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but i don't think it's uneducated. again f i took you to -- i taught at cape town the year before the change, and the leaders of the yes, christian resistance and a couple jewish resistance there to the government were their top scientists at the hospital where christian barnhard was. and i had seminars with people, in fact, six different religions in south africa. everybody's there. hindus were there all the way back to gandhi's time. communists, catholic protestants, so many gradations in those days. black, colored, everything. and we studied the religious view of human rights, and they were highly educated people and highly intensely religious. i think it depends on what you devote yourself to, and if you're a busy scientist, that's what you devote yourself to. >> and i, although the question wasn't directed to me, i'll say, you know, having read these three books and read you the partial list of some that are to come in the series, there's certainly an opinion in parts of the academy that there are still, there is
but i don't think it's uneducated. again f i took you to -- i taught at cape town the year before the change, and the leaders of the yes, christian resistance and a couple jewish resistance there to the government were their top scientists at the hospital where christian barnhard was. and i had seminars with people, in fact, six different religions in south africa. everybody's there. hindus were there all the way back to gandhi's time. communists, catholic protestants, so many gradations in...
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untold abuse us on both sides well as we begin our special coverage of the anniversary parties the uneducated takes a look at whether the past decade has made america as. for. a week i mean one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in history the ushered in a decade of anti terror campaigns across the globe. but is america and the world now a safer place ten years on the most recent nine eleven commission report card gives aviation security in the u.s. the worst rate an f as for terrorists experts say the methods used to fight them have spawned even more extremism torture and if that which weren't just put out the great we're going to talk them over which we're thinking is the highest level of curtain call uter and that both significantly said it's backed up and they're trying to defeat terrorism america's that kaid long campaign on terror has created a new phenomenon more without borders and as many say without rules torture rape and murder that took place at the u.s. run prison in abu ghraib iraq as well as other u.s. prisons overseas brought global condemnation but key decision makers in the
untold abuse us on both sides well as we begin our special coverage of the anniversary parties the uneducated takes a look at whether the past decade has made america as. for. a week i mean one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in history the ushered in a decade of anti terror campaigns across the globe. but is america and the world now a safer place ten years on the most recent nine eleven commission report card gives aviation security in the u.s. the worst rate an f as for terrorists experts...
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six and eight year old kids being made run totally uneducated and made to feel that they're living with outside the law let's address ourselves to the fundamental. ok so that was a republican debate back in the day and the original question that he had been asked there is whether he thought that the children of illegal immigrants should have to pay to attend public schools and he's saying it's much bigger issue than all of that right and that just seems like such a such a logical approach such a humanistic approach to realize that these are people too we need to figure out how to work them into our system how so how does it change so much of the reason republican debate it's all about building a fence not just zap everybody and keep them out it really is i think it's also just a symptom of the poor economic times that we have i mean think about the people that you can blame for your troubles as a politician and not facing the fallout or foreigners you blame china you blame trade and you blame immigrants people who don't vote and don't have a say in the electoral process i mean this has
six and eight year old kids being made run totally uneducated and made to feel that they're living with outside the law let's address ourselves to the fundamental. ok so that was a republican debate back in the day and the original question that he had been asked there is whether he thought that the children of illegal immigrants should have to pay to attend public schools and he's saying it's much bigger issue than all of that right and that just seems like such a such a logical approach such...
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some researchers believe that today's youth are uneducated when it comes to morality.ox news contributor liz trotta is here with her thoughts and liz, this is a stunning example, if you will, of where things stand. it seems like mom and dad are no longer sitting down at the kitchen table to talk to their children about what's right and wrong. >> and mom and dad might not even exist on top of that. >> kelly: that's true. >> you know, you point out something interesting. this column appeared in the new york times, written by david brooks. mr. brooks often comments on politics, so, very interesting he's also very much a social cementtator. and the fact that it appears in the new york times, which is the bed rock of moral relativism is quite interesting. here is what he's wring about. writing about a study that was done by christian smith, of notre dame and several of his colleagues, and they did the study about the moral life of young adults. and that would be from 18 to 23. and the results are really quite shocking. it real is a comment in a way, although brooks doesn't
some researchers believe that today's youth are uneducated when it comes to morality.ox news contributor liz trotta is here with her thoughts and liz, this is a stunning example, if you will, of where things stand. it seems like mom and dad are no longer sitting down at the kitchen table to talk to their children about what's right and wrong. >> and mom and dad might not even exist on top of that. >> kelly: that's true. >> you know, you point out something interesting. this...
