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i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we are glad you joined us. jeremy scahill, in just a moment.
i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism,...
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see you then. >>> good evening, i am tavis smiley from los angeles.programming in new york city, we sat down with tony bennett. at 90 years young, he is as vibrant and productive as ever. he sat down with us to talk about the sell bragds -- celebrf his 90th year. a conversation with tony bennett, coming up right now.
see you then. >>> good evening, i am tavis smiley from los angeles.programming in new york city, we sat down with tony bennett. at 90 years young, he is as vibrant and productive as ever. he sat down with us to talk about the sell bragds -- celebrf his 90th year. a conversation with tony bennett, coming up right now.
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>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we continue the week long discussion commemorating the beyond vietnam speech with reverend dr. otis moss jr. that's next time. see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. steves: salzburg's cathedral, constructed in the early 1600s, was one of the first grand baroque buildings north of the alps. it's sunday morning. the 10:00 mass is famous for its music, and today it's mozart. enter the cathedral, and you're immersed in pure baroque grandeur. ♪ dona nobis ♪ ♪ nobis pacem ♪ since it was built in only about 15 years, the church boasts particularly harmonious art and architecture. in good baroque style, the art is symbolic, cohesive, and theatrical, creating a kind of festival procession that leads to the resurrected christ triumphing high above the altar. ♪ nobis ♪ ♪ dona nobis ♪ ♪ nobis pacem ♪ ♪ pacem ♪ music and the visual art complement each other. the organ loft fills the church with glorious sounds as mozart, 250 years a
>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we continue the week long discussion commemorating the beyond vietnam speech with reverend dr. otis moss jr. that's next time. see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. steves: salzburg's cathedral, constructed in the early 1600s, was one of the first grand baroque buildings north of the alps. it's sunday morning. the 10:00 mass is famous for its music, and today it's mozart. enter the cathedral,...
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i'm tavis smiley. ripple effects in both directions across the atlantic have piqued the interest of many american voters who are finally starting to pay attention to the elections in britain and in france. tonight, we'll sort it all out with gary yooununge, editor at large for the "guardian." and author of a powerful new book, "another day in the death of america." we're glad you joined us. journalist gary younge in just a moment. ♪ >> and from contributions from pbs station. from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ snot ♪ ♪ ♪ >> always a pleasure to catch up with gary younge ed tord alt large for "the guardian" newspaper. he's been tracking the rise of the far right and the far left, in the recent elections, in europe and in america. and the epidemic in his text, "another day in the death of america. "good to have you in los angeles. >> thank you for having me. >> let me start across the pond and we'll come back to the text here stateside. the french elections, what do you make of the interim outcome? it's
i'm tavis smiley. ripple effects in both directions across the atlantic have piqued the interest of many american voters who are finally starting to pay attention to the elections in britain and in france. tonight, we'll sort it all out with gary yooununge, editor at large for the "guardian." and author of a powerful new book, "another day in the death of america." we're glad you joined us. journalist gary younge in just a moment. ♪ >> and from contributions from pbs...
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>>> good evening from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago martin luther king jr. delivered his prescient, beyond vietnam, just 30 minutes away from this studio, a courageous and singular call to conscience, a map for the future based on justice. tonight, we conclude our meeting on dr. king, speaking with our anti-war and social justice theme and what is called the triple racism of poverty. glad you have joined us, a look back at dr. king's vietnam speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. so pleased to be joined tonight by professor and author, mark lamont, and director of change, rashad robinson, closing out a powerful week, speaking of powerful when you first came to know this speech what did you make of it? you went to moorehouse, where king went to school, what did you make of it and how did you compare it in contrast with vietn vietnam, and what i'm sure you knew about, the i have a dream speech. >> it changed the way i unders
>>> good evening from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago martin luther king jr. delivered his prescient, beyond vietnam, just 30 minutes away from this studio, a courageous and singular call to conscience, a map for the future based on justice. tonight, we conclude our meeting on dr. king, speaking with our anti-war and social justice theme and what is called the triple racism of poverty. glad you have joined us, a look back at dr. king's vietnam speech, with a panel of activists...
