Then we look at the crisis in venezuela as pope francis calls for dialogue between the maduro government and Opposition Leaders. I would like to assure this nation they are in my prayers and express my closeness to the families who have lost their children. I appeal for an end to the violence and a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis. Amy we will host a debate on the crisis in venezuela. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Scientists are warning that the earths sixth mass extinction is already underway. In a new study published in the journal proceedings of the National Academy of sciences, the researchers said billions of populations of animals have disappeared from the earth amid what they called a biological annihilation. They said the findings were worse than previously thought. The Scientists Say the main causes of the mass extinction of wildlife is human overpopulation and overconsumption, especially ofthe rich, the destruction animals habitats, toxic pollution, and climate change. The report also warns that humans will be impacted by this mass extinction, writing the resulting biological annihilation obviously will have serious ecological, economic and social consequences. Humanity will eventually pay a very high price for the decimation of the only assemblage of life that we know of in the universe. A separate report, also published monday, reveals that only 100 companies are responsible for a shocking 71 of all global Greenhouse Gas emissions since 1988. The carbon majors report, published in collaboration with the climate accountability institute, found that exxonmobil, shell, bp, and chevron are among the worst polluting investorowned companies. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson , former longtime ceo of exxonmobil, this weekend he received a Lifetime Achievement award from the world petroleum. Ongress a heat wave shattered temperature records in Southern California over the weekend, including in los angeles, long beach, and woodland hills, where the temperature soared to 110 degrees fahrenheit saturday. Climate changefueled wildfires continue to burn uncontrolled across california and canadas british columbia, forcing thousands to flee their homes. On capitol hill, at least 80 people were arrested in more than a dozen protests at the offices of house and Senate Republicans, where activists demanded the lawmakers oppose the republican Healthcare Plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. Activists lay down outside texas senator ted cruzs office blocking traffic, while other protesters flooded the offices of ohio senator rob portman, tennessee senator lamar alexander, and arizona senator jeff flake, where activists yelled you are killing people as they were arrested and forced from the building in handcuffs. [indiscernible] amy if passed, the Republican SenateHealthcare Plan could cause 22 million americans to lose their insurance over the next decade. Cnn reports at least 10 Senate Republicans oppose the Healthcare Plan in its current form. President trump has heavily backed the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act. The New York Times is reporting President Trumps son, donald trump junior knew before , agreeing to a meeting with a kremlinlinked lawyer promising damaging information about Hillary Clinton that the material was part of a russian Government Campaign to help his father win the u. S. Election. The New York Times reports trump jr. Was told this information in an email sent by publicist rob goldstone, who helped arrange the meeting in june 2016. On monday, donald trump jr. Hired a lawyer amid increasing calls for him to testify before the senate about the meeting. The white house is trying to downplay the revelations. This is White House Deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders speaking during an offcamera briefing on monday. Very shortor took a meeting from which there was absolutely no followup. Nothing inappropriate about the meeting. At this point, i would also like to add, donald trump jr. Has made a statement on this, the president s outside counsel has made a statement, and now i have as well. Im not going to add anything further. Amy on monday, the white house again denied that members of the Trump Campaign colluded with russian to interfere in the 2016 election. The white house is contradicting President Trumps own claims about whether he discussed sanctions during his meeting friday with russian president vladimir putin. On sunday, trump tweeted sanctions were not discussed at my meeting with president putin. Nothing will be done until the ukrainian syrian problems are solved but on monday, White House Deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders said the conversation did include a discussion of the sanctions, which were imposed by the Obama Administration in december in response to the alleged russian interference in the 2016 u. S. Election. This morning, Russian Media outlets cited Russian ForeignMinistry Sources saying they are considering expelling about 30 u. S. Diplomats and seizing control of u. S. Diplomatic buildings in retaliation for the sanctions. In britain, Londons High Court has rejected a bid to end weapons sales to saudi arabia amid the devastating saudiled Bombing Campaign in yemen. The Group Campaign against the arms trade had tried to block the sale of britishmade bombs and fighter jets, arguing their use in the Bombing Campaign in yemen has violated international law. On monday speaking at the british parliament, British Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on Prime Minister theresa may to block the weapons sales. Will she hold the moral arms sales as germany has done and back germanys call to in the bombing in yemen . Amy but on monday, the high case, jointsed the condemnation from Human Rights Watch and other international groups. Human rights watch