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i had never focused on how ignorant he is and how uneducate head was. it is really like a werewolf baying at the moon and calling on people to join him in a revolution against nato and against colonialism there is something about gadhafi, and it's really this incredible moment of unbelievable incoherence. you know he is going to make these tapes and thanks to the syrians, he is going to send them. no one will be believe him. no one will listen to him. >> another extension on the deadline to surrender. gadhafi is promising a fierce fight. is that all just talk? does he have enough force in his few remaining strongholds to actually make good on that promise? >> i don't think he himself has enough strength to do anything. i think he wants to impose himself with some kind of insurgent leader. that's not going to happen. the unresolved questions in the country is what share is everyone going to get if the pie is divvied up in libya going forward. and i think that's the question to ask about sirte. can sirte negotiate its participation in the new order? and w
i had never focused on how ignorant he is and how uneducate head was. it is really like a werewolf baying at the moon and calling on people to join him in a revolution against nato and against colonialism there is something about gadhafi, and it's really this incredible moment of unbelievable incoherence. you know he is going to make these tapes and thanks to the syrians, he is going to send them. no one will be believe him. no one will listen to him. >> another extension on the deadline...
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than letting these uneducated immigrants to become a ward of the state.didn't make that argument, that argument is there to be made. it will be made. and even the most atillah the hundred right winger would understand that as a positive achievement. >> it had bipartisan support in the texas legislature. it's a pathway for success for undocumented immigrants. you're right. he can make that argument but that will put him in trouble with tea partyers. >> and that's the next question facing the republicans, will rick perry bring his "a" game to the next debate, or have we seen his "a" game? >> you'll continue to debate in this green room at abcnews.com/thisweek. >>> when we return -- after a tough week, what can jump start the palestinian/israeli peace talks. i'm ask hanan ashrawi. >>> homecoming today for the palestinian president mahmoud abbas, he was greeted by cheering crowds, fresh off his trip to the united nations where he demanded that palestine be recognized as a state. a move that's opposed by president obama and benjamin netanyahu, who, on friday,
than letting these uneducated immigrants to become a ward of the state.didn't make that argument, that argument is there to be made. it will be made. and even the most atillah the hundred right winger would understand that as a positive achievement. >> it had bipartisan support in the texas legislature. it's a pathway for success for undocumented immigrants. you're right. he can make that argument but that will put him in trouble with tea partyers. >> and that's the next question...
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i had never focused on how ignorant he is and how uneducate head was. it is really like a werewolf baying at the moon and calling on people to join him in a revolution against nato and against colonialism there is something about gadhafi, and it's really this incredible moment of unbelievable incoherence. you know he is going to make these tapes and thanks to the syrians, he is going to send them. no one will be believe him. no one will listen to him. >> another extension on the deadline to surrender. gadhafi is promising a fierce fight. is that all just talk? does he have enough force in his few remaining strongholds to actually make good on that promise? >> i don't think he himself has enough strength to do anything. i think he wants to impose himself with some kind of insurgent leader. that's not going to happen. the unresolved questions in the country is what share is everyone going to get if the pie is divvied up in libya going forward. and i think that's the question to ask about sirte. can sirte negotiate its participation in the new order? and w
i had never focused on how ignorant he is and how uneducate head was. it is really like a werewolf baying at the moon and calling on people to join him in a revolution against nato and against colonialism there is something about gadhafi, and it's really this incredible moment of unbelievable incoherence. you know he is going to make these tapes and thanks to the syrians, he is going to send them. no one will be believe him. no one will listen to him. >> another extension on the deadline...
