host: sylvan lane reports on economics for the hill. we are looking at the economy when it comes to the economy. as far as where the company is as far as unemployment. guest: there are seven point 5 million people who stand to lose their unemployment benefits on labor day when programs created in march 2020 will expire. this is pandemic unemployment assistance, a program for gig workers, contractors, people who don't usually qualify for unemployment. 4.5 million people are going to lose that when the program expires on labor day. another 3 million people will lose extended benefits they get beyond the expiration of their state unemployment. host: if those benefits are lost, what does it do to the employment picture? guest: that's a great question. it's the ones the forefront of economists minds. some people believe that when you pull back this unemployment insurance, we will start to see a lot of small as this is the struggle to bring workers on start having an easier time with that. the evidence we've seen in 26 states the did so over

host: sylvan lane reports on economics for the hill. we are looking at the economy when it comes to the economy. as far as where the company is as far as unemployment. guest: there are seven point 5 million people who stand to lose their unemployment benefits on labor day when programs created in march 2020 will expire. this is pandemic unemployment assistance, a program for gig workers, contractors, people who don't usually qualify for unemployment. 4.5 million people are going to lose that when the program expires on labor day. another 3 million people will lose extended benefits they get beyond the expiration of their state unemployment. host: if those benefits are lost, what does it do to the employment picture? guest: that's a great question. it's the ones the forefront of economists minds. some people believe that when you pull back this unemployment insurance, we will start to see a lot of small as this is the struggle to bring workers on start having an easier time with that. the evidence we've seen in 26 states the did so over

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and go to motels that money was raised mostly by an art auction organized by patrick moore and pam sylvan and he now runs the andy warhol museum and they were art world insiders. >> that's another thing that the book brings out is there so many different activities in so many different kinds of people do doing so may different kinds of things but maybe things that the people who did them might resist because they might think it was -- >> i think everyone in act up wanted to be an artist. >> i don't know but the way that people talk about the work of -- which they didn't want to be corrupted by the art world and the official art world. >> well they weren't. but it was interesting because there's a 150 page section on art and when i started writing it i realized if i only looked at the gallery work for the museum work i got white people but if i looked at community-based art work nightlife, there were people of color in act up so if you have an actual -- actually accurate depiction of art in the service of community you end up with a broad spectrum. >> yes. here's another question. i was 22

sylvan lane will talk about jobless benefits, the pandemic, how that relates to unemployment and theconomy. later on in the program, a civilian officer rose to become a senior advisor to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. he will talk about his book. he will join us later on in the program. those conversations are coming up on washington journal. >> if you choose to research the origins of a topic being discussed in the united states called critical race theory, you will find the name derek bell. a law professor who died in 2011. he was one of the originators of this much discussed subject. in november, he appeared on book notes to discuss his book faces at the bottom of the well, the permanence of racism. >> the late derek bell, the first tenured

if you'd like to stay, and a senator sylvan has a question i understand senator wicker my return for additional question. my additional question goes to mrs. flowers. you refer in your testimony to cancer alley along mississippi river. were they have very high cancer rates due to pollution. what is the source of that pollution that is affecting residence in cancer allie? lex thank you for that question. i have the opportunity to be taken on a tour through the communities led by retired general audrey. i was shocked by what i saw. it was almost like a disneyland of petrochemical plants sitting along the mississippi river. even though i was only there for several hours, i myself had respiratory issues once i left to their. i had to really go to bed for about a week trying to figure out what was going on with me. to me, it made me feel it's really even harder for people who had to live there. these implants are located next to homes, they are located in a two schools. the people been crying out for the longest about getting air quality monitors there so they can monitor and be able to s