We are so excited to host the new book on the Climate Crisis but i would first like to introduce the executive director. Amy played an integral role in helping organize and was one of the inspirations behind the book so we will bring her up first. Its so wonderful to be here. Im delighted to introduce. The last time we were purchasing in washington, d. C. So its perfect we are here with our favorite politics and prose and im counting the days until we are able to do that again. The need is greater than ever and i hope that you will read the book and be able to join us when we protest again. Its so dark out from the smoke it looks like it is the middle of the night. It is disorienting and so apparent im almost at a loss of words how extreme the situation is. Jane fonda needs no words. We know her acting career currently with the netflix hit grace and frankie and her work on incredibly important issues. Everybody knows the actor and the activist so i want to introduce a different side, a
Jane and amber. Very disorienting. And telling me it was so apparent. Almost at a loss of words and how extreme the situation is. So jane fonda needs no introduction. We know her illustrious awardwinning acting career. Currently the netflix hit grace and franky. Allie for critically important social justice issues. Everything is jane the actor jane the activists. So i went to have another side to side will see her new book. Jane is also a devoted, hungry learner. She understood the urgency about climate. She wants to learn more so dove into it into the sites. I remember one briefing in washington d. C. There was an economic and policy one of them said i dont get too much in the weeds. Jane said in the weeds, in the weeds, get in the weeds. She speaks out and listens to voices on the front line of climate impacts. Voices are often ignored. Leading with curiosity inviting others to join her. As such to work with her this year end see it captured in this book. I asked maureen dowd the oth
Steven miller whos a very close advisor of the president has now tested positive for the coronavirus has been in close proximity of the president for a long period of time he was also in close proximity to some of the other assistance to the president to have tested positive in recent days and certainly that list is growing and growing indeed a large number of members of the president s staff have tested positive and number of journalists who work there as well as a number of military aides it is said who are also working at the white house donald trump has called off negotiations with democrats over a new coronavirus stimulus package until after the election u. S. Stock markets fell on the news House Democrats had passed a 2. 00 trillion dollar relief bill on thursday but Senate Republicans rejected it. Its kind of fortunate the concierge abandon our children we had such great provisions in the deal not that they agree to all of them yet but on a path out workers we need to do for ame
A number of which. Members of the set up yesterday and all as i said i guess they called the Coordination Council which represents around 8 Political Parties and theyve been making for pretty fiery speeches this morning so far theyre demanding hold it theyre demanding that the president is impeached there demanding that. All parliamentary members come together for a meeting a session we had a parliamentary session yesterday but it was we understand only around 20 employees took part in that emergency session. White house adviser Stephen Miller has become the latest Trump Administration official to test positive that 19 run a dozen white house officials have now tested positive including the president a number of senior u. S. Defense command has also in isolation. Fighting is continuing between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed nagornokarabakh region people in the territories main cities remain and shelters off the shelling overnight by sides accuse each other of launching attack
Hardy talked about. Michael moore and jeff gibbs released a film in april called planet of the humans it was a frontal assault on the failures of the Environmental Movement accusing it of peddling false leads and selling out to corporate donors it derided the idea that we can hope the current eco side with Renewable Energy the film lambaste environmentalist for celebrating the replacing of coal plants with socalled natural gas plants and then calling these natural gas plants clean or green or describing the burning of trees as a Renewable Energy source whatever you think of the film it is factually incontrovertibly that the leading environmental groups by misreading the nature of power have failed. The activism protests lobbying petitions appeals to the United Nations and misguided trust in liberal politicians such as barack obama and now gore along with the work of countless n. G. O. S have been accompanied by a 60 percent rise in global c o 2 or Carbon Dioxide emissions since 1900 du