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of course, let's start in mother russia. dash cam out here. cars have already been stopped. we don't know what sparked this rage. you see this driver reach into his car and grab -- >> the bat. >> an ax. >> oh, man. >> oh, no. >> raging lunatic ready to swing the ax at the car but he doesn't. he holds back. maybe cooler heads are prevailing here. just maybe. >> this guy pulls a gun. >> and -- >> he fires it. >> looks like he's shooting low. he doesn't shoot at the driver, it appears. reports say nobody injured in this incident. if that guy isn't a big enough jerk by firing a gun he just goes ahead and runs the red light. second video here, rainy road. found a pedestrian crossing. >> with lines and everything. >> with line. >> and lights. >> a light, a sign, a clear red light. all the traffic is stopping. this is what we've been waiting to see. a pedestrian crossing that's safely marked except -- >> no! >> no! >> oh, just missed getting hit. >> good god! >> from way downtown, you see this car coming. didn't realize he was about to kill somebody. thankfully, nobody injured in t
of course, let's start in mother russia. dash cam out here. cars have already been stopped. we don't know what sparked this rage. you see this driver reach into his car and grab -- >> the bat. >> an ax. >> oh, man. >> oh, no. >> raging lunatic ready to swing the ax at the car but he doesn't. he holds back. maybe cooler heads are prevailing here. just maybe. >> this guy pulls a gun. >> and -- >> he fires it. >> looks like he's shooting low....
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of course, let's start in mother russia. dash cam out here. cars have already been stopped. we don't know what sparked this rage. you see this driver reach into his car and grab -- >> the bat. >> an ax. >> oh, man. >> oh, no. >> raging lunatic ready to swing the ax at the car but he doesn't. he holds back. maybe cooler heads are prevailing here. just maybe. >> this guy pulls a gun. >> and -- >> he fires it. >> looks like he's shooting low. he doesn't shoot at the driver, it appears. reports say nobody injured in this incident. if that guy isn't a big enough jerk by firing a gun he just goes ahead and runs the red light. second video here, rainy road. found a pedestrian crossing. >> with lines and everything. >> with line. >> and lights. >> a light, a sign, a clear red light. all the traffic is stopping. this is what we've been waiting to see. a pedestrian crossing that's safely marked except -- >> no! >> no! >> oh, just missed getting hit. >> good god! >> from way downtown, you see this car coming. didn't realize he was about to kill somebody. thankfully, nobody injured in t
of course, let's start in mother russia. dash cam out here. cars have already been stopped. we don't know what sparked this rage. you see this driver reach into his car and grab -- >> the bat. >> an ax. >> oh, man. >> oh, no. >> raging lunatic ready to swing the ax at the car but he doesn't. he holds back. maybe cooler heads are prevailing here. just maybe. >> this guy pulls a gun. >> and -- >> he fires it. >> looks like he's shooting low....
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who won crimea and annexed it to mother russia in vladimir putin. >> president xi jinping it seems would love to have such sanctions imposed on china, would sanctions obama-style lead to more nuclear weapons for china? they have not altered iran's nuclear ambitions, now the obama nuclear deal assures iran it will achieve its nuclear ambitions. american citizens are those who should fear the sanctions of the obama sort. andem pose sontions to this point further empower our enemies, a quote of the evening from french prime minister. who said, quote, to succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover ho is a a clov -- clever man. >> obama's nuclear deal with iran threatened by his political allies, who have been reliable until now, fox news analyst kt mcfor land joining us next. >> these guys out fishing, little did they expect to be the lures, that video coming up here lures, that video coming up here next. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55
who won crimea and annexed it to mother russia in vladimir putin. >> president xi jinping it seems would love to have such sanctions imposed on china, would sanctions obama-style lead to more nuclear weapons for china? they have not altered iran's nuclear ambitions, now the obama nuclear deal assures iran it will achieve its nuclear ambitions. american citizens are those who should fear the sanctions of the obama sort. andem pose sontions to this point further empower our enemies, a quote...
