the npr's first commander lamented the npr's lack of military spirit. a former imperial army general who was still friends with prime minister yoshida described the early npr as an undisciplined mob. oral histories from early service members in the npr recall that japanese gangsters had joined the npr, and americans and japanese believed that such inferior personnel which was the language they used was a problem not only because these personnel might not have tactical skills, the skills necessary to safeguard japan, so-called inferior personnel would leave the npr and japan more broadly open to communist infiltration. one american adviser bemoaned that the low recruitment standards meant, quote, we will only get the jobless and probably uneducated type of no professional standards who are wide open to subversive influences. it was essential another adviser claimed that commanders and staffs from the lowest to the highest have the moral and patriotic stamina to resist communism and become a real force for law and order. now, these fears led both american

npr. now the npr's origins lay in a letter that general douglas macarthur, santa japanese prime minister yoshida on july 1950. only the few weeks after the start of the korean war. it ordered him to create a new internal security force in japan that would be called the national police reserve. macarthur declared, that this new force would not only defend japan from foreign threats, it would also quote safeguard the public welfare by quote preventing subversion by lawless minorities. which was clear with reference to communist subversion. equally important, the macarthur and others claim the npr could also guard against democracies psychological vulnerabilities. as the state department asserted in september 1950, so a few months after the npr had been created, the shock of the korean war had quote raise questions about the psychological attitudes of the japanese people. unless the japanese people had some sense of continued security the state department warned, it will be natural to expect,

i >> we haour studio back together again the great amy walter of the political report npr, also of npr politicsh of podcast. thank you both. let's start withhe dollar race. tamara, i'll ask you first. we'll talk about funraing every single selection. is it any different this presidential cycle. >> on the democratic side, there has been a decoupling of donor and divorce. what i mean by -- and voter. tritionally they go out an try to raise money, when someone writes them a check, sends them a dollar, sends them $50, they can mark them down not just as a supporter but a voter and this time it's not monogamous. you have voters, democrats dagiving money to five cans, ten candidates. every time there's please give the stage and have my voiceon heard. sure i'll give awe dollar. when it comes time to buckle down and get voters out they cad go to their donor file and say i can assume those people will be caucusing for me or voting for me in new hampshire or south carolina or caucusing in nevada. instead they will have to figure out which of theironors areir actually toters. >> the other big dif

i'm here with tamara keith from npr. she also co-hosts the "npr politics podcast." and joshua johnson, also from npr. he's the host of "1-a." welcome to you both, politics monday, nice to have the mub lick media gang around the table. d be.e way it sho power to public media. >> brangham: joshua, we sawe some of leading candidates and what they were up to this past weekend but there are still a dozen plus candidates trying to break out to get their head above water, to get their name what do you make of the different efforts these candidates are trying out. >> it is kind of hard for me to draw comparisons because 2020 will be so different than 2016. you have the debates which already have a built-in attrition effe where ndraising and individual campaign contributions are going to play a factor so we will see some attrition of that, of people who aren't able to marshal enough grass roots support. also we're in a different calender, iowa, new hampshire typically important but california is part of supertuesday and as a former san francisco i'm really interested to see

>> npr host, rachel martin.d also point out, ken cuccinelli will be on erin tonight at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. rachel, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>> the president just claimed the top republican in the senate now supports background checks. what leader mitch mcconnell's office is actually saying. >>> plus, a rash of suicides is rattling the new york police department now that an officer has taken his life. what is being done to help these officers in crisis? i'm finding it hard to stay on top of things. a faster laptop could help. plus, tech support to stay worry free. worry free. boom! ha.ha. boom! now save up to 40% on all furniture. up to 40% at office depot officemax or officedepot.com. no cover-up spray here. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors in a flowery fog. but febreze air effects eliminates odors. with a 100% natural propellent. it leaves behind a pleasant scent you'll love. [deep inhale] freshen up. don't cover up. febreze. >>> a comedian is taking on social media trolls who tried to

