Friday on our weekly roundtable: November 22nd 1963 President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Our panelists weigh in on the context, the impact and the historic weight as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of his death.
And Lincoln, another President who was assassinated, this week marks the 150th anniversary of his Gettysburg address. Why is it considered one of the greatest Presidential speeches in US history?
An historic change in filibuster rules in the Senate. What is the change? Although the change will not directly impact legislation, what does it imply about the President’s second term and about the 2014 mid-term elections?
There is a deal and no deal on the timetable to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. And France continues to obstruct progress in a deal on Iran’s nuclear weapons.
Panelists are: Jackie Goldberg, Tom Hayden and Dr. Gerald Horne.
Sojourner Truth, Friday November 22nd.
