C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Prescription Drug Addiction
1 hour, 18 minutesThe University of Southern California hosted a panel discussion looking at the changing form, market and the rise of prescription drug addiction in the United States. Panelists include a doctor, a health economist who advises the Congressional Budget Office, and the makers of 2 documentary films that examine the relationships between the FDA, political leaders, pharmaceutical companies, doctors and the media.
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Brown U - Future of the GOP
1 hour, 27 minutesMother Jones magazine Washington Bureau Chief David Corn moderated a discussion on the Future of the Republican Party. Joining him were Conservative Columnist Mercedes Schlapp- a Donald Trump supporter, and Political Consultant John Weaver who advised John Kasich's and John McCain's presidential campaigns. The panelists also took questions from Brown University students at this early March event.
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Discussion on Shakespeare and the Rule of Law
1 hour, 25 minutesInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke and theater director Liesl Tommy were among the panelists at a discussion on the role of the rules of war in the Shakespearean canon, and what modern lessons on war and conflict could be divined from his works. Hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., panelists considered a number of Shakespeare's works - most notably the drama Macbeth - and parallels that could be drawn to conflicts in Syria, Libya, and elsewhere around the world.
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Package for Rep. Trey Hollingsworth R-IN Interview
13 minutesRep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) sat down with C-SPAN for a freshman profile interview. Rep. Hollingsworth represents the 9th congressional district of Indiana. Prior to being elected to Congress, he worked in business and manufacturing. He talked about his hopes for his family, his commitment to his constituents, and why he pledged to serve no more than eight years in Congress.
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Humphrey School - Gender, Race & Politics
1 hour, 25 minutesNow a look at how gender and race affected the presidential election, the Trump Cabinet choices and the 115th Congress. The University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs hosted this discussion shortly after the inauguration. Speakers include authors and academics from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Minnesota.
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Package for Rep. Drew Ferguson R-GA Interview
12 minutesRep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) sat down with C-SPAN for a freshman profile interview. Rep. Ferguson represents the 3rd congressional district of Georgia. Prior to being elected to Congress, he was a dentist and then the mayor of his hometown of West Point. He talked about his family, his legislative goals, and how he got lucky in picking his office on Capitol Hill.
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Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara
1 hour, 7 minutesIn his first speech since being fired, Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, talked about his accomplishments, criminal justice, his future plans and his take on Pres. Trump. Bharara was part of a group of prosecutors asked to resign by the Justice Department in March. He was fired after he refused to resign. Here's his lecture at the Cooper Union Great Hall in New York City.
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NYU DC WORKPLACE
1 hour, 41 minutesNYU Washington, DC and the American Association of University Women host a discussion examining sexism and challenges women face in the workplace.
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NATO Sec. Gen. Stoltenberg at George Washington University
1 hour, 0 minuteNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up a two-day visit to Washington, DC with a speech and question and answer session with students at George Washington University. Some of the topics he discussed included the Russian military buildup and aggression toward Ukraine, and the new global threats resulting in what he called the "blurred line between peace and war." This event was held the day after the NATO secretary general met with President Trump.
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GWU Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
1 hour, 36 minutesFormer Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf discussed Pakistan's current state of affairs, combating terrorism and future relations with the U.S., India, China and Russia. This event was hosted by George Washington University's National Churchill Library and Center.
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Malala Yousafzai Addresses the Canadian Parliament
1 hour, 6 minutesHuman rights advocate Malala Yousafzai addressed a joint session of the Canadian Parliament in the capital of Ottawa, talking about her work as an advocate for girls' education. She praised Canada's refugee policies, and its Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his support for incoming immigrants. Before her address to lawmakers, Ms. Yousafzai was bestowed with honorary Canadian citizenship, only the sixth such person to ever receive that recognition.
