Schools heats up after mayor bill de blasio blocks three schools from using spreads space. We will speak with steve barr. Suspendsern university the Group Students for justice in pakistan palestine. We will get the latest on a Hunger Strike inside of a detention prison in washington state. Im hoping we can get support from all of the people that are listening. Hear. Believe what you life here is not easy. We work for four hours, five hours, just one dollar. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has called for releasing the torture report at the heart of a dispute between its author, the Senate Intelligence committee, and its subject, the cia. Panel chair Dianne Feinstein has openly accused the cia of spying on Senate Staffers and seizing material from their computers as part of an effort to undermine the exhaustive report on the agencys torture and rendition program. The report has yet to be
Federal assault weapons ban which was pretty notorious for loopholes and allowed manufacturers to use pretty much the same weapons, i think the government could have difficulty defending a law the highest court to consider the assault weapons ban was the u. S. Court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit and it recently upheld a ban in d. C. The Court Assumed the weapons were in common use but the ban imposed no real burden on the peoples ability to a firearm for selfdefense. Similarly, it applies to a restriction on highcapacity magazines, which we treat separately than an assault weapons ban. What a ban on the sale of high capacity magazines, capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition be unconstitutional . I think it is a similar analysis. Common use . , used for selfdefense . It upheld the restriction on the sale of highcapacity magazines as well. Yes, they are probably in common use. Yes, there are millions and millions of these highcapacity magazines out there however, the cou
America became a shining symbol of freedom a prosperity to the world. Today, we must ensure that america retains that lust ter. Everyone arrives here from different walks of life. Some are lawyers, some are Business Leaders and yes, well, at least one of us is a reindear rancher. I recognize we have different viewpoints and i have joined congress during a contentious time. I do think, however, there is one thing on which we should all agree, the job of a member of congress is to protect the rights of the people, not take them away. The National Debt is approaching 17 trillion. The decisions we make in this chamber, not only affect us today, they resonate throughout future generations. The massive National Debt we are accruing will leave to our children a weaker nation than the one we inherited from our parents. Those yet to be born do not have a voice today. They dont have representation. But we must remember what we do here resonates for generations to come. Our moment to preserve our
What im describing. The beneficiaries that are targeted underserved communities in louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and the florida panhandle. There are four components to this. The first is a program serving the developing improved Community Health programs. It is run by Louisiana Public Health Institute joined with the Alliance Institute which is a communitybased organization. There is a mental and Behavioral Health program which has Louisiana State university, southern mississippi university, the university of South Alabama and the university of west florida. There is a Literacy Program which includes a washington based group. Thats got the literacy aimed at the literacy of the community and the Community Workers and those involved in with Community Activism and community projects. Finally, there is a Community Health Worker Training Program that is based at the university of South Alabama. The overall goal here is one where resilience comes up in the language all the time but the r
From Winston Churchill america is indispensable for the world and the dangers of isolation loom. And mergers and accusations, at t saying today it was a big mistake to hire Michael Cohen for advice on their pending merger with time warner. Despite President Trump again claiming he is draining the swamp. [ crowd chanting drain the swamp. ] good day, im ran dree ya mit Andrea Mitchell in washington where family members are speaking out about outrage outs comments about john mccain. Trump aide kelly sadler dismissing the former republican nominee and vietnam prisoner of war for opposing gina haspel to head the cia by joking that mccain is dying anyway. Close quote. Here is reaction from his republican colleagues. Joni ernst, a military veteran writing, our nation should be grateful for the Exemplary Service and sacrifice of senator john mccain and treat this war hero and his family with the respect they deserve. Jeff flake echoing that with a simple message there are no words. And mccains