greene, professor of medicine at johns hopkins university. dr. graham, what is the definition of a generic medicine? >> a genetic medicine is supposed to be the same as a brand-name medicine. they are the same molecule. they're supposed to perform in the same way except they are not exactly the same. we want them to be cheaper. we look at it as a way of gaining access to affordable price, which previously was only buy brand-name and were much more expensive. a generic drug in some ways affects the contact over the last 50 years. it has become a key point in attempts for the american health care be more affordable. it has been remarkably successful in set of policies. 2014, with an 84% above the prescription filled pharmacy was still generically. trillions of dollars because the substitution issued for generic drugs are brand-name drugs. the generic drug has been a problem over many years and that was one of these drugs be the same. i elaborated structures to be exchangeable and yet there are exactly the same. if you like at the networks approve f

booktv is on location at johns hopkins university in baltimore maryland. coming up next on booktv michael waltz former counterterrorism special adviser to vice president dick cheney and director of afghanistan policy at the department of defense. he talks about his experiences fighting the war on terror in afghanistan and in washington d.c.. this is about an hour and 20 mi

booktv at johns hopkins university. >> joining us some booktv is allen carl who has written a book called forks. mr. carl first of all what's on the front of you but? >> guest: is actually a motorcycle believe it or not and it's a middle of nowhere place in southern south america patagonia. i actually took that motorcycle for three years alone and wrote it all over the world. >> host: you voted around the world. why? >> guest: a lot of us have passions and dreams and i always wanted to travel around the world. i had a passion in photography and certainly writing and motorcycle riding. i found myself at a fork in the road unemployed and recently divorced so i decided instead of trying to find the next job i sold everything that i had and hopped on a motorcycle to experience different cultures and different people all over the world. >> host: why the name forks? >> guest: we come to forks in our lives and forks are the things on the motorcycle that keep us in spirit thing going in the right direction. forks are what we shared annie food with and finally

. >> host: professor lester spence at johns hopkins university is the author of "stare in the darkness: the limits of hip-hop and black politics." university of minnesota press publisher. >> host: the name of the book is "the malaria project." the author is karen masterson. professor masterson, what is malaria? it is a series of disease. it's not one. it's caused by a parasite from the genus plasmodium and these different parasites to different dings and you find them in different parts of the world. but they all cause some similar symptoms lake intense fever. it looks furnace hot fevers and bone deep chills and body pain and headaches. some wall hiding your liver and relapse years later. you never know whether you've gotten rid of it. some in africa can clump together and cause circulatory problems and put you in a coma. you can play soccer in the morning and by evening you are dead. malaria is the word we use to describe the diseases caused by this genus of parasites. although there is a monkey malaria that is species and of a likely become the fifth human malaria. it's in the proces

jeremy green who is a professor of medicine here at johns hopkins, university. dr. greene what's the definition of a generic medicine? >> guest: oh a generic medicine is supposed to be the same as a brand name medicine. we think of them as identical they are the same molecule, they're supposed to perform in exactly the same way except that they're not exactly the same. we want them to be cheaper. we look at a generic drug as a way of gaining more access and affordable price to medicines which, when they're previously available only by a brand name under a monopoly are much more expensive. so a generic drug in some ways is a concept it's a very contested object, and it's a very recent object over the last 50 years. it's become a key point in attempts to help american health care be more affordable at the same quality. in some ways it's been remarkably successful as a set of policies. in 2014 more than 84% of all drugs, prescriptions filled at the pharmacy were filled generically. trillions of dollars have been estimated to be saved because of substitution of cheaper

johns hopkins say responsible is only part of the time. the rest is up to chance. scientists at johns hopkins universitynd the bloomberg public health, say cancer has more to do with lifestyle than bad luck. >> science has told the layperson what many of us in oncology have speculated about and believed for some time. and that is that some people can do everything that we say you should do to prevent getting cancer yet you're still going to get cancer. >> reporter: our cells naturally divide and replicate themselves. but sometimes those cells mutate and become cancer cancerous. they found that two-thirds of them divided more frequently increasing the chance they'd mutate and develop cancer. the research concluded remarkably, this bad luck explains more than hereditary and environmental factors. that influences only about a third of cancer types but some doctors caution this doesn't mean that people shouldn't take care of their bodies. smoking is still linked to lung cancer and overexposure to sun is linked to skin cancer. >> people who smoke people who have bad diet, lack of physical activity actually h