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it was him, brewer and berry was very uneducated.emselves and believe in god, we won't have this type of crime happening against one another just because we're different. >> no date has been set for john william king, the other man sentenced to death for killing james byrd. >>> the trial of michael jackson's doctor starts this week. but already, controversy. is the court trying to send a message to jackson fans to beat it? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home. [ bedistracted driving. ♪ [ disco ] it accounts for 25% of car crashes. and it's why the best agents help safe drivers get a lower rate. - exactly. - oh! [ announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >>> the trial of michael jackson's doctor is set to begin this week. but there's already controversy. it is nothing to do with the case. it's about seating for jackson's fans in the courtroom. i talked abo
it was him, brewer and berry was very uneducated.emselves and believe in god, we won't have this type of crime happening against one another just because we're different. >> no date has been set for john william king, the other man sentenced to death for killing james byrd. >>> the trial of michael jackson's doctor starts this week. but already, controversy. is the court trying to send a message to jackson fans to beat it? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like...
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increasing part of the population i suspect it's also going to be non-us black people who would be uneducatedand some will survive and someone not. >> host: atascosa.com is our
increasing part of the population i suspect it's also going to be non-us black people who would be uneducatedand some will survive and someone not. >> host: atascosa.com is our
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it was him, brewer and berry was very uneducated.themselves and believe in god, we won't have this type of crime happening against one another just because we're different. >> no date has been set for john william king, the other man sentenced to death for killing james byrd. >>> the trial of michael jackson's doctor starts this week. but already, controversy. is the court trying to send a message to jackson fans to beat it? ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. for wherever life takes you. at aviva, we wonder why other life insurance companies treat you like a policy, not a person. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before policies. aviva life insurance and annuities. we are building insurance around you. >>> the trial
it was him, brewer and berry was very uneducated.themselves and believe in god, we won't have this type of crime happening against one another just because we're different. >> no date has been set for john william king, the other man sentenced to death for killing james byrd. >>> the trial of michael jackson's doctor starts this week. but already, controversy. is the court trying to send a message to jackson fans to beat it? ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why...
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if you have an on educated population, you have an unworkable population -- if you have an uneducated population. host: dave is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. yes, the speech sunday -- contained a lot of deficit spending, just like obama always believed in. i am an engineer and i did the calculation of drilling 200 oilwells which, by the way, obama promised he would drill during the election. in anwar and the gulf, it it would be enough money to pay off the national debt in one year. why doesn't obama proposed that? just have the oil companies drill oil and the nation would not have any problem. that is my comment. host: the editorial director of huffingtonpost.com, this is his take. obama puts passion into jobs speech rarely seen in his presidency. that is from aol- huffingtonpost.com. sterling, virginia. caller: what i loved about the speech is he reminded us of how we got to be the great country that we are. we provided opportunities to the middle class that and not only allowed us to grow as human beings but grow our economy. and what i see happening or what i w
if you have an on educated population, you have an unworkable population -- if you have an uneducated population. host: dave is a republican from michigan. caller: good morning. yes, the speech sunday -- contained a lot of deficit spending, just like obama always believed in. i am an engineer and i did the calculation of drilling 200 oilwells which, by the way, obama promised he would drill during the election. in anwar and the gulf, it it would be enough money to pay off the national debt in...
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of many members of urban elites to believe the military, they do not join is composed of poor, uneducatednfair society. that is profound words there, ann. and something that probably needs some better explanation on what exactly you found when you looked through the statistics. are the stereotypes true? >> oh absolutely not. the heritage foundation did a study in 2008 looking at year 2000 census data and found that the poorest 20% of american census tracks only produced 10% of the recruits into all the services. so in other words, the poorest americans are underrepresented in all the services. that was in 2006 and 2007. in 2010, the department of defee studied the, what they call the army profile and this information is available on the department of defense website and that shows that contrary to another very dangerous myth, that blacks and whites serve in the army in roughly their percentage in the overall american population. jenna: that is interesting to hear some of these statistics. you've been back and forth to afghanistan many times. you just recently were in libya several times a
of many members of urban elites to believe the military, they do not join is composed of poor, uneducatednfair society. that is profound words there, ann. and something that probably needs some better explanation on what exactly you found when you looked through the statistics. are the stereotypes true? >> oh absolutely not. the heritage foundation did a study in 2008 looking at year 2000 census data and found that the poorest 20% of american census tracks only produced 10% of the...