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nations for nearly a half million square miles of the arctic sea shelf, that would be part of mother russiafense secretary ash carter in baltimore addressed the need to counter russia. >> we do not seek to make russia an enemy, but make no mistake, while vladimir putin may be intent on turning the clock back in russia, he cannot turn the clock back in europe. we will defend our allies -- [ applause ] . lou: finally a word or two about our allies. the united states, russia, canada, denmark and norway all trying to assert claims in the arctic. believed to hold up to 25% of the world's untapped oil, gas and minerals. on wall street today, a massive sell-off as i said, the dow plunged 470 points, the s&p down 58. the nasdaq plunging 140 points on the day. volume on the big board, 4.3 billion shares. the wilshire 5,000 measuring today's losses at almost $700 billion. the dow, the s&p and nasdaq have all returned to correction territory down more than 10% from recent highs. crude oil today tumbling 8% settling above $45 a barrel. >>> joining me now, dana peterson. dana, good to have you with us.
nations for nearly a half million square miles of the arctic sea shelf, that would be part of mother russiafense secretary ash carter in baltimore addressed the need to counter russia. >> we do not seek to make russia an enemy, but make no mistake, while vladimir putin may be intent on turning the clock back in russia, he cannot turn the clock back in europe. we will defend our allies -- [ applause ] . lou: finally a word or two about our allies. the united states, russia, canada, denmark...
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russia is not the only country. another wants in too. that's next. >> follow correspondent roxana saberi on a personal journey. >> this is the first time in 20 years i've been back to my mother's homeland. >> a special in-depth look at japan. the legacy of the atomic bomb. controversial american military bases. and the country's evolving identity. >>> russia is not the only country competing against the west to get a foothold in the arctic, so is china. the prize - new shipping lanes and 13% of undiscovered oil and natural gas. melting polar icecaps are unlocking new ice caps to the region, the trick is to be there before the ice is gone >>> three factors matter in real estate and geopolitics - location, location, location. and for those interested in water front property with breath-taking views, plenty of wildlife and the potential for future riches, this island could be a hidden gem. up here in the high norwegian arctic it seems there's nothing but land. little is for sale, save for a parcel on a mountain across the bay behind me. you can't see it for the snow and the fog. what is interesting is a chinese businessman wants to buy that land. there is little economic value in
russia is not the only country. another wants in too. that's next. >> follow correspondent roxana saberi on a personal journey. >> this is the first time in 20 years i've been back to my mother's homeland. >> a special in-depth look at japan. the legacy of the atomic bomb. controversial american military bases. and the country's evolving identity. >>> russia is not the only country competing against the west to get a foothold in the arctic, so is china. the prize -...
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mother's homeland. >> a special in-depth look at japan. the legacy of the atomic bomb. controversial american military bases. and the country's evolving identity. >>> russia in early august laid claim to 463,000 miles of arctic territory, a bid ruled n by the united nations. russia submitted a similar claim in 2002. the u.n. rejected it for lack of support. rather than debate the merits of the claim, i want to talk about what it represents to the rest of the world. some say it's the latest example of russia waving a new cold war. some rejected that, he wrote an opinion piece for reuters headlined why russia's latest attempt at a land grab is a farce. i'm joined from the officers of carnegie endowment washington. >> i wanted you to listen to the story i put in it, with all the reasons staked that russia is after something, an expansionist russia. you can argue there's reasons, a spring idea for it's vladimir putin's influence of the world. how do you argue that this arctic thing is not part of a russian policy. >> thank you for having me. one of the things we need to look at, there's a difference between what russia has done with the claim in the arctic an
mother's homeland. >> a special in-depth look at japan. the legacy of the atomic bomb. controversial american military bases. and the country's evolving identity. >>> russia in early august laid claim to 463,000 miles of arctic territory, a bid ruled n by the united nations. russia submitted a similar claim in 2002. the u.n. rejected it for lack of support. rather than debate the merits of the claim, i want to talk about what it represents to the rest of the world. some say it's...
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on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has suffered great losses.urse, we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody but to prevent anything like this happening in the future. >> you also have said that the worst thing that happened in the last century was the collapse of the soviet empire. there are those who look at ukraine, especially ukraine and georgia, and they believe that you do not want to re-create the soviet empire, do you do want to re-create a sphere of influence which you think russia deserves because of the relationship that has existed. why are you smiling? why? >> your's ma're making me happy. because we're always suspected of ambitions and try to distort or hint at something. i indeed said that i believe that the collapse of the ussr was a huge tragedy of the 20th century. you know why? >> why? >> translator: because first of all, in an instant, 25 million russian people found themselves beyond the borders of the russian state. although they were living within the borders of the soviet union. then
on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has suffered great losses.urse, we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody but to prevent anything like this happening in the future. >> you also have said that the worst thing that happened in the last century was the collapse of the soviet empire. there are those who look at ukraine, especially ukraine and georgia, and they believe that you do not want to re-create the soviet empire, do...