>> i didn't bring up the poem. >> well, you. >> an npr reporter did, and now you have.'ll answer your substantive and intelligent question, please ask one. >>> this whole argument over a poem comes as the trump administration trying to tighten rules that would prevent certainly legal immigrants. let me make that clear, legal immigrants who are getting public benefits from getting a green card or citizenship. two u.s. doubts have sued to stop that from happening, san francisco county, and santa clara county. we're paying attention to everything that's happening in every county. you can follow me on twitter. i'm scott mcgrew. >>> 6:49 right now. the impact social media is have got on teenagers has been widely reports. new today, savannah sellers talked to three teen girls about how they navigate high school online compared to their male friends. >> there's a lot more judgment between girls. i think that's one of the reasons why it affects us. we're always like, maybe, what are other people going to think? should i post this? maybe i look so weird. >> at 7:00 on the "today

npr reports that the word electability is used as a fear tactic, but many of the activists who gathered over the weekend at the conference insisted that is a foolish strategy. biden, who has consistently led early polling, is potentially the worst option for the party, they say, warning democrats could repeat the mistakes of 2016. guest: i think -- donald trump concentrates the mind -- and we all want to beat him, and we know that has to be our first priority -- that is true among the twitter folks. they say beating donald trump is more important than picking a nominee who agrees with them on everything. host: so that is what unites them? guest: that unites everyone. we want to beat donald trump, but there are questions on how best to do that. we did a deep dive on some open-ended qualitative research with a firm called avalanche, and they helped us really figure out what to primary voters mean by electability? they do not really mean ideology. they don't even mean demographics. what they are really looking for is someone who can be strong, show their values and stand up to donald trump

an npr reporter did, and now you have. i didn't bring it up. i eat answer your substantive, intelligence questions. >>> this whole argument over a poem comes as the trump administration tries to tighten rules that would prevent certainly legal immigrants who are getting public benefits from getting a green card or citizenship. two u.s. counties have sued to stop that from happening, san francisco county and santa clara county. we're watching everything that's happening in washington and all over the united states. you can follow me on twitter. i'm scott mcgrew. >>> thanks, scott. okay,. >>> so they're really trying to change the channel here, so to speak. dozens of old-school television, the ones with the knobs, actually showed up on the front of the some people's lawns. authorities rounded them up in about an hour, saying the culprits could face charges. some think this is a prank, but can't city out the joke. >> to me it's just funny. >> my first reaction was, did we order this? not an amazon box or anything? it was just strange. >> in 20 yea

npr politicsthe podcast, the political -- the podcast inal america. it is something i listen to every single week. miss keith has covered the trump administration from day one. as well as covering the 2016 presidential campaign when she was assigned to cover hillary clinton. in 2018, she was elected to serve on the board of the white house correspondence association. she has been, she has worked for a number of npr affiliate stations including wosu in columbus ohio, and kpcc, southern california public radio. she has degrees from the university of california berkeley and the ucb graduate school of journalism. last but not least, she is a aember of the bad news babes, media softball team that competes against members of congress and the congressional women softball game. >> and they won. >> basically every year. [laughter] >> then we have to her left is a faculty member at the wesley theological seminary. he is a veteran political strategists and spokesperson, having served in the white house as press secretary to president bill clinton, a spokesman fo

david: i was listening to npr and i did hear bill maher's comments come out.back in airing the remarks of bill maher. so i would say right on to him. but i think the president, the message is getting across to voters. that's one reason why the president continues to harp on the squad. hopefully to get the democrats circled around them which puts them in the same league as the democrat party. they are viewed almost as the mainstream of the democrat party and that's very bad for democrats going into an election. >> this is the whole point obviously why trump is singling them out. but i think the news media's attachment and promotion of these women shows you where the press is. how extreme the press is, and that's just an amazing thing. david: if we needed another example of that, all you have to do is looking at the "new york times" meeting that was outlined by salon magazine. there was a meeting between the managing editor and reporters. and here is what one of the reporters listed as a staffer had to say to his manager editor. hello, i have another question ab

radio hosts from npr says she finds out on lonely and she can't stand it. she tries to coach the people she interviews out of the the younger generations of women, there is research that shows younger generations of women here that and what they hear, they hear power. and self-assurance. so this generational divide. so who's in charge of hiring? it's usually older people, people who are later career and often men. so, this is a very difficult thing for young woman. i've had people tell me more than once that they literally track viewpoints when they hear these we have strong reactions to the voice and that's okay as long as we are aware of these reactions, where they are coming from and how if for having a negative reaction and think i am feeling like a person is less capable because the voice sounds like that we need to start pushing back against that ourselves and saying, okay, that's not okay, that is a form of bias and i am going to listen to how this persons ideas are formed, the content of their mind, their answers that is what is important. and to ma