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>>> good evening, from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, martin luther king jr. delivered his speech just moments away from this studio, a courageous conscience on where this country was going, tonight we continue our week-long discussion remembering the anniversary of dr. king's speech, speaking with a special guest about his anti-war pro social justice theme. engaging where america is 50 years later, and what dr. king called the triple threat. we'll look back at king's vietnam speech, with otis moss jr., in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. i'm delighted tonight to be joined by the reverend dr. otis moss, jr., pastor of the famed baptist church and a lifelong participant in the human rights struggle. and dr. moss, it is an honor to have you on our program. >> thank you, and thank you for all the work you do. >> thank you, sir, i had forgotten as long as i had known you, i had forgotten that dr. king eulogized your first wife, officiated the marriage to you and your second wife. how did you and dr. king
>>> good evening, from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, martin luther king jr. delivered his speech just moments away from this studio, a courageous conscience on where this country was going, tonight we continue our week-long discussion remembering the anniversary of dr. king's speech, speaking with a special guest about his anti-war pro social justice theme. engaging where america is 50 years later, and what dr. king called the triple threat. we'll look back at king's...
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>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight, we are talking about music and the arts. first a conversation with the former president and the ceo of the los angeles fill har mphilh deborah border widely credited for lifting it from the shadow of a orchestra to the world stage. she is soon going to take her magic to the big apple as the orchestrator of the new york phil. and we will talk to her about her decision to move back to new york and the arts funding and, and whether it is the collaboration with drake and the seat at the table for solange's latest album, a name for himself, now, invoking the likes of bill withers, the british born musician is going to tell us what shaped him and why nobody knows him more than the piano. we will be joined by deborah and sanford coming up. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you thank you. ♪ >>> deborah border is the former ceo and president of the los angeles philharmonic, and spearhead ed the opening of disney concert hall and brought in the c
>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight, we are talking about music and the arts. first a conversation with the former president and the ceo of the los angeles fill har mphilh deborah border widely credited for lifting it from the shadow of a orchestra to the world stage. she is soon going to take her magic to the big apple as the orchestrator of the new york phil. and we will talk to her about her decision to move back to new york and the arts funding and, and...
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i'm tavis smiley. never before have a father and son been jointly honored with a hand and foot print ceremonyny outside hollywood's iconic and famed chinese theater. next week carl and rob reiner will be the first. before they do, the three of us will talk about their long and successful careers as well as their latest projects. carl has two new books coming out including one for kids, while rob has a pair of new films, both starring woody harrell son, one on l.b.j., the other about the iraq war called "shock and awe." glad you joined us. you're in for a treat because carl and rob reiner are coming up right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> how fortunate am i? i'm pleased to welcome two comedy legends to the program. like spinal tap, when harry met sally and the list goes on and on. as i said at the top, next week they will be honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at the world famous chinese theater during the annual classic file ma
i'm tavis smiley. never before have a father and son been jointly honored with a hand and foot print ceremonyny outside hollywood's iconic and famed chinese theater. next week carl and rob reiner will be the first. before they do, the three of us will talk about their long and successful careers as well as their latest projects. carl has two new books coming out including one for kids, while rob has a pair of new films, both starring woody harrell son, one on l.b.j., the other about the iraq...
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thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight, we are talking about music and the arts. first a conversation with the former president and the ceo of the los angeles fill har mphilh deborah border widely credited for lifting it from the shadow of a orchestra to the world stage. she is soon going to take her magic to the big apple as the orchestrator of the new york phil. and we will talk to her about her decision to move back to new york and the arts funding and, and whether it is the collaboration with drake and the seat at the table for solange's latest album, a name for himself, now, invoking the likes of bill withers, the british born musician is going to t
thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight, we are talking about music and the arts. first a conversation with the former president and the ceo of the los angeles fill har mphilh deborah border widely credited for lifting it from the shadow of a orchestra to the world stage. she is soon going to take her magic to the big apple as the orchestrator of the new york phil. and we will talk to her about her decision to move back to new york and the arts funding...
