Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-NY, Energy & Commerce Committee Vice Chair, talks about "smart cities" & the tech that's involved to enable them. She also talks about election security, deepfakes and facial recognition issues.
Elaine Weiss recalled the women's suffrage movement's efforts to promote the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, which would allow women the right to vote. She discussed her book and took viewer phone calls from the 19th annual National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
Bob Batchelor recalled the life of bootlegger George Remus who, according to the author, had the largest illegal alcohol operation during Prohibition. The author reported that Remus, also a lawyer and pharmacist, discovered a loophole in the Volstead Act, which allowed him to garner close to $200 million in profits.
Investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey discussed the #MeToo movement and their investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein. They were interviewed by author and journalist Bob Woodward.
Fox News legal and political analyst Gregg Jarrett offered his thoughts on the Mueller report and the investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election. He was interviewed b Matt Schlapp, chair of the American Conservative Union.
Holocaust survivor Irene Butter reflected on her childhood, being imprisoned in two concentration camps during World War II, and her arrival to the United States in 1945.
Andrea Barnet, "Visionary Women;" David Blight, "Frederick Douglass;" and Andrew Roberts, "Churchill," discussed their respective biographies at the 19th annual National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-NY, Energy & Commerce Committee Vice Chair, talks about "smart cities" & the tech that's involved to enable them. She also talks about election security, deepfakes and facial recognition issues.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) discussed the history of socialism and argued that there is a new threat of socialist ideology on the rise in America. He was interviewed by Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Journalist Naomi Klein talked about her books and took viewer questions on topics such as consumerism, free market capitalism, & climate change. Her books include "No Logo," "The Shock Doctrine," & "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal."
Washington Times national security columnist Bill Gertz discussed China's efforts to become a global military and economic superpower. He was interviewed by Paula Dobriansky, former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs in the George W. Bush Administration.
New York University journalism professor Pamela Newkirk examined whether diversity programs in the fields of entertainment, academia, and corporate America are working.
Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan recounted the mass emigration of Russians during the late 19th century, who were often utilized as intelligent assets by the Kremlin. The authors also reported that many in the émigré population, the third largest diaspora in the world, put their lives in peril by challenging the government.
Stephen Kinzer talked about the work of Sidney Gottlieb (1918-1999), the head of the CIA's MK-ULTRA mind control program that was dissolved in the mid-1970s.
Harvard University professor Lizabeth Cohen looked at American urban policy in the forty years following World War II through the life of urban planner Edward Logue, who was instrumental in the redevelopment of Boston and portions of New York City.