. -- we putple thing as on npr in the morning and i stopped doing that.y daughter started asking questions surrounding the things she was hearing. >> at least it is mpr. npr. >> that's true. >> i would suggest watching the tv and media with your kids and helping them understand what happening. best ways to prevent persuasion is to inoculate the person. give them a small dose of the propaganda tactic and then the tools for refuting it. how would you do this with a kid? when my son was younger, we watched one of these commercials where the cars do all the cool spinning and stuff. he said wow, that's really cool. >> i said that is really cool. let's go to the toy store right now and see if it does it. if it does it, i will buy it for you. [laughter] he didn't want the toy, let's put it that way. he's got a healthy skepticism. that i'm proud of. [applause] >> before we go, i would like to thank our co-presenter tonight for bringing us together and thank all of you for joining us. stick around for drinks afterwards to continue the conversation. thank you to c-

since then she's had some public appearances in which she did an interview with npr.ad been out and about and seen but this is something that obviously is a major concern for her health. she obviously is one of the oldest members of the u.s. supreme court and someone who in the past has had health issues. she had a fall in which she was recovering from months ago. this malignant tumor has been removed and the courts says she is spent recovering and is expected to come back. shannon bream is the anchor of fox news at night, she joins us now on the phone, she is also cover the court for us for years. chana what about this news and what you know about it? >> it's interesting to come of the court will often tell us things about how often it after they and handled to preserve privacy. if you talk over the last few months there have been significant health issues for justice ginsburg. she has bounced back from all kinds of things really for a lot of people it would be extremely difficult and so to be able to see that she has progressed through another talent is something th

also npr interview i heard a woman, i think it was on ted talks and she suggested before going into a meeting or doing something that you know will have to talk, two or three minutes before stand like wonder woman and she said they've done test on it and it makes a difference just like you were saying spread the body and do the breath. it makes a difference. two or three minutes. >> i'm glad you brought that up, huge referencing amy cut his work and what she calls power postures. that you assume your superhero posture like this. her research showed at the time that there was increased testosterone and capacity for risk so you felt like a man and may be entitled to take up the space. but there is something about that that that research was not able to be replicated. so other academics came along including a person who is co-authored and worked with her on the study and said no i'm distancing myself and i don't stand behind and it was not conducted well. that said, i'm very careful about that. a lot of people bring that up and i don't think necessarily a looking for the increased feelin

" and co-host of the "npr politics podcast," and shawna thomas, d.c.for a lot of politics to talk about. >> yes. >> nawaz: the iowa state fair is sposed to be a opportunity for the candidates to break away from the pack, take a chance to shine or continue in the middle and fight for airport did anyone stand out in the last few days? >> i was there. i was technically onacation. i did eat fried foods but also -- >> you played political tourist. can't turn it off. so what i saw is that candidates like kamala harris and elizabeth warren who are not at the very top in t polls drew very large crowds of very interested people who came ear and stayed late and watched their speeches. in fact, for warren, when she was speaking at the soap box you actually couldn't walk past the enti grand passageway or whatever it's called, the big road in the middle of the fairgrounds was completely congested with people who had stopped to watch her speak. and that sort of reflects what you've seen in the polls, which is that elizabeth warren, you know, taki as many selfies as