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today, what we do for a living, the forces acting on our economy, there are not enough jobs for the uneducated people anymore. the redistribution of work, we put up a video that explains the paradox of productivity. it is a fact. what we can do in the short-term and long-term to deal with the specter -- this factor, i encourage your viewers to go to a redistributionofwork.com. host: what does that mean to you? guest: one thing that is striking about the downturn is the difference in the experience of other countries. germany has an unemployment rate today below what it was at the start of the downturn. it is not that they had better growth. it has been roughly the same. the main reason we have to increase -- an increase when they have had a decrease, they have reduced work hours. we have work share programs attached to the unemployment systems in 20 states. to take a break is fairly low. -- the tape upgrade is fairly low. -- the take up rate is fairly low. this is part of president obama's proposal. there is no public interest in encouraging people to be unemployed rather than having the work
today, what we do for a living, the forces acting on our economy, there are not enough jobs for the uneducated people anymore. the redistribution of work, we put up a video that explains the paradox of productivity. it is a fact. what we can do in the short-term and long-term to deal with the specter -- this factor, i encourage your viewers to go to a redistributionofwork.com. host: what does that mean to you? guest: one thing that is striking about the downturn is the difference in the...
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until recently, the afghan police force was almost entirely uneducated, untrained, and poorly paid.wn the community to support their families. fear and even hated by the people they were supposed to protect. general william caldwell is leading an international team trying to turn things around. zbltd police that are being produced today coming out of the training system are far better than anything they used to have. >> reporter: their pay has been doubled. they are being taught to read and write and have pride in their work. this afghan police recruit is ashamed of the police' behavior. >> translator: some police use their power to abuse people. but i urge them to stop, to be honest and help people. >> reporter: the reason why these guys are so important to the future of this country is because they represent the face of a new authority -- insurgents target the police hoping to put fear in the hearts of the afghan people and undermine the afghan government. the international coalition here believes supporting the afghan police is key to bringing down the terrorists. so, drew, one o
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response to cutting education to teachers, you expect him to pay teachers to destroy their base, the uneducatedank you very much. guest: thank you. that's why i'm so optimistic that people like the poor will have an opportunity, regardless of their affiliation, to express this to their elected officials. that's where we -- that is what we are therefore. host: when he talks about the threat of veto, do you think he is done moderating on this? from april through the course of the summer, was it a different tone from the president? guest: of course it is a different tone. each time the republicans say they want to do something, they do not do anything. they reject everything. the president cannot be wrong on everything. they have rejected everything he has said. it seems to me that the president is now saying, i'm going to veto it. of course, the american people have to decide whether or not the republicans are being fair to the constitution, and being fair to the country, rather than just having their focus on 2012. host: we have to leave it there. next, our weekly spot light on going green. firs
response to cutting education to teachers, you expect him to pay teachers to destroy their base, the uneducatedank you very much. guest: thank you. that's why i'm so optimistic that people like the poor will have an opportunity, regardless of their affiliation, to express this to their elected officials. that's where we -- that is what we are therefore. host: when he talks about the threat of veto, do you think he is done moderating on this? from april through the course of the summer, was it a...
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just ask poor people who cannot work or who can't find a job are uneducated are also on public assistancei would like to see the government do away with tax exempt status for all of these mega churches so that there will be more money because those mega churches are hauling in millions of dollars from working people. i think it's atrocious that they are allowed to have their families work as ministers and their net worth and then they are asking people for money to support thatnetwork and every time you see the one that i watch on tv he's selling his books and his records and a bible for $150. to working people. i think the tax exempt status for churches must go. host: thanks for the call. this point on our twitter page. next fred joining us from new jersey on the republican line as we look at the story this morning from the "new york times" website with a photograph of warren buffet and the president talking about the rule tomorrow at the white house. caller: good morning, sir. how are you? host: fine, thank you. caller: obama did this jobs things with the company out in california. half
just ask poor people who cannot work or who can't find a job are uneducated are also on public assistancei would like to see the government do away with tax exempt status for all of these mega churches so that there will be more money because those mega churches are hauling in millions of dollars from working people. i think it's atrocious that they are allowed to have their families work as ministers and their net worth and then they are asking people for money to support thatnetwork and every...
