announcer: that is professor and author william julius wilson. see all of his comments tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> washington post with the latest that could happen on the health care debate, the headline, mcconnell hence at shoring up the before the care act. the senate majority leader said on thursday that if his party fails to muster 50 votes for the plan to rewrite the approval care act, it will not have any choice but to draft a more modest bill with democrats to support the

ladies and gentlemen, our 2017 award winner, william julius wilson. [applause] boy, that was quite an introduction. [laughter] mr. wilson: you know, it is a real honor to return to the this, and ieliver that -- isly pleased in the audience. in ourustrating period history, and i thought that it would be good to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the issues regarding race in america that are very much on my mind. shortly before the presidential election, i received an email from my harvard colleague henry louis gates, and heskip was also a member of the board of stanford advanced buddies and behavioral sciences. he sent me and email, and he said that he had to do a coda to mlk"hbo television series " to bring it up to date. and he asked me if i was optimistic or pessimistic about the future of our people. he said that he actually heard a cnnon anderson cooper's news show say this is the worst time in the history of our people. gates added, this is surely not true, but he would love to get my thoughts about this, and i said that i completely agre

about to find out. 2017s and gentlemen our award winner, william julius wilson. [applause] quite anas introduction. real honor to a center and deliver this lecture. especially pleased as sarah is in the audience. frustrating period in our history. i thought that it would be good to take this opportunity to the issuessome of thatding race in america mind.ry much on my in november shortly before the presidential election, i received an e-mail from my harvard colleague, henry louis jr.s he was also a member of the studies inadvanced behavorial sciences. me an e-mail and he said a code to the do series, "black america after mlk board of optimisticme if i was or pessimistic about the future of our people. a said that he actually heard guy on anderson coopers cnn news worst timeis is the people.ry of our gates added this is not true. but that he would love to get my thoughts about this. completely agree. that it can't be true. worsty who says this is time in history of african-americans, does not have of history. in general, nothing today compares with slavery or jim s

the system to help poor people to a cultural poverty thesis that was originally pushed by william julius wilson who considers himself to be a liberal in some cases a social democrat but he started to put forward this idea that the problem with poverty wasn't just sort of that the system was wrong but that poor people in and of themselves had a culture of poverty so i'm going to hand one i had to put that out from a right wing perspective and a lot of people have objected it and rightfully so at the time especially when the current commission report came out but they have a black harvard professor like william julius wilson come in with his book the truly disadvantaged then all of a sudden these ideas start to become. accessible so i think the easiest way to look at it is at the time that the liberal kinsey and economic measures didn't seem to be working to reduce the economic crisis capital in and of itself decides to completely restructure its basis in america and around the world it creates a massive amount of social contradictions in the so-called inner cities of america which by the way whe

eastern, harvard university sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> afternoon citizens do not fully understand the complex forces that have increased for example their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >>> the new museum of the american revolution has opened in philadelphia just blocks from independence hall and the liberty bell. the opening ceremony included former vice president joe biden, historian dave mccullough and cokie roberts. this is an hour and 40 minutes. ♪ ♪

eastern, author william julius wilson. students do not fully understand the complex forces that have increased, for example, their economic woes, economic securities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> next week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> joining us now is paul waldman, a blogger for the washington post. and senior writer at the american prospect. he is here to talk about the democratic party's legislative agenda. thank you for joining us today. we will start with the health care bill. we have the republicans trying to put together a plan in the senate. assuming a plan comes together and ultimately

author and professor william julius wilson. see his comments tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. reached and russia have an agreement on a cease-fire in southwest

william julius wilson talks about what he calls income and residential segregation and the effects of donald trump's candidacy and presidency. this runs about an hour. introduces no way to bill's basically given his status as were the u.s. leading public intellectuals, and unfortunately, a dying brain. i will take you to the cloning machine as well. to introduce try him and i will catch here from the remarkable and lengthy a communications director wrote for me. the info hel provided me, i would be speaking longer than the minutes assigned to bill himself. i cut it down considerably. and its a 56-page c.v. is not packed with anything trivial. i will come back to his scholarly and policy concretions. let me start with his titles from a few of his titles and honors.