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i'm tavis smiley. it was three years ago when the people of the flint, michigan were poisoned by their own water supply. tonight we'll get an update from the front lines of that struggle. then, someone who has been fighting for clean water on a global scale. he is the eldest son of the famous beatle john lennon. we are glad you joined us, coming up right now. ♪ ♪ contributions from your pbs station, from viewers like you. thank you. # >>> pleased to welcome flint's most famous doctor this program. she has become one of the most courageous voices in that city's water crisis, sounding the alarm on a poisonous supply that contained led, e.coli and possibly legion nar's disease. >> great to be with you. >> three years later, these criminal cases are just starting to get underway. let me start by asking whether or not three years later you think what happened in your city was in fact criminal. >> yeah, absolutely criminal. one of the greatest environmental crimes of our century and we have been using the pa
i'm tavis smiley. it was three years ago when the people of the flint, michigan were poisoned by their own water supply. tonight we'll get an update from the front lines of that struggle. then, someone who has been fighting for clean water on a global scale. he is the eldest son of the famous beatle john lennon. we are glad you joined us, coming up right now. ♪ ♪ contributions from your pbs station, from viewers like you. thank you. # >>> pleased to welcome flint's most famous...
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thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. speak with russian national security expert, tom nichols about russia's u.s. election meddling, possible support for the syrian chemical weapons attack and more. we are glad you joined us. a conversation with national security expert, tom nichols coming up right now.
thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. speak with russian national security expert, tom nichols about russia's u.s. election meddling, possible support for the syrian chemical weapons attack and more. we are glad you joined us. a conversation with national security expert, tom nichols coming up right now.
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i'm tavis smiley. having a conversation tonight with somebody who tracked the world of the ultra rich and their effort to push politics to the right. it has created a private political machine and one control of state houses and courthouses, and now fills cabinet positions in the white house. we are glad you have joined us with a conversation with jane mayer coming right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm so pleased to welcome jane mayer back to this program. she spent years cracking the shadowy world of the ultra rich and how they push their agendas. her latest text is called "dark money." it's good to see you. >> great to be with you. >> you were not surprised given the back story with what happened in november. >> i wish i could say that were so. i didn't see necessarily trump being the choice. i think the power of the right is incredibly great, and hard to get around, but you know the people, i was writing about, the koch brothers backed other
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at pbs.org. >> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we continue the week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of the beyond vietnam speech with jeremy scahill. that's next time. see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. - today on america's test kitchen: bridget prepares the ultimate thick-crust sicilian-style pizza. becky shows us how to make homemade ricotta cheese. and julia makes pasta with cauliflower, bacon, and breadcrumbs. america's test kitchen is brought to you by dcs. dcs: manufacturers of professionally styled indoor and outdoor kitchen equipment. at dcs, our mission is design that delivers,
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i'm tavis smiley. a little over three months into the trump presidency, and the administration is confronting two major world crises -- the civil war in syria and north korea's growing nuclear weapons program, but what are president trump's foreign policy plans, and what about issues here at home like jobs and health care? tonight, a conversation with two-time pulitzer prize-winner, journalist and author nicholas kristof of "the new york times." we're glad you've joined us. that conversation starting right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> last week, president trump showed the world he was not afraid to use military force when he launched a missile strike in syria and dropped the mother of all bombs in afghanistan, but now all eyes are on north korea's nuclear missile program and rising tensions with the u.s. so, with mr. trump's foreign policy plans still largely unknown and a confluence of domestic and world crises at his feet what next? please
i'm tavis smiley. a little over three months into the trump presidency, and the administration is confronting two major world crises -- the civil war in syria and north korea's growing nuclear weapons program, but what are president trump's foreign policy plans, and what about issues here at home like jobs and health care? tonight, a conversation with two-time pulitzer prize-winner, journalist and author nicholas kristof of "the new york times." we're glad you've joined us. that...
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. >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we continue the week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of the beyond vietnam speech with jeremy scahill. that's next time. see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> good evening from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, dr. martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr. king's beyond vietnam speech,
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>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, john ridley joins us to discuss "let it fly." how he manages to juggle headline grabbing projects, the anthology series, "american crime." showtime, six-part series, gorilla. from his debut album. and john ridley, and sampa, coming up in just a moment. critics to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> i am pleased and other than hadded to welcome john ridley to this program. the executive producer of three projects, a min iseries, gorilla debuted. and the feature documentary, let let it fall." opens in l.a. and new york, and you can catch it next friday on abc, when it makes a television premier, i am out of breath. before our cop verization, right now, let it fall, los angeles, 1982-92. >> he is not protesting, it sigh riot. >> any be that wasn't black wa getting their [ bleep ] kicked. >> it was one of those days, passion was -- it wasn't handed out to other races. >> i was in the boxing gym this morning. telling my guys you were coming on the program tonight. you can almost feel, sense the shock from the guys in
>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, john ridley joins us to discuss "let it fly." how he manages to juggle headline grabbing projects, the anthology series, "american crime." showtime, six-part series, gorilla. from his debut album. and john ridley, and sampa, coming up in just a moment. critics to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> i am pleased and other than hadded to welcome john ridley to this program. the executive...