know poor life stale choice and inherited gene can raise the risk of cancer but scientist at john hopkins universitynd another important factor. bad luck when our cell divide. researchers say random genetic mutation that crop up as stem cell divide are the major contributors to cancer over all contributors to cancer over all. >> 25 years ago the economist righted united states as the best place to be burn. today the magazine calculated best police to be born is switzerland. thus followed by australia, norway, sweden and denmark. u.s. comes in 16th. the index look at opportunities for a healthy safe and prosperous life. >> up next. become to the future. 2015 look like the place that marty visited when he went back to the future in 1985. >> no playing in car but some of what we saw is not too far off >> starbucks introducing a new coffee drink at u.s. stores next week. starting next tuesday the so-called this is on the menu. what is it? some describe it as something like a cappuccino but instead of a top layer of flavorless foam it's a cell set dense foam mixed evenly through the drink. drink has been

the memorial ride and vigil will begin at 3:30 by johns hopkins university. art gallery in baltimore. >>> the cdc says the season's flu outbreak reached an epidemic level. 15 children have died from the flu so far this season. the young and the elderly with underlying health conditions are the people who are most at risk. even though this year's vaccine doesn't cover the most active strain, doctors suggest people get the flu shot. >> there's now a start date for the opening of the d.c. streetcars with pass passengers on board. mayor vincent gray announced the h streetcars should be up and running the week of january 9. the mayor originally hoped to have the streetcars running before the end of the year, but several safety issues still needed to be addressed. test runs without passengers have been going on for several months. >>> party to ring in 2015 is over in times square, but the cleanup started right away. an army of street cleaners are hard at work clearing out an estimated 50-tons of trash. most of the trash, as you guessed it, is confetti. >>> and crew

booktv is on location at johns hopkins university. >> every weekend booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. keep watching for more here on c-span2, and watch any of our past programs online at booktv.org. >> host: rebecca frankel is the author of "war dogs: tales of k-t heroism history and love." ms. frankel, what's on the cover of your book? >> guest: this is a -- [inaudible] and his dog and they're doing a training exercise for missions they might have to do in iraq or afghanistan which does include the drop from a helicopter. >> host: where's -- what sparked you to write about war dogs? >> guest: well, i've always loved dogs and animal but i've been writing about the iraq war for as long as it's been going on. as i was looking at photos coming in off the wire, i saw this one photo that sort of stood out from afghanistan, and it was because there were these marines and bomb-sniffing dogs, and they were just hanging out and everyone looked very happy. there was a very stark contrast to the -- [inaudible] that you see in unfortunate photos that are a little

decision making, and sunday afternoon at 1:00, we talk with recently published professors and johns hopkins university. and the u.s. government's efforts to cure malaria on world war ii. lectures and history. anderson conversation professor bryan dishingrk, using abraham lincoln's life to expoesz ---and sunday afternoon at 4:30, birth control advocate. and our complete television schedule at cspan.org andlet us know about the programs you're watching. 202-626-34 00. or send us a tweet at cspan hash tag comments. join the cspan conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on quitter. -- twitter. this forum on child sex trafficking continues members of congress from both sides of the aisle talked about how congress on combatting child sex trafficking including ted poe andcare lynn maloney who reintroduced legislation on the issue. >>> good morning. we're going to start our second panel in just a moment if you could all take your seats. so thank you all for being here. i'm jasmine. as director of law and policy for rights for girls, i have the enormous privilege of working with lawmakers here in washingt

