Repeatedly sparred last night days ahead of tuesdays primary. They debated over a money and politics, what it means to be a progressive, and their opposing views on the iraq war. Then the United Nations rules in favor of wikileaks founder Julian Assange. It should be brought to an end. Amy as a United Nations panel rules assange should be allowed to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in london, we will hear assange s response. Being detained now without charge in this country, the United Kingdom, for 5. 5 years. Today, that detention without charge has been found by the highest organization in the United Nations to be unlawful. Amy in addition to Julian Assange and his lawyers, we will speak to a former human repertoire on arbitrary detention. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Democratic president ial candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton squared off thursday in a heated debate over the role of mone
Special interest. Amy in their first oneonone debate, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and vermont senator Bernie Sanders repeatedly sparred last night days ahead of tuesdays primary. They debated over a money and politics, what it means to be a progressive, and their opposing views on the iraq war. Then the United Nations rules in favor of wikileaks founder Julian Assange. It should be brought to an end. Amy as a United Nations panel rules assange should be allowed to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in london, we will hear assange s response. Being detained now without charge in this country, the United Kingdom, for 5. 5 years. Toda that detenon witho arge haseen found by the ghest organization in the United Nations to be unlawful. Amy in addition to Julian Assange and his lawyers, we will speak to a former human repertoire on arbitrary tention. L of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Democratic presid
The washington journal today, we are opening up the phones for the Public Policy issues that are important to you. If you want, you can call back began the question we today show with is the achievable eam still and still attainable . The question was asked by New York Times earlier this month. That poll finding that more and more people are finding the American Dream out of reach. We can talk about that, or any of the topics. 2027488001 for republicans. 2027488000 for democrats. 2027488002 for independents. 2027488003 for those outside the u. S. Oof course, we will be checking facebook and twitter, as well. And you can email us. Another question you may want to answer this morning is one recent link to a post piece which asks, is sent to a republican or democrat . Chris kringle, a. K. A. Santa claus. Heres a few of the responses. Santa is definitely a democrat. Rather than cater to the wealthiest 1 , he rewards people who work hard and play by the rules. While he is not a participant
We take the viewers out to Virginia Tech, joined by john green who played a key role in establishing the Unmanned Aircraft research and test site at the university there. John, good morning to you. Tell us where you are sitting right now. Good morning, john. Im at the consistentland experimental air station, which is located on a farm outside of blackburg, virginia, a beautiful location. Im sitting inside, so i cant see it, but beautiful rural location that weve been flying for about six or seven years. This site is one of six designated test sites around the country as they come up with registrationlations for Unmanned Systems. What is the focus of the work being conducted there at Virginia Tech, and how does it play into the regulatory effort . Our research is broad everything from control systems to the application for Unmanned Aircraft to uses like that, and as we move forward, its broader. Well look at the fundmental problems that exist from the Technology Side and policy side to
Of each other. I think after the early 1920s, they were not really friends, but the intriguing details for me, at least, in 1947, exactly the moment the case begins in public life, trilling publishing a novel called the journey, and its clear one of the characters in the book is based on Whittaker Chambers. He appears in fiction, the public sphere at the exact same moments, and trilling uses chambers to be a symbol for the infatuation with communism, move away from communism, and also as a lens of looking at Americas Society in the 1940s, where things are going to go and what direction do they travel. The most interesting historical point to attach to the novel is that trilling sees a 234u conservatism on the rise that is 15 or so years before the candidacy of barry goldwater, and yet trilling sees, in 1947, a new conservatism on the horizon, and attaches conservatism to the chambers. Intregging connection to be sure. What was lionels involvement with communism . This is difficult to c