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>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we continue the week long discussion commemorating the beyond vietnam speech with reverend dr. otis moss jr. that's next time. see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs statioion from viewers like you. thank you. steves: prague's old town square, once just another farmers market, is now the heart of the city, but today, the commerce is clearly tourism. the fanciful gothic tyn church soars over everything as if to remind tourists lots of religious history took place right here. back in the 15th century, when some christians were beginning to struggle against roman catholic dominance, this was prague's leading hussite church. hussites were followers of jan hus, whose statue graces the square. he was a local preacher who got in trouble with the vatican a hundred years before martin luther and the reformation. the chalice is a symbol of hus and his followers, who believed everyone, not just priests, should be able to partake in the eucharist, or holy communion. these d
>> i'm tavis smiley. join me as we continue the week long discussion commemorating the beyond vietnam speech with reverend dr. otis moss jr. that's next time. see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs statioion from viewers like you. thank you. steves: prague's old town square, once just another farmers market, is now the heart of the city, but today, the commerce is clearly tourism. the fanciful gothic tyn church soars over everything as if to remind tourists lots of...
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i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, dr. martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr. king's beyond vietnam speech, along with bryan stevenson in a moment. >>> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> i'm joined tonight by bryan stevenson, the founder and director of the equal justice and author of "just mercy." it's about to become a film starring michael b. jordan. congratulations on that. >> thank you. thank you. >> let me start by asking when you first became aware of this "beyond vietnam" speech given in this city 50 years ago tomorrow. >> it's interesting, i wasn't aware of i
i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago, dr. martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr....
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at pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley.me for a conversation with carl and rob reiner. that's next time. see you then. ♪ ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ♪ >>> thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ -today on "america's test kitchen," julia and bridget make a spectacular korean rice bowl. adam shows bridget his pick for the best spider skimmer. and dan makes julia the ultimate korean fried chicken wings. it's all coming up right here on "america's test kitchen." "america's test kitchen" is brought to you by the following. fisher & paykel. since 1934, fisher & paykel has been designing
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>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight a conversation with a legendary folk artist ar arlo guthrie and the son of the famous troubadour artis gutherie. we hope that you will enjoy a conversation with arlo guthrie in just a moment. >>> frand contribuand from cont your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> hello. i'm pleased to welcome arlo guthrie into the program. he has been a leading part of america for 50 years, and the son of woody guthrie and arlo is in the midst of the latest "run down road" tour. we are delighted that he took time the out of the tour to stop by the studios. it is an honor, sir to, have you on this great program. let me start with this, because i was just -- tickled, when i came across this. so his father, woody, wrote a song called old man trump. >> yes. that trump. >> about his racist landlord fred trump who happened to be, as you know, donald's father. and one of the lines in the song, and i quote, i suppose that old man trump knows just how much racial hate he stirred n up in the blood spot of human hearts when he drawed that c
>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight a conversation with a legendary folk artist ar arlo guthrie and the son of the famous troubadour artis gutherie. we hope that you will enjoy a conversation with arlo guthrie in just a moment. >>> frand contribuand from cont your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> hello. i'm pleased to welcome arlo guthrie into the program. he has been a leading part of america for 50 years, and the son of...
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>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. we'll speak with russian national security expert, tom nichols about russia's u.s. election meddling, possible support for the syrian chemical weapons attack and more. we are glad you joined us. a conversation with national security expert, tom nichols coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers look you. thank you. >> tom nichols professor of national security at u.s. naval war college written several books on russia and u.s. foreign policy. his latest "the death of expertise" the dcampaign agains established knowledge and why it matters. get to that later. start with the latest in syria. and secretary tillerson's upcoming trip to russia. mr. nichols good to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> sequester tercretary of stat tillerson, first trip to russia, secretary of state, what do you expect from the visit tomorrow? >> it is hard to know. it is unclear what the ajen days. obviously plenty of things to talk about. the strike i
>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. we'll speak with russian national security expert, tom nichols about russia's u.s. election meddling, possible support for the syrian chemical weapons attack and more. we are glad you joined us. a conversation with national security expert, tom nichols coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers look you. thank you. >> tom nichols professor of national security at u.s. naval war...