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increasing part of the population i suspect it's also going to be non-us black people who would be uneducatedone not. >> host: atascosa.com is our guest website. >> caller: this is my first meeting with you today. this is a great sunday for me. i tell you, your words, your poise, your clarity and description offers such great hope, calm, balanced for me on today, especially in this life and time. we are in a really, really interesting period in this world today. i mean, you just really, really hit home and make sense for things. if i had to ask you one question i would ask you, what one piece of advice would you give to your daughter's generation, and be able to successfully navigate this world of ours? >> guest: she's eight. to be night in october. fi to give just one piece of advice, i will say don't pay attention to people who impose limits on what you can do. needless to say i have all kinds of advice but if i would limited to one thing that would be at. >> host: and there's a picture. >> guest: and that's my wife also and supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. >> host: and finally, this
increasing part of the population i suspect it's also going to be non-us black people who would be uneducatedone not. >> host: atascosa.com is our guest website. >> caller: this is my first meeting with you today. this is a great sunday for me. i tell you, your words, your poise, your clarity and description offers such great hope, calm, balanced for me on today, especially in this life and time. we are in a really, really interesting period in this world today. i mean, you just...
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spends years interviewing uneducated peasants, women who try and keep their families going. she goes from there to the ford foundation and micro finance. here's a person who went from a, what you think of as a prosaic american background, discovering these words. and anisha itself and java is a complex space, where many come in many and religions have mixed historically and yet it's out there on the surface. it hasn't been buried by development or maternity. she arrived at a moment what that was really true because the poverty of the country at that time, people had fallen back onto these handicrafts. she immersed into this whole religious mystical world that is deeply fascinating and even spending two and a half years on this book i don't unders and. >> host: at the time, survey -- a survey work was more interested in what people did and created than objects of art as it were. archaeology have been for centuries to find by finding brilliant things to put in a new cnn polish up. survey became a tendency towards finding out what people did and how they lived. >> guest: i'm su
spends years interviewing uneducated peasants, women who try and keep their families going. she goes from there to the ford foundation and micro finance. here's a person who went from a, what you think of as a prosaic american background, discovering these words. and anisha itself and java is a complex space, where many come in many and religions have mixed historically and yet it's out there on the surface. it hasn't been buried by development or maternity. she arrived at a moment what that...
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emerges herself in lineny villages in java, where she does her field work, spents year interviews uneducated peasants, women who work in the industry, try to keep their families going. goes from there. here's a person that went from this when you think of prosaic american background to discovering these worlds. and indonesia itself and java is an extraordinary complex and deep place where many, many cultures and religions have mixed. it's all there on the surface. it hasn't been buried by development or modernity. she arrived at a moment that it was true. at the poverty, people had fallen back. and she -- you immersed through those handicrafts in the whole religious mystical world that is deeply fascinating. and even spending two and a half years on the book, i don't understand. >> host: at the time, survey -- the survey work was more interested in what people did in created than all objects of art as it were. archaeology for centuries was finding brilliant things to put in a museum and polish up. then the survey, find out what people did and how they lived. : how the women unlike herself fo
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. -- for uneducated people anymore. to read this edition of work -- the redistribution of work -- which put out of it that describes the paradox, what we -- the paradox of productivity, its effects, and what we can do in the short-term and long-term to deal with this factor. i encourage these gentlemen and viewers to go to redistributework.com, watched a short video, and see if it changes their perspective. host: redistribution of work -- what does that mean to you? guest: it is an interesting question, because one of the things that is striking about this downturn is the difference with other countries. germany has an unemployment rate today that is half a percentage point below what it was at the start of the downturn. it is that because germany has at better growth than the and -- and it states. it is not because germany is that -- it is not because germany has had better growth than the united states. it is because they have a better work-sharing policy. they reduce work hours. that would make a lot of sense here. w
. -- for uneducated people anymore. to read this edition of work -- the redistribution of work -- which put out of it that describes the paradox, what we -- the paradox of productivity, its effects, and what we can do in the short-term and long-term to deal with this factor. i encourage these gentlemen and viewers to go to redistributework.com, watched a short video, and see if it changes their perspective. host: redistribution of work -- what does that mean to you? guest: it is an interesting...
