or correct some world form a liberal studies professor at new york university thank you for your time. as relentless protests continue to paralyze hong kong china is calling on the united states to pull back on the bill supporting the protests and says it plans to reassess the special economic treatment that washington afford to the territory. the u.s. side must immediately store bush in the relevant bills stop supporting violent offenses and stop using homegrown to intervene journeys domestic affairs. has intensified in recent days a 70 year old street cleaner died after he was hit by a brick during protests another man seen on that 1st pitch was badly beaten after confronting anti-government activists who had blocked off central street transport in the city remained paralyzed for a full day while schools were closed on thursday or for safety concerns a curfew is now reportedly being planned for the weekend. economics professor benjamin chair when beijing see similarities between what's happening in hong kong and previous public uprisings elsewhere. on computers one of the world wide

. >> new york university journalist and professor pamela examined whether diversity programs in the fields of entertainment, academia and corporate america are working. she spoke about her book "diversity inc." at barnes & noble in new york city. [inaudible conversations] hello everyone. welcome are welcome back to barnes & noble upper west side, i'm excited you are here tonight we have an amazing author who will be talking about her new book and i hope you're as excited as i am. for those of you who do not know her is an award-winning journalist at new york university who's written extensively about diversity in news media in the art world. she is the author of spectacle the axon machine life which when the naacp image award and the black journalist white media which won the national press word for media criticism, those books are available on the table as well. pamela's articles are published in major media including the washington post, new york times, the guardian, the nation and chronicle of higher education but let's face it she knows what she's talking among them "diversity inc." th

>> then at 10:00 eastern, new york university journalism professor talks about her new book, diversity inc. >> when i am not optimistic about is white america's ability fiction of the inxican-americans, of lat people, the centuries old -- spoke atages of a convention . many of the candidates talk about working across party lines to address issues facing the country, including climate change and the national debt. >> thank you. aloha. what a beautiful day to be in new hampshire. , sir.ve it going on it is wonderful to join you for this very important and relevant conversation. i want to say a brief thank you to my friend for the kind introduction and laying out what we are facing in the country. it is a choice that all of you have here as voters. first of the nation. i want to say thank you to nancy jackson for -- jacobson for her leadership and or ability to solve problems. that is what we are here for. [applause] solving problems, imagine that, what a concept. unfortunately, it is now a we are seeing very often in washington. the way we bring about this change is doing exactly what we

joshua tucker professor politics at new york university is a coprincipal investigator at nyu i laboratory and codirector of the center for social and political behavior specializing in comparativeph politics with emphasis on lectures and voting with use of social media to facilitate. also a co- editor of the monkey cage that appears in the washington post the final witness over the past 15 years has worked with congressional offices to streamline new technologies to develop software solutions for congressional offices full-time worked at the fireside end of the year my did your oily oral testimony is limited to five minutes and without objection you and statements are part of the record you are now recognized for five minutes chairman and vice chairman and members of the committee thank you for the opportunityty to testify today i'm senior fellow from georgetown university along with the congressional research service including member communication the legislative branch patriot committing a goal of s the eye provided historical and contextual review of frank and privilege i discuss its o

of of the social democratic content whose economy has become more free, a professor financed new york universityn the new book the great reversal of how america gave up on free markets. welcome and thank you for coming. explain the thesis. we like to think of america as free market, choice, lots of opportunity and you go to the supermarket and you can choose anything you like, that's associated with free-market capitalism, should tell us why that's wrong. it was true, the u.s. of free-market low prices, this is the u.s. i discovered when i came hear from europe in 1999 for 20 years ago. what's astonishing over the past 20 years how things of change. many of the good and services that were cheaper in the u.s. and in europe 20 years ago now are cheaper in europe than in the u.s. >> give us examples. tell us about the prices. >> if you live in the u.s. you probably -- the median household is $68 per month for having broadband access internet at home. the median household in france is $31. in the uk germany is $3235. about half of what american households pay. the same as for yourself on, if you liv

