Immigration officials, law enforcement and advocates representing immigrants in the U.S. illegally took part in a discussion on sanctuary cities. President Trump's immigration-related executive orders have expanded Homeland Security's immigration enforcement priorities. Panelists examined the impact of the orders on immigrant populated communities, community and police relations and the potential loss of federal funds.
Amy Goldstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post, talks about the devastation caused by the closing of a GM assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, during the Great Recession. The plant, which had been operating in the town since 1923, provided, at its peak, 7,000 jobs for residents in and near Janesville. Amy Golstein spoke at the Hedberg Public Library in Janesville.
Book TV sat down with University of Arizona sociology professor, Jennifer Earl, to talk to her about her book, "Digitally Enabled Social Change: Activism in the Internet Age." This interview, recorded on the campus of the University of Arizona, is part of Book TV's College Series.
On the night of December 25th, 1776, General George Washington crossed the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey. This was the precursor to the surprise attack on the Hessians that would go on to be known as the Battle of Trenton, a small but significant skirmish during the Revolutionary War. In his book "Crossroads of the Revolution," author Larry Kidder argues that Trenton played a larger role in the years during the Revolutionary War and has more significance than just the location of a famous battle.
Book TV sat down with University of Arizona political science professor, William Mishler, to talk about his book, "Popular Support for an Undemocratic Regime: The Changing Views of Russians."
Neurobiologist and primatologist Robert Sapolsky attempts to answer what drives human behaviors, like racism, xenophobia, tolerance, competition, morality, war, peace, and more.
Paul Starobin recalls the political landscape of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860, as the city's leaders pushed for South Carolina to leave the Union in the hopes that the rest of the South would follow.
Astrobiologist and author David Grinspoon reports on the "anthropocene" phase of Earth's history and describes the impact humans have had and will have on the planet.
Journalist Stuart Taylor examines campus sexual assault policies in his book, "The Campus Rape Frenzy: The Attack on Due Process at America's Universities." Mr. Taylor argues that federal regulations on sexual assault and harassment are hampering students' rights to due process on college campuses. Mr. Taylor is interviewed by Beth Frerking, Editor in Chief of the National Law Journal and Legal Times.
Grand opening of the American Writers Museum in Chicago, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, author and poet Stuart Dybek, and others.