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on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has suffered great losses. of course we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody, but to prevent anything like this from happening in the future. we must remember about this that we pay a great deal of respect to veterans, including u.s. veterans. they were present at the victory day parade on may 9 of this year. we member the sacrifices made by all the countries such as great britain and china. i believe that is our common positive memory about the joint fight against nazism, and this will continue to be a good platform to overcome the difficulties we are facing today. charlie: that is what you want to rekindle? a sense of partnership with america against common enemies? pres. putin: not against common enemies, but in each other's interests. charlie: you are also popular, but forgive me, there are many people critical of russia. they say it is more autocratic and less democratic. they say that political opponents and journalists have been killed and imprisoned in russia. the
on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has suffered great losses. of course we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody, but to prevent anything like this from happening in the future. we must remember about this that we pay a great deal of respect to veterans, including u.s. veterans. they were present at the victory day parade on may 9 of this year. we member the sacrifices made by all the countries such as great britain and china....
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on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has suffered great losses. of course, we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody but to prevent anything like this happening in the future. >> you also have said that the worst thing that happened in the last century was the collapse of the soviet empire. there are those who look at ukraine, especially ukraine and georgia, and they believe that you do not want to re-create the soviet empire, do you do want to re-create a sphere of influence which you think russia deserves because of the relationship that has existed. why are you smiling? why? >> you're making me happy. because we're always suspected of ambitions and try to distort or hint at something. i indeed said that i believe that the collapse of the ussr was a huge tragedy of the 20th century. you know why? >> why? >> translator: because first of all, in an instant, 25 million russian people found themselves beyond the borders of the russian state. although they were living within the borders of the soviet union. then
on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has suffered great losses. of course, we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody but to prevent anything like this happening in the future. >> you also have said that the worst thing that happened in the last century was the collapse of the soviet empire. there are those who look at ukraine, especially ukraine and georgia, and they believe that you do not want to re-create the soviet...
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to me all the time and saying, from russia saying, i saw this when i was a little girl in russia and my mother and father. >> we like it because you're a part of the cbs family me too. >> continued success. you can watch the season at 8:00 april after the season my grandfather angel martinez vi came over from puerto rico, and his thing was the american dream. he taught us that health is your greatest asset. and that's why 45 years ago, he chose ghi which is now emblemhealth. ghi was the first to cover preventative care for new york kids. today with my business, i'm passing on the family tradition of hard work and good health to angel ix. we're talking generations of healthy, brooklyn "angels." . >>> this morning, there are hundreds of cruise ships at sea. only one of them off the coast of new england is making waves and history for women. kate mccue is on her maiden voyage at the helm of the 14-day cruise with more than 2,000100 passengers and crew of 950. peter greenberg met this pioneer for a story you'll see only on "cbs this morning." >> reporter: 91,000 times sat still yesterday afternoon
to me all the time and saying, from russia saying, i saw this when i was a little girl in russia and my mother and father. >> we like it because you're a part of the cbs family me too. >> continued success. you can watch the season at 8:00 april after the season my grandfather angel martinez vi came over from puerto rico, and his thing was the american dream. he taught us that health is your greatest asset. and that's why 45 years ago, he chose ghi which is now emblemhealth. ghi was...
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to me all the time and saying, from russia saying, i saw this when i was a little girl in russia and my motherly me too. >> continued success. you can watch the season premiere of "ncis new orleans" at 8:00 april after the season have 8 layers of kellognutritious wheat...heats and one of delicious sweet. to satisfy the adult and kid - in all of us. ♪ ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into. and delicious sweet for the kid you'll never outgrow... feed your inner kidult... with frosted mini-wheats® ♪ ♪. >>> this morning, there are hundreds of cruise ships at sea. only one of them off the coast of new england is making waves and history for women. kate mccue is on her maiden voyage at the helm of the celebrity summit and leading a 14-day cruise with more than 2,000100 passengers and crew of 950. peter greenberg met this pioneer for a story you'll see only on "cbs this morning." >> reporter: 91,000 times sat still yesterday afternoon for a cruise in new england and canada. but what wasn't typical, who was in command. >> everyone has a stereotypical cal idea of a captain. i'm missing som
to me all the time and saying, from russia saying, i saw this when i was a little girl in russia and my motherly me too. >> continued success. you can watch the season premiere of "ncis new orleans" at 8:00 april after the season have 8 layers of kellognutritious wheat...heats and one of delicious sweet. to satisfy the adult and kid - in all of us. ♪ ♪ nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into. and delicious sweet for the kid you'll never outgrow... feed your inner...