people like william julius wilson have made this point for decades. i don't buy the argument. i think they get the sequence wrong. in other words, the social breakdown in the 1960s inner cities preceded the glut of jobs. detroit didn't riot after the factory jobs left. the riots came first. and so i think that is my problem with the deindustrialization argument. that is what john was criticizing but by and large he liked it. >> if you are in the back raise your hand so i can see you. >> thank you for your enlightening conference. i enjoyed reading your op-ed pieces and your prior book. my question to you is a little personal one. i would be interested in the reactions you receive in the black community to your work? realizing that that is not monolithic. >> that is the point. it really depends on who you are talking about in the black community. if you are talking to a clergyman or churchgoer, at hbcus talking to students, whether you are at amherst talking to members of the black student union there you will get three very different reactions. it really does just depend on th

professor and author william julius wilson. f.ilson: every citizen is not understand complex forces. breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> next week on 8:00 -- at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now from new york city is claire suddath, a staff writer from "bloomberg businessweek." she is here for our spotlight on magazines to discuss herpes on the continuing wage gap in the u.s. and how companies are working to close it. claire, thank you for joining us today. guest: thank you for having me. host: in your fees, you talk women make up about 80% of what men do. talk about how we got there. is that something that got a steady differential, or have we seen changes over time? guest: when women started working in the workforce insight will numbers come in the 1960's, it was a fraction of what men ite, and over the decades, rose significantly. stagnation right now. there are a number of factors consultant to that, but i think the primary one is largely that into lowerto go pa

sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> every citizen does not fully understand the complex forces that have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now a look at the life of a career u.s. diplomat. from austin journal, this is over 30 minutes. -- from washington journal, this is over 30 minutes. the book is titled "foreign service: five decades on the frontlines of american diplomacy." our guest is james dobbins. why did you write the book? guest: for several reasons. important foras people to understand what american diplomats do and how american foreign policy is and to have some insight at a personal level to what has occurred through presidencies and 13 secretaries of state. the most i ask who was effective and least effective secretary of state? guest: some of it is just opportunity. jim baker was the most consequential secretary of state because he took office at a time of historic change and molded and channeled that change in very b

. >> and we'll have more from william julius wilson on this and the effects of donald trump's candidacy and presidency on race relations from stanford university tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> the trump administration's approach. new mexico and utah officials review current land use application process and delays in permit approval. >> without objection, so ordered. under committee rule 4 f, any oral opening statement are limited to the chairman, ranking minority member and the vice chair. this will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep to their schedules. i ask unanimous consent that all other statements be made part of the hearing record if submitted by 5:00 p.m. today. without objection, so ordered. >> today we will examine access to oil on federal land. or subcommittee is holding a hearing to discuss offshore federal oil and gas development and we ask the membe

eastern, author william julius wilson. students do not fully understand the complex forces that have increased, for example, their economic woes, economic securities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> next week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> joining us now is paul waldman, a blogger for the washington post. and senior writer at the american prospect. he is here to talk about the democratic party's legislative agenda. thank you for joining us today. we will start with the health care bill. we have the republicans trying to put together a plan in the senate. assuming a plan comes together and ultimately passes, what should the democrats do? guest: if it actually passes, and that is an eventuality most people are not really prepared for. we have been talking about the results. it would depend on exactly how it is structured, how soon the provisions of the bill would take effect. as we have discovered in the details have come out, a lot of results could be pretty catastrophic for

and i think it's a fair point, and people like william julius wilson have been making this point for decades. i don't buy the argument. i think they get the sequence wrong when they say that. in other words, you know, the social breakdown in the 1960s in inner cities preceded the flight of jobs. detroit didn't riot after the factory jobs left; the riots came first. and so i think that's my problem with that deindustrialization argument that some have made. but that was some of what john was criticizing about the book. but by and large, he liked it. [laughter] >> other questions? all right. right here. >> please if you're in the back, make sure you raise your hand so that i can see you, okay? go ahead. >> want to thank you for your enlightening comments. i enjoy reading your op p -- op-ed and your prior book. my question to you is a more personal one. i'd be interested in the reactions that you get, receive in the black community to your work. >> well, it depends on -- >> realizing that, of course, that's not monolithic. >> well, that is the point. i mean, it really depends on who you