this is cuccinelli speaking to npr's rachel martin. >> would you also agree in the lazarus' words on the statue of liberty are part of the american youth those? >> they certainly are. give me your tired and poor who can stand on own two feet and who will not become a public charge. that plaque was put on the statue of liberty at almost the same time as the first public charge law was passed. adjusting timing. amy: on tuesday night, cuccinelli defended his comments in an interview with cnn's erin burnett, suggesting emma lazarus' poem was written for "people coming from europe." one of jeffrey epstein's accusers is suing his longtime associate and accused accomplice ghislaine maxwell and three other members of his household staff in the first lawsuit of its kind since the accused serial sex trafficker died by apparent suicide in his new york jail cell saturday. jennifer araoz has accused epstein of raping her when she was just 15 years old. she says ghislaine maxwell and the other unnamed staff members facilitated the abuse. it is one of the first lawsuits to be filed under new york's

co-host of thod"npr politicsst," and shawna thomas, d.c.f for "vice news". >> nawaz: the iowa state fair is supposed to be an opportunity for the candidates to break away from the pack, take a chance nu shine or conin the middle and fight for airport did anyone stand out in the last few days? i was there. o was technically on vacation. i did eat fried ds but also -- >> you played political tourist can't turnf. so what i saw is that candidates like kamala harris and elizabeth warren who are not at the very top in the polls drew very large crowds of very interested people who came early and stayed late and watched their speeches. in fact,or warren, when she was speaking at the soap box you actually couldn't walk past the entire grand passageway or whatever it's called, the big road in the middle of the fairgrounds was completelyes cod with people who had stopped to watch her speak. r and that sort lects what you've seen in the polls, which is that elizabh warren, you know, taking as many selfies as she has to take at e,very eve has begun to s

this is from our "pbs newshour" npr marist poll. when you askm likely deocratic voters have they made up their minds, 82% say no, they have not.of that is a lo people. so if you're a democratic voter out there watching the deatbate, re you gleaning from this kind of format right now? >> what you're really looking for right now, amna,hen i talk to voters, what they're telling me is they are hoping that the field gets narrowed because there are too many choices for them. they just get oki intimidated by the number that are on the stage. so i think, even though we saw n some nmes in the mix, stu mentioned john delaney and steve bullock literally the first time on the stage, governor of i montanhink this race is still consolidating around four, maybe five candidates, and as tinge candidates are get challenged or maybe challenging another candidate, you will see their numbs rise and falas other people challenge them, but i don't think we're going to see one of these candidates that right now is polling in e low ones or twos suddenly brea

, taking some creative liberties here with the iconic statue of liberty poem in this interview with npr. >> would you also agree that emma lazarus' words etched to the statute oflish, give me your tired, your poor, are also part of the american ethos? >> they certainly are. give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge. >> those comments came a day after the white house reinterpreted an 1882 public charge rule to limit legal immigration by denying green cards to people who require public assistance. last night, cnn's erin burnett tried to get cuccinelli nelly to explain the unusual take on lady liberty's poem. >> reporter: obviously the actual poem is quite different. i'm going to read it. >> i was answering a question. i wasn't writing poetry. don't change the facts -- >> i'm not changing the facts -- >> you're twisting this like everybody on the left has done all day. >> it's important. >> of course, the poem was referring to people coming from europe where they had class-based societies, where people were considered retch

npr, routers, quinnipiac all shows them wanting to keep them in place.means honoring slavery and white supremacy. so why do so many people support them who certainly don't consider themselves white supremacists or racists? >> i think it's because people haven't educated themselves about the history associated with the monuments. also, i think they are ignoring the ways in which white nationalists are using these monuments to their benefit. i think a lot of americans want to feel nostalgic about c confederate memorials and think they just represent heritage. the fact of the matter is there is a long history of white supremacy that underlie these monuments. even the white national i have thes who showed up in charlottesville understood that connection. that is part of the reason i'm here on your show. >> but is there a line between those who say, well, it's it's just about heritage and history and others who are actually white supremacists who are pushing hate and violence against other races? >> there may be a difference. white nationalists might act out

and an expert in national media outlets nbc nightly news, wall street journal cnn new york times and npr. left to their own devices she takes a penetrating look at the behaviors of the digital natives the young people who had never had time without digital technology. with that interaction has changed their relationship with peopl people, places, jobs and other stabilizing structures while in the process to create an entirely new way of lif life. while new technology connectivity is given younger generations an unprecedented opportunity to work anywhere coming from traditional aspirations including increased isolation the femoral relationships fragmented attention spans what's more this rapid change of lifestyle creates a widened chasm from those were brought up through the proliferation of digital technology the greatest gap in history timely and necessary through technological change with the unintended effects the always on devices have from business in society. so to speak more on this subject please join me in welcoming our author. [applause] >> it's great to be here. i thought i wo