he's an associate professor at new york university.is most recent novel, "the book of collateral damage." when we come back, we look at the life and legacy of toni morrison. last week literary luminary, social leaders from around the country gathered in new york cathedral of st. john the divine, to honor her including oprah winfrey. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: we want to turn to the incredible legacy of toni morrison. last week literary social leaders gathered at thee cathedral of st.t. john the dive in manhattan to honor morrison, one of thehe nation's most influence all writers. she died in august at the age of 88 from complications of pneumonia. in 1993, she became the first african-american woman to receive the nobel prize for literature. she also won a pulitzer prize in 1988 per classic work "beloved." onh of her writing focused the black female experience in america. her writing style under the rhythms of black oral tradition. amy: in 2012, president obama a

new york. american scholar michael wrecked in wild claims he was forced to leave his job as a new york as he knew as a new york university liberal arts professor and off the air in his conservative views he says activist students are increasingly turning aggressive against lecturers they don't agree with. i would call them ill liberals 1st of all they're not liberals they're liberal leftists who are attempting to shut down any speech that they don't approve of even if they don't know what it is because in many cases they don't even know what the speaker say or have to say they don't even understand different viewpoints a lot of and listening to them they are complete political thought so think that their viewpoints are the only ones worthy of. a hearing and therefore they have turned the university into nothing but a semi violent echo chamber so yeah there is a new wave of activism but i wouldn't call it grassroots by any means it's it's an astroturf movement that is synthetic it's being whipped up by members of the democratic and other. leftist groups and it is completely. frenzied it is no it is not rational at all. fi

for those of you who do not know her and award-winning journalist and professor at new york university who has written extensively about diversity in news media and the art world. she is the author of spectacle, it when the naacp image award and the black journalist white media which one the press club award for media criticism. both the books are available on the table as well. her articles interviews are published in major media including the washington post, new york times, guardian, nation and the chronicle of higher education, let's face it she knows what she's talking about. in your latest release "diversity inc.", a billion-dollar business is an exploration of how workplace diversity has turned into a profoundly misguided industry and done little to bring equality to america's industries and institutions. but the book highlights the rare success stories sharing valuable lessons about how other industries can match and if we were to deliver on the promise we need to be added and affected costly measures and do what it takes to challenge attitudes. if you don't take my word for it

those of you that do not know her is an award-winning journalist and professor of journalism at new york university who has written extensively about diversity in the news media and the arts world. the author of the life of the naacp image award and black journalist white media that led the national press club award for media criticism. both books are available on the table as well. the articles are regularly published in nature media including the "washington post," "new york times," the guardian, the nation and chronicle of higher education. let's face it she knows what she's talking about here. in the latest release the failed promise of the billion-dollar business it is an exploration of how the workplace diversity turned to a profoundly misguided industry and has done little to bring quality to the major industries and institutions. but the book also highlights the success stories sharing valuable lessons about how other industries can match those games in chile if we are to deliver on the promise of equality, we need to abandon ineffective costly measures and do what it takes to challenge. on

the study done at the new york university college of public health found that more than 3% of construction workers reported misusing prescription opioids compared to 2% of workers in other professions so slightly more. researchers blame that on high rates of job injuries which lead to workers using opioids to treat pain make sense. but that treatment can later of course create addiction. the study also found that low pay and unstable work could also be contributing factors. i time. >>now for 4 zone and look outside at san francisco's. what is it it's so dark, it appears to be the embarcadero. >>yeah that some sway with that shot we look at that all the time in the dark especially at 9 o'clock and it looks different right may be some street lights are out. or maybe we won't lawrence karnow is is here with us in when it's dark at this hour that usually means we're get the ski season get the ski season. let's play again, let's find some weather. >>all right, let's find some whether or not find a much around the bay area right now but boy weather is happening in other parts of the country we c

