The dakota pipeline. Into something that is going to come back and haunt if not us today, but the future. Amy we will speak with the chair in south dakota. Plus, we speak with the grandson of former Vice President Henry Wallace, who spoke against fascism in america more than 70 years ago. The Wallace Global Fund recently sioux 1tanding rock million for wind and Solar Renewable Energy projects. All of that and more coming up. This is democracynow, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I am amy goodman. Today, in this holiday special, we begin with the words of frederick douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, douglass would escape, head north and become a key leader of the abolition movement. On july 5th, 1852, in rochester, new york, 165 years ago, douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, the meaning of july fourth for the negro. He was addressing the rochester ladies antislavery society. This is actor James Earl Jones reading douglasss historic address during a performan
[ laughter ] thats right. James comey confirmed that the fbi is looking for links between President Trump and the russian government. But so far, the only missing link theyve found is eric. [ laughter ] james comey also said today that he has found no information that supports President Trumps tweets that former president Obama Wiretapped trump tower. Added comey, to be fair, the only place weve checked is hillarys emails. [ laughter and applause ] you cant check her emails enough. According to a new survey, only 43 of u. S. Voters can name a Supreme Court justice. Said one voter, hey, i tried to name one, but they wouldnt let me. [ laughter ] so [ cheers and applause ] a moscow zoo is suing a company that hired one of its raccoons to appear in a commercial, saying that when the animal returned, it was attracted to womens breasts. Or as mike pence calls it, a successful conversion. [ laughter and applause ] we fixed your raccoon. [ laughter ] President Trump met with microsoft found bi
[ laughter ] thats right. James comey confirmed that the fbi is looking for links between President Trump and the russian government. But so far, the only missing link theyve found is eric. [ laughter ] james comey also said today that he has found no information that supports President Trumps tweets that former president Obama Wiretapped trump tower. Added comey, to be fair, the only place weve checked is hillarys emails. [ laughter and applause ] you cant check her emails enough. According to a new survey, only 43 of u. S. Voters can name a Supreme Court justice. Said one voter, hey, i tried to name one, but they wouldnt let me. [ laughter ] so [ cheers and applause ] a moscow zoo is suing a company that hired one of its raccoons to appear in a commercial, saying that when the animal returned, it was attracted to womens breasts. Or as mike pence calls it, a successful conversion. [ laughter and applause ] we fixed your raccoon. [ laughter ] President Trump met with microsoft found bi
Inspiring congressional model. Because the National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. That is so spiritually uplifting. Here on a monday morning. The reason we recite it even though we are a private institution it is important to remember that it was created during this moment of bipartisanship to encourage americans of different perspectives to converge about the around the values and documents which unitas which is the u. S. Constitution and its so so important at this polarized time. There are just a bunch of really thrilling initiatives just last week we opened the first time in American History that the five drafts of the u. S. Constitution have appeared in one place not even doing the Constitutional Convention itself was his very first draft of the constitution the sketch notes of the committee of detail presented along with that. Presented right next to the
Inspiring congressional model. Because the National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. That is so spiritually uplifting. Here on a monday morning. The reason we recite it even though we are a private institution it is important to remember that it was created during this moment of bipartisanship to encourage americans of different perspectives to converge about the around the values and documents which unitas which is the u. S. Constitution and its so so important at this polarized time. There are just a bunch of really thrilling initiatives just last week we opened the first time in American History that the five drafts of the u. S. Constitution have appeared in one place not even doing the Constitutional Convention itself was his very first draft of the constitution the sketch notes of the committee of detail presented along with that. Presented right next to the