eastern, sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> every citizen does not fully understand theex forces that have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. up over the fourth of july holiday on c-span twos tv. monday at 8:30 p.m. eastern, john the quarter discusses his book, talking back, talking black. >> i wanted to see if i can make the general public have a more dialect view of the that most black americans use in casual situations. >> on tuesday, at 7:15 am withrn, david mccullough this book, the american spirit, who we are and what we stand for. to,f you get knocked down you get back up on your feet and continue one. something we all need to be reminded of. and are reminded of by the examples set in this story of our own countries -- our country. >> mike lee with his book written out of history. the forgotten founding fathers who fought the government. >> i will think anyone can comprehend fully what happened in philadelphia unless they read b

eastern harvard university sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> students do not fully understand the complex forces that have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial identity attention. >> this week at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: senator bill cassidy held a town hall meeting with constituents in baton rouge, louisiana, along with state an

eastern, sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> every citizen does not fully understand theomplex forces that have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now a look at the life of a career u.s. diplomat. from austin journal, this is over 30 minutes. -- from washington journal, this is over 30 minutes. the book is titled "foreign service: five decades on the frontlines of american diplomacy." our guest is james dobbins. why did you write the book? guest: for several reasons. i thought it was

. >> friday at 8:00 eastern, harvard university sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> every citizen does not fully understand the complex forces that have increased, for example, their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and at intention. >> this week at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> tonight on the communicators. inthe things i care about terms of consumers being first and foremost in our mind, when it comes to policy, my interests , when it comes to serving them. that has not changed. the longest-serving fcc commissioner and the only democrat on the commission talks about how the fcc is changing under republican leadership and what she sees as the major issues ahead. nn stanton.rted by ly >> when we go into a direction that is more philosophical than practical, we have to ask ourselves, will consumers be protected? under the current paradigm i p, what i'mee'd u hearing in terms of moving back to the days of old, i really do not see where the consumer benefits will derive. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. educatio

. >> and we'll have more from william julius wilson on this and the effects of donald trump's presidency on race relations from stanford university tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. into coming you next, lawmakers and current and former administration officials discuss national security policy. first, the role intelligence gathering plays in countering terror threats. a little bit letter chris county and mad lib albright and marco rubio and nikki haley. >> good morning. i'm catherine herridge, the chief intelligence correspondent from knox fuse channel. i would like to thank mike mccaul and dutch russberger and marco rubio and chris kuntz for sponsoring the event today. between my time in fox news channel and in london i've been covering terrorism since 1987. so for 30 years. and i was reminded that it was about six years ago that we were celebrating the takedown of osama bin laden at his compound in pakistan, which was in so many respects an extraordinary accomplishment. and then later in 2011, a successful drone strike took out anwar al awlaki targeted for death by the cia and the fat

. >> and we'll have more from william julius wilson on this and the effects of donald trump's candidacy and presidency on race relations from stanford university, tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> defense secretary james mattis and joint chiefs chair general joseph dunford testify now about the pentagon's proposed 2018 budget. the senate armed services committee held this hearing last month. >> well, good morning. senate armed services committee meets this morning to receive testimony on the department of defense's fiscal year 2018 budget request. we welcome secretary mattis, chairman dunford, secretary norquist and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and your leadership of our men and women in uniform before we begin. we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of sergeant eric houg, corporal dylan baldridge, these three soldiers from the army's 101st airborne division were killed this weekend in afghanistan. the thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. the sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that america is still a n

. >> that is william julius wilson. you can see all of that tonight at 8 p.m.astern here on c-span. c-span. where history unfolds daily. , c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. night on "after words" -- >> someone like steve jobs can come and sell this roddick went that is just a shade of the story. even the iphone would not have happened without scores of people working around the clock. brian merchant on the creation and development of the iphone in his book "the one device." he is interviewed by new york times reporter steve lohr. >> the iphone was born as the software interaction paradigm

. >> we'll have more from william julius wilson on this and the effects of donald trump's candidacy and presidency on race relations from stanford university tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> now former acting attorney general sally yates, who was fired by president trump in the first days of his administration on the justice department's russia investigation and her brief tenure in the trump administration. this is from last week's aspen ideas festival. earlier today she tweeted -- potus's inexplicable refusal to confirm russian interference in the election, hinders our ability to prevent in the future. so before we begin the discussion, it's worth saying a word on the concept of the rule of law, the concept of rule of law goes back to the greeks and it's meaning has evolved over time. but eventually what it's come to mean is basically a fundamental way in which society prevents the si