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Australian Parliament Question Time Wrap-Up
35 minutesKieran Gilbert, chief political reporter for Sky News Australia, hosted a program wrapping up the most recent sitting session of Australia's parliament during the last two weeks of March 2017. Many members of the Australian Senate and House of Representatives focused their queries to chamber leaders on Australia's relationship with the U.S. and the Trump administration, asking about recent Australian diplomatic overtures to the White House, and recent shifts in American climate change policy that clashed with Australian policies. The parliament was expected to next sit in mid-May 2017.
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U.S.-Egypt Relations, Hudson Institute
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Hudson Institute Center for Religious Freedom hosted a discussion about U.S.-Egypt relations the same day Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with President Trump at the White House. The panel considered President Sisi's record since he took office in June 2014, internal and regional challenges facing Egypt, and areas where they saw the U.S. and Egypt finding common ground, including the ongoing fight against ISIS.
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After Words: How the New Middle Class Survives"
1 hour, 3 minutesProfessor Lisa Servon reports on alternatives to traditional banking in her book, "The Unbanking of America." Professor Servon worked as a pay day lender and a teller at a check cashing company and explores how these methods of banking serves consumers. She is interviewed by Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Federation of America and former assistant director with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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After Words: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Surviv
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After Words: Richard Haass
1 hour, 2 minutesCouncil on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass examines the challenges to foreign policy in his book , "A World in Disarray" and argues for what he calls world order 2.0 - a more modern global operating system. Mr. Haass says that the U.S. maintains a leadership role in providing stability in the world but that America will also have to examine its own political issues and offers recommendations for a way forward. Mr. Haass is interviewed by Paula Dobriansky Fmr. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the Bush Administration, 2001-09 and Senior Fellow for Harvard University's Future of Diplomacy Project.
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After Words: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin"' 3
1 hour, 1 minuteThe parents of the late Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, discuss their son's life and death and their experience with the judicial system in their book, "Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin." They are interviewed by Wesley Lowery, author of "They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement" and a national reporter covering law enforcement and justice for the Washington Post. This weekend marks the 5th anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death.
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After Words: How the New Middle Class Survives"
1 hour, 0 minuteProfessor Lisa Servon reports on alternatives to traditional banking in her book, "The Unbanking of America." Professor Servon worked as a pay day lender and a teller at a check cashing company and explores how these methods of banking serves consumers. She is interviewed by Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Federation of America and former assistant director with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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After Words: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Surviv
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After Words: Richard Haass
1 hour, 1 minuteCouncil on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass examines the challenges to foreign policy in his book , "A World in Disarray" and argues for what he calls world order 2.0 - a more modern global operating system. Mr. Haass says that the U.S. maintains a leadership role in providing stability in the world but that America will also have to examine its own political issues and offers recommendations for a way forward. Mr. Haass is interviewed by Paula Dobriansky Fmr. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the Bush Administration, 2001-09 and Senior Fellow for Harvard University's Future of Diplomacy Project.
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After Words: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin"' 3
1 hour, 2 minutesThe parents of the late Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, discuss their son's life and death and their experience with the judicial system in their book, "Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin." They are interviewed by Wesley Lowery, author of "They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement" and a national reporter covering law enforcement and justice for the Washington Post. This weekend marks the 5th anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death.
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After Words: How the New Middle Class Survives"
1 hour, 0 minuteProfessor Lisa Servon reports on alternatives to traditional banking in her book, "The Unbanking of America." Professor Servon worked as a pay day lender and a teller at a check cashing company and explores how these methods of banking serves consumers. She is interviewed by Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Federation of America and former assistant director with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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After Words: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Surviv
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After Words: Richard Haass
58 minutesCouncil on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass examines the challenges to foreign policy in his book , "A World in Disarray" and argues for what he calls world order 2.0 - a more modern global operating system. Mr. Haass says that the U.S. maintains a leadership role in providing stability in the world but that America will also have to examine its own political issues and offers recommendations for a way forward. Mr. Haass is interviewed by Paula Dobriansky Fmr. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs for the Bush Administration, 2001-09 and Senior Fellow for Harvard University's Future of Diplomacy Project.
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Public Affairs Events
1 hour, 3 minutesPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.