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on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has bad, has suffered great losses. and of course we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody, but to prevent anything like this from happening again in the future. we must remember about this and we pay a great deal of respect to veterans, including u.s. vet venezuela and they were in the parade and we remember great sacrifices by great britain and china we remember this. we believe that's the joint common between naziism. this helps overcome the great difficulties we're facing today. >> rose: that's what you want to rekindle a sense that partnership with america against common enemies? >> well not against common enemies, but in each other's interests. >> rose: while you're also popular, as you know, and forgive me but there are many people who are critical of russia as you know. they say that it's more autocratic and less democratic. they say that politico journalists and opponents have been killed in russia. they say your power is unchallenged an
on my mother's side the picture was pretty much the same. russia has bad, has suffered great losses. and of course we can't forget that. and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody, but to prevent anything like this from happening again in the future. we must remember about this and we pay a great deal of respect to veterans, including u.s. vet venezuela and they were in the parade and we remember great sacrifices by great britain and china we remember this. we believe that's the...
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coming to me all the time and saying from russia saying, i saw this when i was a little girl in russia and my mothercan watch the season premiere of "ncis new orleans" at 8:00 april after the season canada. but what wasn't typical, who was in command. >> everyone has a stereotypical cal idea of a captain. i'm missing some pounds. i don't have entirely gray hair. i don't have a beard or a parrot, but i think when the guests meet me they are pleasantly surprised. >> no parrot? >> no parrot. not yet. our miniwheel. >> reporter: for captain kate mccue, this voyage has been 25 years in the making. what was it like for you to put the four stripes on? >> it was great. instantly recognizable by the guests. how are you? >> i read about this! >> some guests do a double take. >> reporter: they sort of whisper behind you? >> they do but when i hear the whisper, i usually turn around and go have a nice conversation with them. >> how are you? >> doing well. >> reporter: the 37-year-old is the first american woman to helm a cruise ship. her first day began at 3:30 in the morning with a nonstop series of inspection
coming to me all the time and saying from russia saying, i saw this when i was a little girl in russia and my mothercan watch the season premiere of "ncis new orleans" at 8:00 april after the season canada. but what wasn't typical, who was in command. >> everyone has a stereotypical cal idea of a captain. i'm missing some pounds. i don't have entirely gray hair. i don't have a beard or a parrot, but i think when the guests meet me they are pleasantly surprised. >> no...
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>> well, for me, it's not about growing up in russia, it was growing up in a single mother family. my mother was raising me and my sister who has very severe autism and cerebral palsy. she had to work four different permanent job. and life was really hard for us because there is no great family country. at the time it was really turbulent, and still today the situation is quite tough. >> recently you had a problem. were you in a restaurant with your sister when someone -- >> it wasn't me. it was my sister with her, with her daycare. >> and what happened? because the manager of the cafe said that he didn't like the way she looked. >> oh, my goodness. you've spoken -- >> things like this happen -- >> you've spoken out about that. that is outrageous. >> this happens around the world, but they're bringing much more attention even if this person is not the sister of a supermodel. >> right. >> but in russia, response was incredible. people were really outraged. and even the kind of the scotland yard of russia got involved and the -- and arrested the person. so the country reacted really
>> well, for me, it's not about growing up in russia, it was growing up in a single mother family. my mother was raising me and my sister who has very severe autism and cerebral palsy. she had to work four different permanent job. and life was really hard for us because there is no great family country. at the time it was really turbulent, and still today the situation is quite tough. >> recently you had a problem. were you in a restaurant with your sister when someone -- >>...
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on my mother's side, the picture was pretty much the same. russiasuffered great losses, and, of course, we can't forget that and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody, but to prevent anything like this from happening in the future. >> rose: you also have said that the worst thing to happen in the last century was the collapse of the soviet empire. there are those who look at ukraine-- especially ukraine and georgia-- and they believe that you do not want to recreate the soviet empire, but you do want to recreate a sphere of influence which you think russia deserves because of the relationship that has existed. >> putin: ( laughs ) >> rose: why are you smiling? ( laughter ) why? >> putin: you're making me happy because we're always suspected of some ambitions, and they always try to distort something or hint at something. i indeed said that i believe that the collapse of the u.s.s.r. was a huge tragedy of the 20th century. you know why? >> rose: why? >> putin: because, first of all, in an instant, 25 million russian people found thems
on my mother's side, the picture was pretty much the same. russiasuffered great losses, and, of course, we can't forget that and we must not forget that. not to put blame on somebody, but to prevent anything like this from happening in the future. >> rose: you also have said that the worst thing to happen in the last century was the collapse of the soviet empire. there are those who look at ukraine-- especially ukraine and georgia-- and they believe that you do not want to recreate the...
