Them money, but the entire industry. All the president s bankers the hidden alliances that drive american power. We will speak with nomi prins about the 100 year history of collusion between washington and wall street. In shining a light on the nsa black budget. We will go to capitol hill to speak with commerce member peter welch is sponsoring the bill to force the president to include the total dollar amount requested for each of the 16 intelligence agencies. Then, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging u. S. Governments killing of three americans in yemen in drone strikes. We will get reaction from attorney maria lahood. The constitution clearly applies to our awlaki because he is u. S. Citizen, so he is guaranteed due process. If the Us Government can kill a u. S. Citizen in yemen, that not only expands the global war, but also means a u. S. Citizen can be killed anywhere by our government. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the w
First book the exception to the rulers you right and we we are quoting the Washington Post here that amy goodman is the journalist as uninvited guests. Guest we are not supposed to be a party to any party. We are journalists. There is a reason why our profession journalism is the only one explicitly protected by the u. S. Constitution. We are supposed to be the check and balance on power. Host inapp look also war and peace, life and death. That is the role of the media in a Democratic Society to provide a forum for this discourse to do anything less is a disservice to the servicemen and Service Women of this country. Guest thats right. You know i had just flown in from denver where is that they National Conference on media reform and when we flew into the airport at Denver Airport where people hold up signs when you come out to pick you up. As we were walking there were some soldiers there. They were going to be picking up the general and as we walked by they were waiting. I thought ma
There are shootings and killings in norway and france and germany, but there hasnt been 61 mass killings like there have been in this country to a sense columbine. And the nra Facebook Page has gone dark. We will speak with lisa graves about big guns and big money. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Residents of newtown, connecticut, have begun holding the first of many kernels for the 27 victims killed in fridays shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. On monday, noah pozner and jack pinto, 06 years old, were laid to rest in small caskets. More funerals are slated today including two more 6yearold victims, James Mattioli and jessica rekos. At the white house, president obama convened a meeting with top officials to discuss ways to respond to the newtown massacre, including potential proposals for gun control. Pressed for details, White House Press secretary jay carney reduced offer any specific
Shockwaves around the world as the death toll climbs. Police arrested gunman. Now, the questions. Why did he do it . Why was he allowed such a Deadly Weapon . Whats the gunman began in 1996 port arthur massacre was from new town, australia and. Within days, australia, a country of hunters, passed the strictest gun control legislation in its history. There have been no mass killings since. The Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore, the director of bowling for columbine, response to the sandy hook massacre. There are crazy people and there are shootings and killings in norway and france and germany, but there hasnt been 61 mass killings like there have been in this country to a sense columbine. And the nra Facebook Page has gone dark. We will speak with lisa graves about big guns and big money. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Residents of newtown, connecticut, have begun holding the first of many
Year, 12, at 13, 20, 100 people die . We cannot wait any more. Do your Congress Member Carolyn Mccarthy lost her husband 19 years ago and the long island rail road massacre. Her son was gravely wounded. Shes become a leading advocate for gun control as progun politicians and lobbyists fall silent. There is a Seismic Shift that could lead to gun control legislation. We will ask her. Then we look at the fight to save Social Security as negotiations of the socalled fiscal cliff intensified. I do believe the opportunity is there, the parameters of the deal are clear, the path to a compromise is clear. And he hopes the republicans will meet him on that path and do something that would be very good for the American People, for the middle class, and our economy. We will speak with arizona congressmember are Raul Grijalva on his opposition to president obamas plan to cut more from Social Security than the military. In an exclusive interview with native american activist Leonard Peltier from pr