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The caribbean. Amy in a historic move, cuba and the United States restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies shut for over five decades. We will hear from Ricardo Alarcon, the former head of the cuban parliament, as well as senator Patrick Leahy Congress Members Raul Grijalava and barbara lee and others who , attended the reopening of the Cuban Embassy in washington. Then the historic trial of former dictator Hissene Habre begin monday but has been postponed for 45 days. We will speak wit...

The caribbean. Amy in a historic move, cuba and the United States restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies shut for over five decades. We will hear from Ricardo Alarcon, the former head of the cuban parliament, as well as senator Patrick Leahy Congress Members Raul Grijalava and barbara lee and others who , attended the reopening of the Cuban Embassy in washington. Then the historic trial of former dictator Hissene Habre begin monday but has been postponed for 45 days. We will speak wit...

We will get reaction from former and speak with Peter Kornbluh coauthor of, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Then swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but the most serious part of the investigation remains in place. Though he has never been formally charged. Now britain has announced plans to challenge ecuadors decision to provide him asylum in its london embassy. The ...

We will get reaction from former and speak with Peter Kornbluh coauthor of, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Then swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but the most serious part of the investigation remains in place. Though he has never been formally charged. Now britain has announced plans to challenge ecuadors decision to provide him asylum in its london embassy. The ...

Is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to the republican party, that you would be sitting here today . As a matter of fact...

But obama took no action on longtime imprisoned native american leader Leonard Peltier. The only thing i am guilty of is struggling for my people. I did not kill those agents. Amy we will speak to the attorneys of Chelsea Manning and Leonard Peltier, as well as Oscar Lopez Riveras brother. He is preparing for him to come home. Then we look at betsy devos, Donald Trumps pick to be come education secretary. Do you think if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of mi...

Narrator how the u. S. Naval base became a Detention Center for haitian refugees. And the legal battle that set the stage for today. This is essentially guantanamo, episode one. Narrator tonight, two stories about guantanamo its past and present. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to build...

Narrator how the u. S. Naval base became a Detention Center for haitian refugees. And the legal battle that set the stage for today. This is essentially guantanamo, episode one. Narrator tonight, two stories about guantanamo its past and present. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to build...

Thank you, thank you. Well, its a really great honor to be here and to be back in new york. We are on a 100 city tour for the 20th anniversary for democracy now . I also want to shout out to my colleagues over there in the back, and the volunteers and interns who are helping out. Democracy now is a joint effort, a joint project, a brain trust of Remarkable Group of reporters and producers and videographers for the last 20 years. We never thought it was going to go beyond nine months. It was the ...

Hillary does not have a progressive agenda. Bernie is dragging hillary to the left. This is not in the center. The republicans have destroyed the middle. Noticed, ifve hillary gets in office and starts capitulating to the republicans, she will be a one term president. This is what i think she plans doing. Bernie will not cut social security. He will strengthen them. He will not agree in compromise with the republicans. That is not the compromise we want. He does faced a high bar to achieving the...