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receding ice may be bad for mother earth, but a boom for countries eager to take advantage of energy resources and waterways that are accessible to year round shipping. in august, russia staked a claim to 463 thousands of territory, extending the continental shelve 350 nautical miles from shores. other nations bordering the poll, united states, canada, denmark, norway are unlikely to support the claim. it's up to the united nations to rule on russia's bid. these claims on the arctic do not happen in a vacuum. relations between russia and the west deteriorated to the worst level since the cold war. russia's annexation of crimea, and support of rebels in eastern ukraine triggered the cold war with n.a.t.o., the u.s. dominated military alliance. n.a.t.o. responded with deployment in member states bordering russia and ukraine, like poland and romania, and the arctic, norway and nearby countries, russia is testing the resolve with hundreds of military flights violating neighbours air space, and the cold war is spreading north into the arctic circle, where the competition for precious natural resources and polar shipping lanes is picking up new urges say. >> it's 10:00a.m.
receding ice may be bad for mother earth, but a boom for countries eager to take advantage of energy resources and waterways that are accessible to year round shipping. in august, russia staked a claim to 463 thousands of territory, extending the continental shelve 350 nautical miles from shores. other nations bordering the poll, united states, canada, denmark, norway are unlikely to support the claim. it's up to the united nations to rule on russia's bid. these claims on the arctic do not...
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can mother nature lend a hand to the thousands of fire fours who are battling the california wildfires. >> and the biggest threat is russia and 1980s are calling to ask for the foreign policy back. >> are those words coming back to haunt president obama. growing concern that vladimar putin is establishing a firmer foot hold in the mideast. >> and reality on the football field could bring payouts for fans at home. and it is all "happening now". >> we begin with the run up to the second republican primary debate. i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee. all eyes are on the political outsiders, donald trump and dr. ben carson. and carly fiorina gaining ground. 11 republicans set to face off in the ronald reagan presidential library. carl cameron is live from los angeles where trump will be speaking on board of the uss iowa. and this is his led up. what do you expect to see and hear today? >> he's talked about coming to do the speech tonight on the deck of the battleship uss iowa. donald trump had a crowd of 20000 people in dallas. he had choice words for ben carson and other rivals and carly fiorina going after as well. all of
can mother nature lend a hand to the thousands of fire fours who are battling the california wildfires. >> and the biggest threat is russia and 1980s are calling to ask for the foreign policy back. >> are those words coming back to haunt president obama. growing concern that vladimar putin is establishing a firmer foot hold in the mideast. >> and reality on the football field could bring payouts for fans at home. and it is all "happening now". >> we begin with...
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. >>> russia is beefing up its presence and it's starting to look like crimea. put started calling it part of the motherd, now have basically taken it over, and this is syria is starting to look like that according to a u.s. official. other usual official says the pentagon has seen massive russian cargo planes night into syria, offloading troops and armored vehicle. one official says the u.s. military is going to, quote, do nothing about it. officials say secretary of state john kerry called the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, on the phone, twice, warning him not to make the war in syria even worse. russia's foreign minister today say nights are providing humanitarian aid and says it's part of an existing contract to provide weapons and military experts to the regime of bashar al-assad, the murderer in charge over the syrian government. president obama called on the syrian dictator to step down and has done so for years now. michael singh is a former senior director for middle east affairs and the imagining director of the washington institute which cribs itself as a nonpartisan think tack. so
. >>> russia is beefing up its presence and it's starting to look like crimea. put started calling it part of the motherd, now have basically taken it over, and this is syria is starting to look like that according to a u.s. official. other usual official says the pentagon has seen massive russian cargo planes night into syria, offloading troops and armored vehicle. one official says the u.s. military is going to, quote, do nothing about it. officials say secretary of state john kerry...
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i once asked my mother, who grew up in this world of new york city socialism about the yiddish theater. she came from a socialist family in russia. they didn't even go to the yiddish theater as a kid. "no, we went to see shakespeare. we don't want to go to the yiddish theater." shakespeare was actually done in yiddish in some of those theaters. but the notion of high culture, that this is part of what people are entitled to. it can be rather condescending toward others. the socialists didn't have much interest in other expressions, like african-american culture, which was a thriving narrative product of our society. it was more this higher enlightenment version of civilization. but that study, to them, insisted that what marx suggested was happening. monopolies and corporations were consolidating. working-class life was pretty bad in the 20th century. socialism was coming. that was the study. when, exactly how, they didn't know. all these socialists held that view of education and progress with a capital p. the differences in the socialist party are sometimes described as left versus right, or maybe it is more political action v
i once asked my mother, who grew up in this world of new york city socialism about the yiddish theater. she came from a socialist family in russia. they didn't even go to the yiddish theater as a kid. "no, we went to see shakespeare. we don't want to go to the yiddish theater." shakespeare was actually done in yiddish in some of those theaters. but the notion of high culture, that this is part of what people are entitled to. it can be rather condescending toward others. the socialists...