radio host is from npr, she finds it unlovely and can't stand it and she tries to coach people that she interviews out of that. the younger generations of women, there is research that shows younger generations of women here that and you and they say. they hear power. in self-assurance. so there is this generational divide. so who is in charge of hiring. as usually older people, people who are late in their career and are often men. this is a very difficult thing for young women. i've had people tell me more than once that they literally subtract points when they hear vocal fry. it's a strong option. strong reaction to the voice. it's okay as long as we are aware of these reactions and where they are coming from and how if we are having one of these negative reactions, i feel like this person is los capable because there voice sounds like wax wires e. you need start pushing back against that. ourselves. that's not okay, that's a forum of bias and i'm going to listen to how this person's ideas are formed, the contents of their mind, their answers, that's what's important. to make people

variety of perspectives, from "the new york times" and san francisco chronicle to fortune magazine and npr radio and so on. this week, it's business insider and cnbc. troy used to work at the mercury news. christina can top him on that, since her first appearance, she has worked for in order, venture beep, reuters, fast company and now cnbc. she's kicking butt at cnbc. christina constantly breaking stories and exclusives on her beat. the latest article is just out, examining the trouble that may be brewing at apple as employees debate what apple's goals should be. i found it fascinating that one of the big fights at apple health according to your exclusive report is that there's a group that doesn't think they're doing enough. i can see that in silicon valley, that you had gathered all these smart people together at apple of all places, you say, all right, what are we doing sfl a ? we will figure out how your heart beat works when you are jogging. i can see people would be frustrated. >> it's a hard and weird problem to have if you are apple. you could do absolutely anything in health care

and immigration services well, now a spokesperson says ice will oversee the program but according to npr that change was never made clear to immigrants in boston, who received denial letters and now face the threat of deportation one parent told the "globe," "i feel like my i feel like i'm signing my son's death warrant mariela sanchez, a honduran whose son suffers from cystic fibros fibrosis, told the paper "he would die without a doctor, without health, without medicine our current is not in any position to help him." massachusetts storn edward markey calls the move, "the most inhumane of all of donald trump's policies." a spokesperson says i.c.e. will review each case on its own merits but immigration advocates fear that won't actually happen. >>> a family accuse of fueling the opioid epidemic wants to settle a wave of lawsuits. the owners of purdue pharma, which makes oxycontin, are offering up to $12 billion to end the cases stemming from the crisis and according to the "new york times," 3 billion of that will come straight from the family's pockets. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more.

. >> sreenivasan: all right, dennis woo, operations director at the npr affiliate ktep join us via skype tonk ight. u so much. >> thank you so much for having me. >> sreenivasan: tear gas filled hong kong's streets agn today and into the night as police confronted tens of thousands of- prdemocracy protesters. marching on a major street where shopkeepers had boarded windows; the demonstrators removed a chinese flag from a pole and threw it into the city'sbo victoria har they also vandalized a police station where they lit fires. rs blocked streets using makeshift barricades madeo of umbrellas, barriers, and public trash bins. in a separate rally today, thousands of other hong kong resides dressed in white gathered to show support for tha tevernmentnd the police. there are more pros planned for tomorrow and leaders of the pro-democracy movement are calling for a general strike on monday. in moscow today, police arrested more than 600 people as demonstrations over the upcoming moscow city council election continued for a second straight weekend. riotolice wearing helmets grabbed demonstrato