liberals who are actually performing worse meanwhile over on the east coast of the us a former new york university professor has launched a campaign of his own he started an online crusade against what he calls collective histeria surrounding russia related stories after earning his thoughts he claims he faced stock you say sions of being a russian spy and the nazi like a lot wrecked and walt initially created an anonymous twitter page which he used to criticize political correctness he lashed out against numerous liberal ideas on movements but after his identity was discovered the professor claims his life on campus was made bearable that forced him to quit we spoke to him earlier. the university has turned into this is broadly speaking an indoctrination center for so-called social justice which is anything but just i got back to campus after being put on an a paid leave of absence immediately being denounced by a committee calling themselves the diversity equity and inclusion group which i call the conformity inequity an exclusion group they were attempting to make the university into a kind of.

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for those of you who do not know her is an award-winning journalist at new york university who's written extensively about diversity in news media in the art world. she is the author of spectacle the axon machine life which when the naacp image award and the black journalist white media which won the national press word for media criticism, those books are available on the table as well. pamela's articles are published in major media including the washington post, new york times, the guardian, the nation and chronicle of higher education but let's face it she knows what she's talking among them "diversity inc." the failed promise of the billion dollar business is an expiration has turned into a profoundly misguided industry and done little to bring equality to major industries and institutions. the book highlights the rare success stories sharing valuable lessons of how industries and if we are to deliver on equality we need to abandon ineffective costly measure and do what it takes to challenge racial attitude. if you don't take my word for it on the back of the book the award-winning a

eastern new york university journalism professor pamela newkirk talks about her new book diversity incorporated. >> what i'm not optimistic about is white america's ability to see past the fiction of african-americans as latin x people the centuries old demeaning images of people and how that has as much to do with the lack of diversity. >> watch c-span2 every weekend Ãbwatch "after words" every weekend on c-span2.>> next a briefing on the pentagon on the new $34 billion contract with lockheed martin for the s 35 fighter aircraft. the defense officials highlighted reduced cost and faster timetable for the fighter program. >> as i have consistently said, the f 35 program remains one of my top acquisition and sustainment priorities. earlier this month and our last press briefing i made a commitment to come back to you when we were ready to announce the next f 35 contract. here we aare. the f 35 program milestone authority alongside Ãbwe are here to announce the u.s. department of defense and lockheed martin have made tremendous progress and now have an agreement regarding the lot 12 to 14 product

those of you who do not know her is an award-winning journalist and professor of journalism at new york university has written extensively about diversity in news media and the art world. she is the author of spectacle the astonishing life of okavango which won the naacp image award and Ãbwhich won the national press award for media criticism. pamela's articles and views are regularly published in major media including the washington post, new york times, guardian, nation add chronicle of higher education. let's face it, she knows what she's talking about. in her latest release diversity incorporated the failed promise of a billion-dollar business is an exploration of how workplace diversity initiatives have turned into a profoundly misguided industry stop and have done little to actually bring equality to america's major industries and institutions. the book also highlights the rare success stories sharing valuable lessons about how other industries can match those games. and showing if we are to deliver on the promise of true equality we can it abandon an effective costly measures and do it take

the late marilyn young, professor of new york university, has written numerous books, including one entitled" the vietnam wars, 1945-1990, " dr. young has said, what leaders should have learned from vietnam is that advanced technology and military force cannot solve political problems. those that aroused during and before the old colonial era when europe ruled the world. she posed the question: if the concept of credibility had entered the discussion, with the usb a superpowered? and if they had not defended the south vietnamese, against communism. in her book, dr. young quotes one of mcnamara's assistance. jhonohn mcnaughton. perhaps he said it best when he described why the u.s. was in vietnam. he said 70% to avoid a humiliating defeat. 20% to keep the south vietnamese territory out of chinese hands. and 10% to permit the people of south vietnam to enjoy a better, for your way of life. kind of different from the messages we received during that. of period of time. and another book, marilyn young also describes how little most americans in and out of the corridors of power really new about

