he moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusettsamherst-- creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. he's published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. >> at 16, i worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads-- yellow paper stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. no gloves-- fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. sluggish by 9:00 p.m., the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner than the crevices of the skin; hidden. then the glue would sting, hands oozing till both palms burned at the punch clock. ten years later, in law school, i knew that every legal pad was glued with the sting of hidden cuts; that every open law book was a pair of hands upturned and burning. ( applause )

doomsday for the answer let's turn to richard won't he's a professor of economics at the university of massachusetts and the author of this book capitalism hits the fan the global economic meltdown and what to do about it richard thank you so much for being here this evening you know with all of them at the plans coming out of the madhouse otherwise known as capitol hill have you seen anything at all that resembles like a fame for lucian. no i don't and i think that the tragedy here is that with all the posturing that you showed us so please there actually now is a chance that they will not raise the debt ceiling and that the united states for a few days or maybe even weeks will be unable to spend about forty percent of the money that is due to be spent by the government because that money had to be borrowed and if they're not allowed to borrow it they're going to have to cut back expenditures and what will they let people yell at me tell people what that means forty cents out of the dollar that the government spends it has to borrow if they don't allow it to borrow more let's understand that the go

he moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusetts amherst-- creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. he's published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. >> at 16, i worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads-- yellow paper stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. no gloves-- fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. sluggish by 9:00 p.m., the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner than the crevices of the skin; hidden. then the glue would sting, hands oozing till both palms burned at the punch clock. ten years later, in law school, i knew that every legal pad was glued with the sting of hidden cuts; that every open law book was a pair of hands upturned and burning. ( applause )

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a new report by researchers at the university of massachusetts elmhurst says speculation has caused a surge in gas prices all year. in may, customers paid an additional 83 cents per gallon because of speculator. that adds up to more than $1 billion across the country. the report calls on the commodity futures trading commission to put a trading limit in place. the chairman gary gisner has rejected previous calls for position limits. president obama wants to ends up a subsidies and close tax loopholes to reduce the deficit, but republicans won't budge. can a deal be struck? and glenn beck has spent the last 29 months predicting the end of the world, but the only thing that's ended is glenn beck's tv show. >>> as the august 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling grows closer, democrats and republicans actually appear to be farther apart than ever. president obama's news conference yesterday was essentially a public admission that negotiations have failed. republicans are insisting on a balanced budget amendment to lock in spending cuts and prevent any taxes on the rich. senate democrats

of higher education in the world that is enfolding. what that means for states, colleges, and universities? susan hockfield, thank you for being here. leads one the worlds premier research university, the massachusetts institute of technology. in that role, she has been a tireless advocate for innovation, encouraging collaborate across schools, disciplines, and departments for sparking creativity for tomorrow. she beliefs strongly in transferring research into practice, transferring the university's collective knowledge to tackle some of our most pressing challenges. m.i.t. has helped students succeed and contribute to economic clusters that are so important to local, state, and national economic growth. dr. hockfield is a neuroboyologist by trait and they must apply their vast knowledge to the task of applying models and research that fit the demand of the global age. before assuming the presidency at m.i.t., she served at yale as a faculty member, dean and provost. most recently, just a few weeks ago, president hockfield was asked to combine with dow chemical ceo to aggressive strengthen u.s. capabilities in advanced manufacturing from revamping work force training to accelerating cutting edge man

massachusetts, where she's been a professor at harvard university and has lived for years and run as a democrat against senator scott brown. it's a blue state where democrats feel they have a chance ofrepublican. they just need a candidate. she's raised her profile, has been outspoken and could be a candidate for u.s. senate as a democrat in the 2012 election. she's not saying but don't be surprised to see her in the race. >> all right. jessica yellin, thank you. listen to this. >> if you're trying to get to $2.4 trillion without any revenue, then you are effectively gutting a bunch of domestic spending that is going too burdensome, and not something i would support. >> president obama drawing a line in the debate over spending cuts and raising taxes. the nation's debt ceiling has to be raised by august 2nd or the government risks defaulting on its obligations. but the president may have an advantage here that a lot of people are overlooking. errol lewis joins me now. i know you think the president and congress will cut a deal. why do you say that? >> well, you know, if you look at some of the numbers we are going into the final round of negotiations. august 2nd is getting closer. t