. >> a top immigration stirred controversy on npr tuesday when he was asked if the famous poem on the statue of liberty holds true. it reads, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. >> give me your tired and poor who can stand on their own two feet and not become a public charge. >> ken cuccinelli says before that famous poem was written in the late 1800s, the u.s. passed the first public charge law to make sure immigrants were self-sufficient. >> it was written one year, one year after the first federal public charge rule was written that says, and i'll quote it. any person unable to take care of himself without becoming a public charge, unquote, would be inadmissible. same exact time, and the year it went on the statue of liberty in 1903, another federal law was passed expanding the elements of public charge by congress. this is a -- >> when my family came here, they came here as crofters from scotland. >> the first law against immigration limits has now been filed in california where county governments fear they will rely more on local services

there are some npr affiliates. they are getting a lot more funding. they have hired more local reporters in these spaces. they're getting more funding to do so because people are getting -- freakedout right out by how journalism is declining. we will see about that. >> each of you touched on how resources impact what you're doing. whether you are doing everything, shooting, writing, to findhat, you have out in 24 hours how to get somewhere, how are you doing in anack of resources industry that we rely on to help educate people to be performed -- informed about their community country and how things work? olivia: i think it is important to be honest about what you can handle. should every journalist know that. if i'm expected to write this ,tory and shoot it and edit it when is my deadline? if i'm not able to make it, i need help or i need to move it. i have a really great structure and a really great foundation. i am lucky to have that support. i think i could really affect the reporting. make sure that you can see the story. make sure you tell the st

the npr newscast, the trail of tears, and the newscast you heard the voices of content very dine andtheir views of what their history was. what were some of the takeaways that you had from that newscast? anyone want to volunteer an answer? franklin? >> the modern day navajos in the podcast what they really were emphasizing is they want the memorial to serve as a way that their ancestors and stories can always be remembered by future generations who think that is their most important view. >> good. it's a way to bring stories from oral history to the public to be remembered and not forgotten. i have one more appear. >> i also found that many of the contemporary individuals were looking for acknowledgment for those not part of the community that such a thing did take place. >> part of this is not just telling stories to each other but to the largest world so we don't forget this and we know this history as well. the dine woman who came in in her prayer to ancestors or her song, but it's about triumph as well for people overcoming these horrible ordeals and being here today, being survi

they are going to explore the taxpayer-funded and independently operated entities like the bbc and nprg some federal funding here in the u.s. but they have not said exactly which media properties they will be removing from advertising capabilities. so, we know they will be removing the ones in china and the ones in russia, but this kind of opens up the opportunity for them to decide on a case-by-case basis if they see a big propaganda initiative, what they want to cancel. emily: sarah frier, thank you. coming up, amazon is betting big on india. how the company will go head-to-head with walmart in the emerging retail market with the largest campus ever, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." amazon is doubling down on india. the e-commerce giant opened its largest campus to date as it battles walmart for one of the fastest-growing retail markets. walmart spent $16 billion last year acquiring indian retailer retailerndian flipkart. stone joins us to discuss. you have traveled to india to report on amazon. why put the largest campus in india? brad: amazon has a

think of it as npr, the public radio model. the podcast is mission driven. we do not chase the headlines and as a function of that the audience is not huge and broad and you will not bring in giant advertising dollars to listener support is critical. we get some advertising as well, mostly among people or groups or organizations that seek to reach an audience of globally curious people and global affairs professionals who listen to the show. those are the key mechanisms, audience support, philanthropy, and some philanthropy. host: what is patrion? guest: a platform in which content creators can connect with consumers of that content, so my page, listeners can make monthly contributions to the show and through that platform they are given rewards and bonuses, extra episodes i will publish just for listeners of the show. i will send them some swag, maybe a sticker. it is for people who want extra or who have a philanthropic desire to support the mission of the show, that is the platform they can use to support the show. host: how long does it take you to produ

james comey told npr that mccabe's firing seemed appropriate. your take in all that?mes comey is a whole other segment. this is outrageous what happened. he got caught and comey thinks he should be held not accountable for getting caught. he should not have been denote and should not have been fired. where is the accountability when it comes to government officials. i'm thinking about lois learner what she did when she was in the irs and the tea party people and was not held accountable. when does this come to an end? it's time to come to an end. andrew mccabe was demoted and fired, and it hooks like he's not getting his pension. liz: this is all happening ahead of the ig probe of the russia probe. you can imagine peter strzok and andrew mccabe may factor big in that report that's set to come out next month. the timing of this seems interesting. >> the timing is interesting. we'll see what's going to dominate the news more. these two trying to sue versus what the outcome is with this report. but i worked in corporate america for 20 years. you do half the things indivi

