I believe the power of corporate america, the power of wall street, the power of the drug companies, the power of the Corporate Media is so great, that the only way we really transform america and do the things that the middleclass and workingclass desperately need is through a Political Revolution when millions of people begin to come together and stand up and say, our government is going to work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires. Amy we will spend the hour airing highlights from the debate and speak to a roundtable of guests. Green Party President ial candidate jill stein, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist les payne, author d watkins and zaid jilani of alternet. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Five democratic president ial candidates faced off tuesday night in the first of six debates in the 2016 campaign. The participants were former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, vermont senato
Of state Hillary Clinton comes out swinging, attacking the surging Bernie Sanders who focused much of his message last night on the economy. I believe the power of corporate america, the power of wall street, the power of the drug companies, the power of the Corporate Media is so great, that the only way we really transform america and do the things that the middleclass and workingclass desperately need is through a Political Revolution when millions of people begin to come together and stand up and say, our government is going to work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires. Amy we will spend the hour airing highlights from the debate and speak to a roundtable of guests. Green Party President ial candidate jill stein, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist les payne, author d watkins and zaid jilani of alternet. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Five democratic president ial candidates faced off tu
Of state Hillary Clinton comes out swinging, attacking the surging Bernie Sanders who focused much of his message last night on the economy. I believe the power of corporate america, the power of wall street, the power of the drug companies, the power of the Corporate Media is so great, that the only way we really transform america and do the things that the middleclass and workingclass desperately need is through a Political Revolution when millions of people begin to come together and stand up and say, our government is going to work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires. Amy we will spend the hour airing highlights from the debate and speak to a roundtable of guests. Green Party President ial candidate jill stein, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist les payne, author d watkins and zaid jilani of alternet. All that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Five democratic president ial candidates faced off tu
2 for 2015. The story of the year, the story of the years last day as well. This is bloomberg surveillance. Im Michael Mckee in for tom keene who is on vacation. Almost happy new year to both of you. Good morning, december 31. Our last show of the year. We have to do some resolutions. Im going to hold you to them this entire 2016 year. Ill resolve not to make resolutions. I never live up to them. Ill work harder and lose weight and all of those things. Eric . I wanted to Start Playing the piano again. I committed to taking piano lessons and i didnt do it. I will however say i had an unofficial new years resolution, which is to do much more flyfishing and i succeeded brilliantly. Ill sign on to that one for 2016. Im going to pay no a. T. M. Fees. Whoa that is very hard in manhattan. Your fitbit is going to love you for that one. There is still a world out there that hasnt made all of its resolution. Lets get to first word news. Breaking news from brussels, a suspect in the paris terrori
Democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Could puerto rico become americas greece . Thats a question many are asking as the island is facing a devastating financial crisis and a rapidly crumbling health care system. Puerto rico owes 72 billion in debt. 355 million in debt payments are due on december 1 but it increasingly looks like the u. S. Territory could default on at least some of the debt. Congress has so far failed to act on an Obama Administration proposal that includes extending bankruptcy protection to puerto rico, more equitable medicaid and medicare funding for the island. Meanwhile, leaders are passive planning for a massive day to spur congressional action. Major address a by Juan Gonzalez. He is a longtime columnist for the new york daily news. 2015, at New York University, he spoke. He was inducted into the journalism hall of fame along with charlie rose, lesley stahl of 60 minutes, and max frankel of the New York Times. Juan is the author of several