with harvard university sociology professor and officer william julius wilson on what he calls income and rangd residentl segregation. the discussion was held earlier this year at stanford university. in order to keep things in proper perspective when talking about the relative gains of more privileged blacks, it is important not to overlook the continuing interracial disparities. from thele, a report center for economic and policy research reveals that before the great recession, there was only percentage point difference in the unemployment get between recent black and white college graduates aged 22 to 27. afterr, in 2013, shortly the economic downturn, the gap 7.5 percentage point difference. obviously a factor at play here, because historically the periods during and immediately after downturn's have adversely impacted blacks more than whites. >> on friday, a forum on race in america, income and residential inequality, and the impact of the trump presidency on race relations on c-span. this weekend on book tv on c-span2, saturday at 11:00 p.m. eastern, pat buchanan talks about hi

captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] that you missed any of conversation with william julius wilson, you can what you any time on our website at c-span.org. next, a panel from the ethics --ter, looking at ethnics looking at ethics and religion. this is about an hour. >> good evening, everybody, and welcome. my name is simon longstaff. director ofcutive the ethics center and along with our partners which is a network of australians dotted around the world, the carnegie council on ethics and international affairs, i would like to welcome you all here to this session within our program, shades of red and blue. the reason why we have convened this session, that is our partners have been because we think it is essential to bring together sometimes for the first time people who this to be did across the political spectrum within which -- spectrum within which there is little by way of conversation -- and a lot of shouting at people. we are all facing issues of profound importance which we think are better addressed by allowing for moments of principled disagreement, moments when people of

eastern harvard university sociologist and author william julius wilson. >> students do not fully understand the complex forces that have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial identity attention. >> this week at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: senator bill cassidy held a town hall meeting with constituents in baton rouge, louisiana, along with state and federal officials who answered questions about flood damage and recovery efforts. senator cassidy also discussed the health care law replaced and bill. the town hall ran one hour. [applause] >> we are going to talk about many things. one thing i want to make sure we address our concerns people have about recovery from the great floods of 2016. that said, we have folks here that have resources, or at least explanations. i want to ask them to speak first. then i will ask different people to comment. we are going to go around. if at any point you feel like you would be better off talking to fema than listening to this conversation, i will consider it more appropriate that

. >> friday, harvard university sociologist and author, william julius wilson. >> everyday citizens do not fully understand the complex forces that have increased their economic woes.

eastern, author william julius wilson. >> the average citizen does not understand the complex forceshich have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions which are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tensions. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern time on c-span. >> up next, a discussion on concepts and complex demands of american patriotism. it was held as part of a two-day conference. panelists and bill kristol moderated the event. it is an hour and 45 minutes.

eastern, author william julius wilson. >> the average citizen does not understand the complex forces which have increased their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions which are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tensions. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern time on c-span. >> up next, a discussion on concepts and complex demands of american patriotism. it was held as part of a two-day conference. panelists and bill kristol moderated the event. it is an hour and 45 minutes. >> i am bill kristol and welcome to the second day of this excellent conference on worthy life, finding meaning in america. followed theanels -- thisework of his panel is on the topic is how shall we think about american patriotism? i am going to get out of our way and let our three panelists who need no introduction and whose biographies you have come up and speak and we will ask a question or two and make a commoner to. -- a comment or two. we will then take questions from all of you. the three speakers will be diana, jim and bill. she studied at the university of chicago. she is a co-author of

harvard university sociology professor and author william julius wilson talks about race relations in america. unlimited gap between whites and blacks following an economic downturn can be explained in part by race. here is what you will see. >> in order to keep things in proper perspective when talking about the relative gains of more privileged blacks, it is important not to overlook the continuing interracial disparities. a report from the center for economic and policy research reveals that before the great recession, there was only a 1.4 percentage point difference in the unemployment gap between recent black and white college areaate age 22 to 27 2013, shortly after the economic downturn, the gap had searched to a 7.5 percentage point difference. obviously a factor at play here because historically, the times during after before and downturns have impacted blacks more than whites. racelliam julius wilson on relations in america. see all of that tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. q&a.nday on >> i am asking them to open their eyes to other people so that you can figure out yo