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>>> good evening, i am tavis smiley from los angeles. we taped programming in new york city, we sat down with tony bennett. at 90 years young, he is as vibrant and productive as ever. he sat down with us to talk about the sell bragds -- celebrf his 90th year. a conversation with tony bennett, coming up right now. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> to quote the title of his recent book, he is just getting started. tony bennett released a new book and new album. televised a concert in honor of his birthday. a clip from his televised special, tony bennett celebrates 90. >> i don't care if it is up town or up on riverside. >> i don't have any reasons ♪ ♪ left them all behind ♪ we're in a new york state of mind ♪ ♪ i get excited every time i see you do this. that nbc special was something special. >> thank you very much. >> it was amazing. >> how did it feel to have all of those stars show up to celebrate you on your 90th? >> unbelievable. amazing, all the great artists performing on my 90th birthday.
>>> good evening, i am tavis smiley from los angeles. we taped programming in new york city, we sat down with tony bennett. at 90 years young, he is as vibrant and productive as ever. he sat down with us to talk about the sell bragds -- celebrf his 90th year. a conversation with tony bennett, coming up right now. by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> to quote the title of his recent book, he is just getting started. tony bennett released a...
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i'm tavis smiley and last year americans chose a political outsider when they elected donald j. are trump the 45th president of the united states. he ran a highly unconventional campaign for sure, and since he has taken office he has broken all kinds of political norms. tonight, a conversation with john dean, the former white house counsel to richard nixon and he argues that president tr trump's rule breaking is beyond unorthodox, but down right going to test our democracy. we en thank you for joining us, and insight fful conversation coming up with john dean in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> john dean knows a thing or two about the political scandals, servinging as white house counsel to president richard nixon and key figure in exposing the infamous watergate saga, and he has been vocal about the similarities of a nars sis tick and similarities of his former boss and president trump. he has a new book out called "the defense, when he knew it and what he did." welcome ba to the show, sir. >> thank you. >>
i'm tavis smiley and last year americans chose a political outsider when they elected donald j. are trump the 45th president of the united states. he ran a highly unconventional campaign for sure, and since he has taken office he has broken all kinds of political norms. tonight, a conversation with john dean, the former white house counsel to richard nixon and he argues that president tr trump's rule breaking is beyond unorthodox, but down right going to test our democracy. we en thank you for...
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>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley and when you are thinking of the term civil war, what comes to mind? the answer is not surprisingly depends upon who you ask. tonight, the harvard author and historian david armitage joins us to talk about his new book "civil war, the history and ideas" and in the text he explores the conplex notion that has molded our ideas about politics and democracy. then we pivot to a conversation with a.c. horn about a better conversation called saul. we will retwurn a conversation with david armitage and a.c. horn in a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> david armitage is a historian and author and his new book is called "civil war, a history and ideas." it traces the most famous from ancient times to current conflicts in iraq and syria, and professor armitage, and a honor to have you on the program, sir. >> thank you, tavis. >> if ever there were a contested term civil war would be it, and we want to get to why it is so contested in a second, but i want toer start out by asking what is i
>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley and when you are thinking of the term civil war, what comes to mind? the answer is not surprisingly depends upon who you ask. tonight, the harvard author and historian david armitage joins us to talk about his new book "civil war, the history and ideas" and in the text he explores the conplex notion that has molded our ideas about politics and democracy. then we pivot to a conversation with a.c. horn about a better...
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i'm tavis smiley. little over three months into the trump presidency, and the administration is confronting two major world crises -- the civil war in syria and north korea's growing nuclear weapons program, but what are president trump's foreign policy plans, and what about issues here at home like jobs and health care? tonight, a conversation with two-time pulitzer prize-winner, journalist and author nicholas kristof of "the new york times." we're glad you've joined us. that conversation starting right now. ♪
i'm tavis smiley. little over three months into the trump presidency, and the administration is confronting two major world crises -- the civil war in syria and north korea's growing nuclear weapons program, but what are president trump's foreign policy plans, and what about issues here at home like jobs and health care? tonight, a conversation with two-time pulitzer prize-winner, journalist and author nicholas kristof of "the new york times." we're glad you've joined us. that...