> outgoing maryland governor martin o'malley is taking on a new role next month, joining johns hopkins universitys a visiting professor. he'll focus on our government's bu and urban issues. he leaves office wednesday after two four-year terms. >>> in honor of martin luther jr.'s birthday this week thousas of middle and high sc students will be able to see the movie "selma" for free this weekend. students in 8th through 12th grade can see the movie for free bych i. or report card. go to nbcwashington to see the five participating theaters our area. >>> across the area europe is on alert. more terror raids in a small town. a report from belgium as the conflict with islamic extremists worsens. >>> a college student killed after falling out of a window and landing on top of another is. > welcome back to news4 at 4:00. >>> europe is on high alert one week after a series of ddly attacks paris. >> british prime minister david cameron is here in washington for meetings with president obam th both expressed confidence th europe and the united will overcome violent extremis >> you k this is a problem that

so scientists at johns hopkins university looked another 31 different tissue types notably not breastls. in essential cell division process is like roulette the more frequently the tissue is divided, the more likely they were to develop cancer. what then of the other nine types of tissue? these showed an unexpectedly high rate of cancer. the result researchers believe are environmental or inherited factors. these include lung cancer skin cancer, which is associated with exposure to the sun. the researchers say what emerges is that you can reduce your risk of getting some cancers through lifestyle factors like not smoking or eating a healthy diet, but for other cancers, it's a case of bad luck. >> they are linked with the speed of the replication of cells with the probability of getting cancer. so this is a measured piece of work which does not negate the huge scientific evidence we have that links environmental and lifestyle factors. we still have to put our -- our efforts to prevent smoking, avoid heavy drinking. avoid obesity, promoting a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle, because

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most recently he was honored by blackdoctors.org at johns hopkins university, he is fitting we give today'serit award to floyd green iii. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. i am deeply honored to receive this award from rev. al sharpton and national action network. in 2000, we went -- came to washington to collect racial and ethnic data on our population. at the time folks were afraid the company would use this information for unfair rating and serious types. we said no. in order for people to understand and get the right information and health care we need to hold people where they live, what language they speak and the culture they are from. they said no. we said we won't give it to our marketing people, only keep it with case managers so people get the care they need to. folks said no. wasn't until our chairman went on caciquenbc and said don't you believe it is gracious to collect ethnic data on the population and he said it is racist not to. and so for years now, we have been using this data to make sure that all people know matter who they are or what language they speak or culture

in the meantime martin says he plans to become a faculty member with johns hopkins university after his term as governor ends next week. >> brad bell sat down with the outgoing governor today for an exit interview. >> here's the scene that says it all about what's going on in annapolis right now. this is the governor's mansion, it's been martin o'malley's home for the last eight years and take a look at this. the moving vans that are taking his belongings out of the governor's mansion and out of the statehouse and up to his new home in baltimore. the governor announced today that he will become a full-time professional speaker and a part-time professor focusing on government and business matters. he also took time today to tour a part of the statehouse that's under renovation historic part of the statehouse. he said he is not wishful but he did enjoy thinking about his time in office and what an honor it was and how grateful he is to have served in and then he sat down with reporters to talk about his legacy. he boasted of many accomplishments but he also admitted that a couple of thing

we talk with recently-published professors at johns hopkins university about the influence of hip-hop on politics and the government's efforts to cure malaria in world war ii.

new research is suggesting some cancers simply the result of bad luck, that's according to johns hopkins universityo thirds every all adult cans remembers due to random stem cell mutations and that bad lifestyle choices can increase those mutations. and a new study shows fat not located right beneath the skin can protect you from skin infections california researchers say stem cells from the fat produce molecules that fight bacteria until white blood cells arrive from the immune system. >> rue peel role. tell you his big news. >> that also ahead how taylor swift is giving back to fans. next in the word. also, that hit show undercover boss, is coming to south jersey. we have a preview of tonight's episode, you'll see right here on cbs-3. >>> ♪ ♪ >> we're getting pumped for the first weekend of 2015. what are your plans? tweet us at hashtag cbs-3 mornings. >> what's who have to do with this? >> all about the who. we'll be back. >> ♪ ♪ >>> ♪ ♪ >>> the words is, surprise. >> new albumn wasn't the only gift taylor swift gave her fans in 2014. >> awe, the berks county native sent her biggest fans hand pi

researchers from johns hopkins university. only nine were linked to genetic traits or lifestyle. the remaining 22 were basically bad luck. most of it is due to cell division, which you cannot control. researchers say doctors should s emphasize early detection rather than just prevention. >> turning to the weather now. lisa argen is here. happy new year to you. >> i wish i could bring better news in terms of a big storm or something. but we are looking out in the horizon the next seven to ten days seeing if we can bring in any significant precipitation. luke at live doppler 7hd it looks like there's something going on in the north but really this is a little mist and mainly higher level moisture that's not reaching the ground. but due to the low level moisture the cloud cover temperatures are up. we could see a little freezing fog this morning with some of the moisture. also over the bridges, the overpasses and the temperatures, although they are up, they are still quite chilly out there. sfo this morning where numbers of ranging from the mid-30s, 34 morgan hill, to the mid-40s in