between a state government mandate universal coverage that you supported in massachusetts versus a federal government mandate in the federal health care law? >> first of all the federal mandate is unconstitutional but that is a pretty significant difference. and secondly, quite simply this which is that the states have differences between them. what works in massachusetts is not necessarily going to work in mississippi and montana. we have differences and under a federal system we look for the freedom to adjust our programs to the needs of our respective citizens. when you have the federal government who says we have a one-size-fits-all program you ignore those differences and i will tell you i think you'll find in this country people say they do do not want obamacare. they recognize it will be massively expensive. i wish the president would have given me a call and i would have said mr. president don't impose this on the entire nation. that is the wrong course. america said no to a volunteer in every way they possibly could. >> the mandates are right for some states. >> what we did in massachusetts is a decision massachusetts makes and i understand t

universal coverage versus a federal government mandate in the federal health-care law? >> first of all, the federal mandate is unconstitutional. that is a pretty significant difference. havedly, the state's differences between them. what works in massachusetts is not necessarily going to work in mississippi and montana. we have differences. under a federalist system, which can adjust our programs. when the federal government has a one size fits all plan, you ignore those differences. i think you are going to find that in this country people say they do not want obamacare. i wish the president would have given me a call. i would have said do not impose this on the nation. american said no to obamacare in every way they possibly could. >> but you think the mandate is right for some states? >> what we did in massachusetts is a decision massachusetts makes. i understand the most recent poll there by a factor of three to one people support that plan. but we also have in massachusetts a curriculum for our school system, and all of our schools teach to the same curriculum. if the president were to impose that on the nation, it would be wrong, and in my view unconstitutional. it is simply wrong for the bedroom government and the president to shred

hey, did you know that in boston, massachusetts, our pick city of the day, it just so happens that the boston universitydge is the only spot in america where a plane can fly over a car driving over a train going over a boat. wow. amazing. slesh let's show you what's happening t'r today. e've got showers and thunderstorms going on down through the southeast. also some activity moving through the upper midwest, through minnesota. more wet weather moving away from new england. we have a gorgeous day on tap for new england and the northeast. the heat continuing, though, from southern texas into the southwest. slight risk of strong storms through the northern plains. showers in the extreme pacific northwest. sunny skies along the west coast. perfect in los angeles as well. 72 degrees and sunshine, as know here in los angeles gets ready for the closing of the i-405 freeway this weekend. they're calling it, get this, >>> one more reason not to go to l.a. this weekend? because the weather here is going to be much better. we're already enjoying temperatures in the 70s. almost 20 degrees cooler than what we avera

benefits from university partnerships and to discuss the implications of state policy and campus practice. we will first hear from dr. hawkfield. ladies and gentlemen, the head of massachusetts institute of technology. [applause] thank you very much. thank you for inviting me to speak with you and your fellow governors this morning. it is a great privilege to join you here and governor herbert's beautiful home state. i was here a couple of months ago and had the privilege of hearing him speak about astonishing advancements. congratulations, and thank you for hosting this meeting. in seeking a solution to america's economic quandary, i think it is almost impossible to think of any group closer to the action then you, the nation's governors. you carry an extraordinary burden of leadership, addressing human suffering and budget impacts of the global downturn. also to show charter a course to a greater economic teacher to your state. i join you with a profound sense of responsibility, as i want to share with you some thoughts how to revive america's innovation based economy. i took a look at some of your presentations, and i found across the country a sobering unity of concern.

massachusetts and there was an ambitious research community. about 44 of them. innovation clusters are powerful and they get stronger as they grow. the manufacturing story is instructive as well. therror -- there were universities that helped us with these innovations. united states lost market it's vintage. it went to korea, china -- china, japan. they knew it would be tough to get into areas dominated by those areas. power tools for black & decker. they would use this to master their technology and production. there new and sophisticated plans, batteries for electric vehicles, the largest lithium ion battery factor in america. this employs 800 michigan workers. half of them are out of work before a13 came to town. we cannot just make ideas here. we have to make products here. that is the story so far. what can we learn from this? there is nothing that we cannot fix together. we have to work together. here are some rules. attracted brilliant scholars and help them get of of the education and hands-on experience they can handle. serve our homegrown factories and improve education and increased the number of graduates in this field. the united states trails many nations in europe and asia. it is a in terms of ge