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>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. were you spanked as a child? if it you said yes, you may not be surprised that 70% of americans think spanking is acceptable. stacy patton is joining us and challenges the corporal punishment. then felicity huffman will join us to talk about her role in "american crime." i'm glad you joined us, stacey patton and felicity huffman in just a moment. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> today more than 70% of americans think that spanking is acceptable. that number is higher among african-americans. stacey patton has a new book about america's relationship with corporal punishment, and she says it's time to recognize that spanking is abuse that hurts kids. for those watching right now saying whooping already saved america's black children. what do you say. >> look at mass incarceration. violence in cities like chicago and baltimore, and you'll find your answer to that assumption that beating kids, whooping, spanking, treating their bodies with violence saved us from any
>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. were you spanked as a child? if it you said yes, you may not be surprised that 70% of americans think spanking is acceptable. stacy patton is joining us and challenges the corporal punishment. then felicity huffman will join us to talk about her role in "american crime." i'm glad you joined us, stacey patton and felicity huffman in just a moment. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you....
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thank you. >>> good even from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. having a conversation tonight with somebody who tracked the world of the ultra rich and their effort to push politics to the right. it has created a private political machine and one control of state houses and courthouses, and now fills cabinet positions in the white house. we are glad you have joined us with a conversation with jane mayer coming right now.
thank you. >>> good even from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. having a conversation tonight with somebody who tracked the world of the ultra rich and their effort to push politics to the right. it has created a private political machine and one control of state houses and courthouses, and now fills cabinet positions in the white house. we are glad you have joined us with a conversation with jane mayer coming right now.
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i'm tavis smiley. dark muffin has been a huge issue clouding our political atmosphere for sure. one agency is charged with enforcing the nation's campaign and fund raising laws, but the fec has been paralyzed. tonight a rare conversation with a former fec panel member. you will want to hear this, a conversation with ann ravel coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you, thank you. ann ravel was appointed to the federal election commission by president barack obama with unanimous consent. she stepped down in march and sounded a loud and blunt alarm producing a final report outlining the gridlock that has frozen the fec. the title of the report makes clear her discontent. i love this. "dysfunction and deadlock, the crisis at the federal elections reveals the unlikely hood of draining the swamp. how is that for a title? ann, good to have you on the program. >> thank you, good to be here. >> i pulled this one paragraph from your reported that i think gives a pretty good sense of what is wrong with the fec and speaks, of course, to wha
i'm tavis smiley. dark muffin has been a huge issue clouding our political atmosphere for sure. one agency is charged with enforcing the nation's campaign and fund raising laws, but the fec has been paralyzed. tonight a rare conversation with a former fec panel member. you will want to hear this, a conversation with ann ravel coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you, thank you. ann ravel was appointed to the federal election...
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york times," the ""washington post,"" msnbc, mpr, bbc america, c-span, voice of america, the "tavis smiley show." -- [ laughter ] "the dia "t "the diane rooem show and cnn. [ inaudible ] okay. it was a long list, okay? so please take a moment to help me welcome our guests for the evening. [ applause ] >>> hi, everyone. can everybody hear me okay? thank you so much for joining us. you guys look good. 7:00. on a friday. you beat the week. congratulations. so we're going to try and keep it a little bit informal. we were having almost too much fun in the green room. so we're going to try to bring in a little bit of that fun to our conversation. obviously, let's start with the basics. i'm going read the 13th amendment so everybody understands what we're going to be talking about. it's really short. it was ratified in the senate in 1864, and then in the house in 1865, it became law that year. it is known as the amendment that abolished slavery. i'm going to put that in quotations for a minute. so it reads, section 1, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, wh
york times," the ""washington post,"" msnbc, mpr, bbc america, c-span, voice of america, the "tavis smiley show." -- [ laughter ] "the dia "t "the diane rooem show and cnn. [ inaudible ] okay. it was a long list, okay? so please take a moment to help me welcome our guests for the evening. [ applause ] >>> hi, everyone. can everybody hear me okay? thank you so much for joining us. you guys look good. 7:00. on a friday. you beat the week....