booktv is on location at johns hopkins university. >> you're watching booktv television for serious readers. you can watch any program you see here online at booktv.org. >> and now from a conference on the 50th anniversary of the publication of james burnham's "suicide of the west," a panel discusses the life and political thought of james burnham in history. this is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. i'm morgan smiley i'm a sophomore, and i'm the deputy operations director for the william. if buckley jr. program. this afternoon we are honored to have with us roger kimball moderating on the topic life and political thought of james burnham in history. mr. kimball is the editor and plusher of the new criterion and the president and publisher of encounter books. he is a widely acclaimed author, particularly known for his book "tenured radicals." finish and for his most recent book, the fortunes of permanence culture and anarchy in the age of amnesia. as a frequent contributor to many publications including national review, the "wall street journal" and literary review

. >> brown: according to a new study from the johns hopkins university school of medicine published todayournal, "science," more cases of cancer than have commonly been thought, can be primarily explained by random d.n.a. mutations that occur during cell division, rather than by heredity, lifestyle choices, or environmental influences. the study looked at 31 types of cancer, including leukemia, bone, testicular, ovarian and pancreatic cancers. breast and prostate cancers were not included in the study. cristian tomasetti is one of the authors of the report and a bio- mathematician at johns hopkins. he joins me now from baltimore. thank you for joining us. it seems important, first, perhaps, to explain what you were looking at. what does bad luck or chance mean when it comes to getting cancer? >> yes, what it means is that every time a cell in particular a stem cell every timeit divides, a mutation can occur and can hit the dna of this cell. if that mutation happens to be in a gene that is the key regulator known to be associated with cancer -- so let's say a bad mutation that may lead us

decision-making and what to do to avoid them and sunday afternoon, we talk with professors at john hopkins university on the influence on hip-hop on politics and the efforts to cur malariae. and on c-span3 on lectures in history, anderson university professor uses abraham lincoln to understand the views of white americans on race and slavery before and during the civil war and sunday afternoon, it is fresh and on birth control movement. find our complete schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the conversation. like a son facebook. -- like us on facebook. >> real america brings you films from the 20th century. nine from -- "nine from little rock" is a film narrated by jefferson thomas, one of the nine african-american students who enrolled in the all-white central high school. the governor prevented the students from attending class until eisenhower sent army troops and federalized the arkansas national guard to restore order and enforce desegregation. in the film, mr. thomas and several others reflect on their experience and hopes for the f

sunday afternoon at 1:00 on the college series we talk about recently published professors at johns hopkins university on the influence of hip-hop on politics and government's efforts to cure malaria during world war ii. on american history tv on c-span3 tonight at 8:00 p.m. on lectures in history anderson university professor brian burke uses abraham lincoln's life to understand the views of white americans are raised and slavery before and during the civil war and sunday afternoon at 4:30 discussion on birth control advocate margaret sanger her legacy and the impact race social class and politics had on the birth control movement. find the complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think of the programs you're watching. call 202-626-34008 e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span hash tag comments. like us on facebook follow us on twitter. these the annual state of the state address jack dalrymple, talked about lower oil prices and the state's economy. north dakota has had the lowest unemployment rate largely due job growth in the energy sector. the gover

we talk with recently published professors at johns hopkins university on the impact of hip-hop on politics, and efforts to cure malaria during world war ii. anderson university professor brian dirck uses abraham lincoln's life to understand the views of what americans on race and slavery both for and during the civil war. and sunday afternoon at 4:30, margaret sanger, her legacy, and the impact on the birth control movement. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org, and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> this week marked the start of the 114th congress, where we saw members take the oath of office. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> nice to see you.