. >> harvard university sociology professor william julius wilson and effect on donald trump presidency on race relations tonight on c-span. >> this weekend on booktv on c-span2, saturday, at 11:00 p.m. eastern pat buchanan talks about his book, "next son's white house wars." his time as former speechwriter and senior advisor to president richard nixon. >> they were going to break nixon as they had broken lyndon johnson, but at the end of that year, 1969, richard nixon, if you can believe it was 68% approval in the "gallup poll" and 19% disapproval. astonishing. here was nixon seven years before, had been written off as the biggest loser in american politics. >> sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern sas professor and novelists roxanne gay, discusses her life and her bod sy and in her memoir, "hunger." >> standing on cover of her book, formerly i did it, i can't write that book yet. but i want to write the book. why don't i tell the story of my body today, without apology, just explanation this, is my fat body. this is what like with it is to be in this world in this body. >> for more on this wee

announcer: that is professor and author william julius wilson. see all of his comments tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> washington post with the latest that could happen on the health care debate, the headline, mcconnell hence at shoring up the before the care act. the senate majority leader said on thursday that if his party fails to muster 50 votes for the plan to rewrite the approval care act, it will not have any choice but to draft a more modest bill with democrats to support the laws existing in the insurance market. the remarks made at a motoring club -- rotary club in kentucky shows a shift from the legislator. he raised the idea last week that they wanted to turn to the democrats. this is the first time he has explicitly raised the prospect of shoring of the affordable care act. mitch mcconnell who pledged to eradicate the law known as obamacare root and branch, raised the prospect of working with democrats after a measure he had crafted behind closed doors. it would jettison the requirement that people prove they had health co

. >>> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, harvard professor and author william julius wilson discusses race relations in america, what he calls income and racial segregation. here is a preview. >> and in order to keep things in proper perspective, when talking about the relative gains of more privileged blacks, it is important not to overlook the continuing inter-racial disparities, for example, a report from the center for economic and policy research revealed that before the great recession there was only a 1.4 percentage point difference in the unemployment gap between recent black and white college graduates aged 22 to 27. however, in 2013, shortly after the economic downturn, the gap had served to a 7.5 percentage point difference. now, race is obviously a factor at play here. because historically the periods during and immediately after downturns have adversely impacted blacks more than whites. >> and we'll have more from william julius wilson on this and the effects of donald trump's presidency on race relations from stanford university tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. into co

. >>> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, harvard university sociology professor and author william julius wilson discusses race relations in america when he calls income and racial segregation. here's a preview. >> and in order to keep things in proper perspective when talking about the relative gains of more privileged blacks, it is important not to overlook the continuing interracial disparities. for example, a report from the center for economic and policy research reveals that before the great recession there was only a 1.4 percentage point difference in the unemployment gap between recent black and white college graduates age 22 to 27, however in 2013 shortly after the economic downturn, the gap had surged to a 7.5 percentage point difference. now, race is obviously a factor at play here because historically the periods during and immediately after downturns have adversely impacted blacks more than whites. >> and we'll have more from william julius wilson on this and the effects of donald trump's candidacy and presidency on race relations from stanford university, tonight at 8:00 eastern on

. >> harvard sociology professor william julius wilson on race relations in america tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. the g-20 underway in hamburg, germany. president trump and russian president putin met informally this morning. the president mingled with several other leaders in hamburg. >> the meeting between president trump and president putin scheduled for 25 minutes ago or so, running mates. bloomberg tweeting president putin has arrived for that meeting just now. their meeting is getting underway in hamburg. earlier, president putin said moscow will urge other nations in the g-20 full efforts to more closely fight against terrorism. president trump tweeting earlier, i look forward to all meetings today with world leaders, including my meeting with vladimir putin. much to discuss. that meeting getting underway at this hour in hamburg. coming up next, a townhall meeting from earlier this week. senator ted cruz was in mckinney, texas, to address issues involving military veterans and was asked about the republican health care replacement plan. it is about one hour. [applause]

eastern, harvard university sociologist and author william julius law wilson. >> many students do not understand the complex forces that increase their economic woes. economic insecurities create conditions that are breeding grounds for racial and ethnic tension. >> this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. onthis holiday weekend, american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m., pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough talks about how the founders valued education, viewed slavery, and persevered in the face of hardship and how these ideals shaped american society. >> he grew up on a farm where they had no money. his mother was illiterate. his father, we know, signed his name. maybe he could read, because there was a bible in the house, and that was the only book. they worked hard every day from childhood on. but because he got a scholarship to this little college in cambridge called harvard, and, as he said, discovered books and read forever, he became the john adams who helped change the world. a more complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> coming up