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the attack on tel grants keeping the next generation of individuals uneducated and without economic means to influence change to forever be second-class citizens in america in the american economy. the afl-cio is deeply conscious of this and working with youth organizations and getting ready -- we have launched our young worker program to stand out and be a voice for young people and we really want to push the agenda forward so that education is a right. health care is a right. when we talk about austerity that is an attack on the american dream and attack on the working core. we talk about budget cuts it is an attack on the working poor. when the elected officials they want to make sure these programs are here for our children we are not in the room when they make these decisions. we need to be there. our voice needs to be heard. we need to talk about a progressive tax system and education system that works for everybody. as something we can have. we protect and continue to advance the rights of working people in this country to ensure that this promise of the nation is for everybody and
the attack on tel grants keeping the next generation of individuals uneducated and without economic means to influence change to forever be second-class citizens in america in the american economy. the afl-cio is deeply conscious of this and working with youth organizations and getting ready -- we have launched our young worker program to stand out and be a voice for young people and we really want to push the agenda forward so that education is a right. health care is a right. when we talk...
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the attack on pell grants is about keeping, you know, a next generation of individuals uneducated andmic means, um, to influence change, to forever be second-class citizens in the american economy. and so we at the afl are deeply conscious of this. we're working with a lot of youth organizations, we're getting ready to -- not getting ready to launch, we have launched our young worker program to really stand up and be a voice for young people, and we really want to push the agenda forward so that, you know, education is a right. health care is a right. and when we talk about austerity, that's an attack on the american dream, it's an attack on the working poor. budget cuts are an attack on the working poor, and when we talk about, you know, when elected officials say we want to make sure these programs are here for our children, we're not in the room when they're making these decisions, and we need to be there, our voice needs to be heard. so if we want to talk about a progressive tax system, that's something that we can have, if we want to talk about an educational system that works fo
the attack on pell grants is about keeping, you know, a next generation of individuals uneducated andmic means, um, to influence change, to forever be second-class citizens in the american economy. and so we at the afl are deeply conscious of this. we're working with a lot of youth organizations, we're getting ready to -- not getting ready to launch, we have launched our young worker program to really stand up and be a voice for young people, and we really want to push the agenda forward so...
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today, what we do for a living, the forces acting on our economy, there aren't as many jobs for uneducatedymore. the redistribution of work, we put up a video that explains the paradox of productivity, its effect and what we can do in the short term and the long-term to deal with this factor. so i encourage these gentlemen and about you're interested to go to redistributework.com, watch a short video. >> let's hear from our guests, beginning with dean baker, the idea of redistribution of work. >> it's an interesting question. one of the things that's striking about the downturn is the difference in the experience of some of the other countries. germany in particular stands out. germany has an unemployment rate today that's about half percentage point below what it was at the start of the downturn. it's not because germany's had better growth than the united states. the growth has been roughly the same. the main reason why we've had a increase in unemployment and they've had a half percent decline, they have an aggressive work sharing policy. they reduce work hours rather than lay people of
today, what we do for a living, the forces acting on our economy, there aren't as many jobs for uneducatedymore. the redistribution of work, we put up a video that explains the paradox of productivity, its effect and what we can do in the short term and the long-term to deal with this factor. so i encourage these gentlemen and about you're interested to go to redistributework.com, watch a short video. >> let's hear from our guests, beginning with dean baker, the idea of redistribution of...