on linden the other day, the three of us were sitting there and saying it is unreal is so beautiful on such a small scale. this becomes the signature of this area. i think the building's response to how it opens up to ivy is great. one question i would ask the architect, architect baker -- i am so tired i can barely recall your name -- to continue finding an answer to the concern about the adjoining building are now. -- building owner. this is a building that has been there for a long time. in its current scale, if you would look at that site today, it would probably be a different building. i leave it to your creativity to engage this building in the manner that it becomes a positive, ongoing contributor to the neighborhood. that is the only challenger would ask of you. vice president miguel: i am so pleased to see this project come forward after serving 13 years on the central freeway-octavia boulevard task force. it finally got built. even that goes back a few years now. with the intent for these parcels to be activated. to see this come forward is fantastic. i certainly agree with

you told us that you are currently reading a book called "the ragged edge of the world" by eugene lindenwhat is that book about? >> guest: it's about the borders, i'm trying to think of what it's about. it's a really hard book to read. the borders where, um -- i guess i could say it's about environmental justice. >> host: and -- >> guest: but it's also about his career as a journalist and all of the places that he's visited in the world and, um, the things that he's witnessed and, um, the changes that he has seen over time. >> host: why is it a hard book to read? >> guest: um, it's deep. [laughter] it's deep. it's complex material. >> host: and you're currently reading barbara kingsolver's "the lacuna." >> guest: i finished it. >> host: all right. what's the topic? what's it about? >> >> guest: it's about america and during the mccarthy era. >> host: linda hogan is our guest this month on "in depth." 202-624-1111 if you live in the east or central time zone and would like to talk with her. 202-624-1115 if you live in the mountain or pacific time zone. you can also send us an e-mail, book

what do you think, linden? i am thinking about getting active, giving back.. he was out there knocking on doors. he was organizing. young people were sitting there, black and white, getting ketchup and cigarettes and coffee burned out on them. what happened? politicians had to do what the movement demanded they do. even after we got a bad precedent in richard nixon, he had to bow to the wave that was progressing in health care and civil rights legislation, even though he did not want to do it. not with that progressive president and an ally of progressive movement that understands we have to make a moral call have a moral beacon that will guide us based on principles, not personality. what will we do when the president wants to do the things we want to do? we need to liberate our president. we need to free him. we need to make it easy for him to do what he wants to do. let me tell you -- the dream act needs to be the law. comprehensive immigration reform needs to be the law. in america, every good american workers should have a good american jobs with benefit

angels because it is absolutely ludicrous to not see the difference in life span pre-1965, before linden johnson, a fellow texan, announced his desire in the great society to find a way to in essence respect the senior citizens, the elderly and at that time he was probably looking at individuals in their 60's because of the wear and tear and the lack of health care , to be able to give them an extra life line, to say that he was right and to make sure and i just want to add these points as i come to a close, to be able to suggest that the millions of seniors who now have access to guaranteed benefits are in jeopardy because of the games that are being played about the debt ceiling, a simple procedural vote if you will that allows the debt ceiling to be raised so that we can pay our bills, something that we've done if i may put in the record some 74 times since 1962 with no war he will whatsoever. and -- with no quarrel whatsoever. and i would argue this, many of those on medicare are families of veterans themselves -- veterans, themselves obviously may have served, but they are people wh