afternoon in one part of book tv's college series, we talk with recently published professors at johns hopkins university on the influence of hip-hop on politics and the was governments efforts to cure malaria in world war ii. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 eastern on western -- lessons in history. abraham lincoln's life is used to understand the views of white americans on waste -- race and slavery both before and during the civil war, and sunday afternoon at 4:30, a discussion on margaret sanger, her legacy come on the impact race, social class, and politics had on the birth-control movement. find our complete television schedule on c-span.org, and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, or e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> each week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films. 45 years ago on november 13, 1969, as president spiro agnew addressed a public and party conference in des moines, iowa. he argued that the big three networks of the time, abc, nbc, cbs,

and part of "booktv's" college series, we talk with professors at johns hopkins university on the influence of hip-hop on politics and the government's efforts to cure malaria during world war ii. and tonight at 8:00 p.m. brian durham uses abraham lincoln's life to understand the views of white americans on race and slavery before and during the civil war. sunday afternoon at 4:30, a discussion on birth control advocate margaret sanger her legacy, and the impact of race social class and policy had on the birth-control movement. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org and let us know about -- what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> this sunday on "q&a," the groundbreaking 1915 film "the birth of a nation," its depiction of former slaves after the civil war, and the efforts to prevent the release of the movie. >> the second part of the movie which is after the war reconstruction, is really the heart of the protest in the sense that this is where the blacks are j

sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock, part of tvs colored series we talk with professors at johns hopkins university on the influence of hip-hop on politics in the u.s. government's effort to cure malaria during world war ii and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures this man uses abraham lincoln flight to understand the views of white americans on race and slavery before and during the civil war and sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. come it is russian on birth control advocate margaret sanger and the legacy and social class and politics on the birth control movement. find out our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. collis at our phone number or e-mail us at comments at c-span.org or send us a tweet. joined the conversation and like us on facebook or follow us on twitter. >> the annual state of the state address jack dalrymple talked about the effect of lower oil prices on the state economy. in recent years north dakota has had the lowest unemployment rate. the governor also talks about spend

we talk with recently published professors at johns hopkins university on the influence of hip-hop onolitics. the u.s. government's efforts to cure malaria in world war ii. on lectures in history professor brian dirk uses abraham lincoln's life to understand the views of white americans on race and slavery before and during the civil war. sunday afternoon at 4:30, a discussion on margaret sanger. find our complete schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. e-mail us at comments at c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span #comments. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>host: james fallows of the atlantic. he has the cover story of the january-february issue. the tragedy of the american military. thank you for joining us. what is the tragedy? caller: we have a country that has been more or less perpetually at war as a nation but the public has not been involved. you take all the people have served in iraq and afghanistan in last dozen years, it is two thirds of 1% of the american public. the distance between the realities of the pub

and it was published by the wilson center press and johns hopkins university press.vironment and technology. and service as a framework for our bimonthly energy series here at the center. in the book we acknowledge the progress made, especially in the domestic front. although a lot more has to be done. and we point out that that has to be done not just here domestically but in developing regional and global policies. and we propose a global energy security system, or what we call gess with five main components. first to propagate the unconventional energy revolution abroad. second to create a global natural gas market. third to forge greater coordination of emergency response measures. fourth, to lead a multilateral effort to end energy poverty. over 1.4 billion people still do not have access to electricity in the world. and fifth, to commit to global engagement and protection of sea lanes. so that is a framework that you see edwards thetowards theened end of the book it is full of regional ideas. with the shift of the global energy balance from east to west and adv

researchers at johns hopkins say two-thirds of the cancers they follow have to do with randomness. roxana saberi has the story. >> scientists at johns hon hopkins university. >> many have actually speculated about or believed at the same time, that is, that some people can do everything we say you should do to prevent getting cancer yet you're still going to get cancer. >> our cells naturally replicate and mutate themselves. but sometimes those tissues grow elsewhere, increasing chance they would mutate and develop cancer. this exponent saying those factors influencing about a third of cancer types but some doctors caution this doesn't mean people should not take care of their bodies. smoking is still linked to lung cancer and expensive exposure to sun leads to skin cancer. >> they have even more of these cancers that are more likely to break through and become clinicallykilnclinically refnl cancers. relevant cancers. roxana saberi, al jazeera. >> coming up, the person who helped engineer the sound track of the british music invasion. >> there is new information tonight about the cleveland police shooting that left a 12-year-old boy dead. cleveland's mayo