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Amanda Holmes reads Natan Yonatan’s “The Girl in the Ray of Darkness,” translated from the Hebrew by Richard Flantz. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
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In Texas, the world’s richest man is bringing back to life one of the worst ideas of the Gilded Age, local Robber Baron-owned dictatorships called company towns. Elon Musk has already established two in Texas and other high-tech oligarchs like Peter Theil hope to create more. In this episode, journalist Steven Monacelli and historian Dr. Michael Phillips explore the history of company towns in the United States and their disturbing rebirth.
Sources:
Margaret Crawford, Building the Workingman's Paradise: The Design of American Company Towns
Alan Dawley, Struggles for Justice: Social Responsibility and the Liberal State
Hardy Green, The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy
Chad Pearson, Capitalism’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century
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Donald Trump says he's begun arrangements for a meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Putin to end the war in Ukraine. He was speaking after talks with the Ukrainian leader and other European heads of state and government in Washington. They discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, to be provided by European countries in coordination with Washington. Mr Zelensky said he was ready to meet President Putin but said there must be protections for Ukraine once the war ends.
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US President Donald Trump has hosted Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House for what Mr Zelensky called their “best” meeting so far. The two men met before being joined by key European leaders for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. President Trump said he believed a peace deal was possible, and pledged to help European countries offer security guarantees to Kyiv in the event of an agreement with Russia. NATO’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, praised Mr Trump’s role in the talks, while Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for an urgent ceasefire. Also: Hamas says it's accepted the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal from regional mediators while Israel is said to be reviewing the details, and why an African group wants to replace the traditional world map.
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President Trump puts the wheels in motion for a tri-lateral meeting between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine on ending the war - after meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House. Evacuation orders are issued for Outer Banks of North Carolina - as Hurricane Erin threatens to come ashore. Two more states commit to sending National Guard troops to Washington DC. CBS News Correspondents Jennifer Keiper and Cami McCormack with tonight's World News Roundup.
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In the last few days, President Donald Trump has met separately with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, in an attempt to break the deadlock and end the war.
Today’s meeting at the White House between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy seemed to go much better than last time, when Zelenskyy left early after a heated argument in the Oval Office. In fact, Zelenskyy hailed today’s meeting as “the best one” yet.
Even so, the next steps to ending the war are unclear. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy still haven’t met face-to-face to negotiate, and it’s not certain whether they will be able to find common ground.
NPR White House Correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben gives an update on the day’s events, and former national security advisor Susan Rice gives her perspective on the likelihood of a deal.
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