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on tuesday at the new york historical society former kennedy and carter administration official william vanden hubbell will reflect in his career. also new york universitythat day for the Ãbwhat he thinks president trump should be impeached. on wednesday we will be back in manhattan at the peter j sharp theater where author and feminist activist gloria steinem will present a collection of quotes from throughout her life and career. on saturday at the fdr presidential library in hyde park new york blue paper will recount the efforts of joseph grew u.s. ambassador to japan prior to the american entry into world war ii who attempted to seek a piece Ãb if you are in attendance, take a picture and tag us at booktv on twitter, facebook, or instagram. >> next on booktv "after words", former harvard law school dean martha minow Ãb ..... topknot fiction authors about their latest work. all programs are also available as podcasts. >> full disclosure, you and i go way back. you were my law professor at harvard. you taught law. you were to no one from being an >> along the way you with the an dean of harvard law school. you were a law professor when i first met you

of of the social democratic content whose economy has become more free, a professor financed new york universityn the new book the great reversal of how america gave up on free markets. welcome and thank you for coming. explain the thesis. we like to think of america as free market, choice, lots of opportunity and you go to the supermarket and you can choose anything you like, that's associated with free-market capitalism, should tell us why that's wrong. it was true, the u.s. of free-market low prices, this is the u.s. i discovered when i came hear from europe in 1999 for 20 years ago. what's astonishing over the past 20 years how things of change. many of the good and services that were cheaper in the u.s. and in europe 20 years ago now are cheaper in europe than in the u.s. >> give us examples. tell us about the prices. >> if you live in the u.s. you probably -- the median household is $68 per month for having broadband access internet at home. the median household in france is $31. in the uk germany is $3235. about half of what american households pay. the same as for yourself on, if you liv

she is a professor at new york university's law school and cnn legal analyst. ross gais also with us who teacs impeachment at tulane university. president trump has now attacked several witnesses. george kent, bill taylor. alex vinman. marie november novembyovanovitc. all while calling for the whistleblower to be outed. adam schiff, the intel chairman, says it is witness tampering. if so, what are the consequences? >> so witness cametampering is federal crime and this would be the case here but the real question is what is the impact of this on the impeachment hearings. wednesday, schiff alluded to the fact this witness intimidation could form basis of an impeachable offense. the idea is that it could work its way into an article of impeachment along with other things house is investigating. >> ross, the ambassador was attacked by the president verbally during her testimony. here is what she had to say about that. >> now the president in rea real time is attacking you. what effect do you think that has on other witnesses willingness to come forward and expose w

. >> at ten eastern, new york university journalism professor talks about her new book diversity inc. >> what i'm not optimistic about, white america ability to see past the fiction of african-americans, the centuries old demeaning images of people in the has as much to do with the lack of diversity. >> watch book tv every weekend on c-span2. >> next, former cia director john brennan former acting cia director michael morell and former acting fbi director andrew mccabe discuss u.s. intelligence and election security from the national press

. >> let me bring in melissa murray, a law professor at new york university's law school. let' zone in on the testimony this week. you know democrats are in charge of the house hearings. when they get underway this week. and today, one top democrat california congresswoman jackie speier went on the sunday talk shows to argue that the evidence thus far shows the president you know at least committed some impeachable offenses like this. take a listen. >> this is a very simple, straight fforward act. the president broke the law. he went on a telephone call with the president of ukraine and said i have a favor though. and then proceeded to ask for an investigation of his rival. and this is a very strong case of bribery. >> so then melissa what is the difference now of calling it a quid pro quo versus a bribery? there's something streenategic about the use of that vernacular, that word, that possible crime now. >> i think it is very strategic to begin shifting toward use ina term that connotes a crime as opposed to something like a quid pro quo which could be anything for value