contributors to modern political and cultural affairs for a variety of national news outlets including npr please join me to balk on on - - welcome our gas. [applause] >> thank you catherine without the massachusetts historical society. thank you for coming. is the candidate likable enough? [laughter] and you come across as likable and that's what democracy has come to with the common touch is not the question of knowledge or judgment or a popularity contest this is one problem of democracy so why should that be the adams? presidents two and six. the feelings of inner satisfaction. perhaps they should not always be believed but nevertheless across decades any reader could see that move with self censoring. with a period in their public lives when they were diplomats in europe and as a teenager without parental supervision john quincy tracked across eastern europe and scandinavia to brave the crossings of the english coast on the obscure backwaters and johnny was subjected to all sorts of bodily ills expertly guided to civilization that bond father and son with their young country abroad li

and so doing that work in a space that has been, you know, opened up in a way that maybe even some npr audience might not always be amenable to i think has been really important. how does one do antiracist work in a liberal media atmosphere, right? this is a very basic question. i know we're having a lot of conversations about who's electable, what's acceptableable kind of political discourse, and it's provided we a platform for experimenting, figuring out what some of those middle ground and yet radical perspectives can be and the fact that it's always grounded in extraordinary research and, you know, our own deep rigorous historical sensibilities allows us to feel more confident when we do decide to step out. that has been immensely rewarding. >> and can i task you with one more job. >> sure. >> could you say just a few words about our regular gig on here and now? >> yeah, yeah. this is actually -- >> and you're welcome to be honest. >> so another one of the things that came with the new podcast format was a partnership with the folks on wbur's here and now, and we have been doing ba

> overwhelming majority of americans favor background checks for gun purchases. 89% according to an npr poll. also an assault weapon ban did expi expire. there was one during the bush administration. the question is the president maybe on first name basis with wayne, but will this election year, could this election year impact this discussion this time around? >> i think it might. the question is whether the republicans in the senate are willing to consider these measures. i think the assault weapons ban is more likely to be considered than the background check. >> i want to ask you this. at the same time, we saw the president went to el paso. he talked more about himself than showing empathy for many of the victims. we know. then there was this photo in kaitlan collins' story. the first lady holding an orphan baby in her arms. the baby's parents were murdered in the el paso shooting. the president is giving the thumb's up. what are the optics here and the possible impact this photo could have as this election season presses forward? >> this photo is obviously created quite a stir. howe

there is a big asterisk, which is that if it is taxpayer-funded media, bbc for example, or npr, thoseill be ok. but there are other organizations like the chinese newspapers you mentioned but also pressure today and others that would fall under this state backed media ban. it is a very small concession for them to make to try to say they are not going to allow propaganda essentially to turn into an advertisement. emily: there are obviously a laundry list of issues that the chinese government cares deeply -- about.it how do you expect this situation with hong kong to play out and the longer-term situation of how the chinese government utilizes power to shape not just chinese media but international media. the chinese government does not want to send in the military. using tech aches like misinformation, mass propaganda -- using techniques like misinformation, mass propaganda, is a better route than the chinese government saying, we have lost the hearts and minds of the chinese people so we had to send in the security forces. i think that is what they are hoping rather than a full on mo

according to npr african-americans when dealing with the leases 50 percent with a job is 52 percent to receive the promotion is 57 percent going against skin color racism is not okay it has never been okay but those people that make excuses in the words of me is when skin color is different than yours. so if we can see that every race is equal that it's darker it is less attractive according to society we see racist acts all the time and do not announce them. so personally join me on this journey to denounce this behavior in the thing is i am 13. this is summer i should be going to a pool party instead here i am telling the adults to shape up. [applause] i'm not done. [laughter] and you want to know why? the men that have the strongest dream of them all. [cheers and applause] >> up next we have nehemiah jackson. >> [inaudible conversations] have you ever heard from social media? what is happening all over the country are all over the world. this needs to end. they are turning a blind eye to the us citizens. in 218998 people had been stopped by police that's two people away from 10,219,