has documented over 80 apparently unlawful Saudiled Coalition attacks in yemen that have hit schools, markets, homes, hospitals. The bombing and saudi naval blockade has also devastated the yemens health, water, and sanitation systems, sparking a massive cholera outbreak that has now infected 300,000 people, with an estimated 7000 new cases every single day. The new yk times is reporting eric grants of blkwater and billionaire stephen feinberg, owner of the military contractor dyncorp, developed proposals for the Trump Administration to use more private military contractors in afghanistan rather than deploy thousands more u. S. Troops as the pentagon has requested. Prince, the brother of education secretary betsy devos and feinberg, developed it at the request of Jared Kushner and stephenhief strategist bannon. A represents an obvious conflict of interest given both print and feinberg profit off the use of private military contractors in u. S. Wars. The state department has already paid dyncorp 2. 5 billion for its military contract work in afghanistan. In financial news, the Consumer FinancialProtection Bureau has moved to bar wall street banks and other Financial Firms from forcing people into arbitration, and instead allow people to file classaction lawsuits that could cost the banks billions of dollars. Currently, people who are trying to dispute banks over credit card accounts or student or payday loans are forced into mandatory arbitration, a process that benefits the banks because it forces people to try to fight the institutions on their own. The change could take effect as early as next year, although it faces fierce opposition from wall street. In mississippi, a marine corps plane crashed into a field in Leflore County monday, killing all 16 people on board. The marine corps has not released any more details about the cause of the crash of the military c130 airplane. In brazil, the rapporteur for a Lower House Committee has recommending putting brazilian president michel temer on trial for corruption following accusations from federal prosecutors that temer accepted millions of dollars in bribes. On monday, protesters again took to the streets to demand temer be ousted or resign. This is protester marcio alves. Not one less right. Out with temer. This is bigger than temer. Power, he comes into will do the same or worse. Today is not just about ousting ter, but everything else. Tomorrow, the Brazilian Senate will cut wages. Amy in turkey, more than 40 academics and University Workers were arrested at two istanbul universities amid turkish monday president recep Tayyip Erdogans widening crackdown. Among those arrested on charges of alleged terrorist links was professor of Political Science koray caliskan. This is koray caliskan, speaking on democracy now last summer about how he and more than 1000 other turkish academics signed a peace petition. Of course, i sent a letter, too. First, it was signed by more than 1200 academics. When erdogan called as terrorists, or voices of terrorists, more signed it. Since then, more than 100 academics lost their jobs. Ifs being criticized he doesnt agree with academics or journalist, he accuses them terrorists. H amy to see the full interview, go to democracynow. Org. In bahrain, human rights activist nabeel rajab has been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of spreading fake news during his television interviews. Amnesty International Said imprisoning nabeel rajab simply for sharing his opinion is a flagrant violation of human rights, and an alarming sign that the bahraini authorities will go to any length to silence criticism. Rajab has been imprisoned multiple times in recent years for participating in prodemocracy protests and for criticizing the bahraini government. This is rajab speaking on democracy now in 2014 just after he was released from spending nearly two years prison. Struggle for democracy in this part of the world is not an easy thing, but a difficult thing. You are dealing with the ruling , 200 years ago, treated people like slaves. Now we want to change the situation to more democratic environment. It is not an easy thing. It has a cost. There will be more costs. Thousands of people behind bars. Hundreds of human rights and political activists behind bars. Amy to see our full interview with nabeel resolve, go to democracynow. Org. In the israelioccupied west bank, the Palestinian Ministry of health says an 18monthold baby has died after inhaling tear gas shot by Israeli Forces into his bedroom two months ago. The baby, Abdul Rahman Barghouti, was exposed to the gas on may 19 when Israeli Soldiers attacked palestinians demonstrating in the town of aboud near ramallah in support of the palestinian prisoners Hunger Strike and fired tear gas into residents homes. The Palestinian Ministry of health says israeli jeeps then blocked an ambulance from reaching the baby, so he was instead rushed to the hospital by members of the palestinian red cross by foot. 18monthold Abdul Rahman Barghouti died on friday of asphyxiation. And the awardwinning media critic, author, professor jack shaheen has died at the age of 81. The author of the groundbreaking book reel bad arabs how hollywood vilifies a people, shaheen dedicated his life to challenging the medias stereotypes of arabs and arab negative americans. He was also Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois universityedwardsville. He was also a former consultant on middle east affairs for cbs. This is jack shaheen speaking on on democracy now 10 years ago after the publication of reel bad arabs. More than 1000 films, from the earliest, most obscure days of hollywoods to todays vista blockbusters. What i try to do is to make visible what too many of us seem not to see a dangerously consistent pattern of hateful arabs. Stereotypes that rob and entire people of their humanity. All aspects of our culture project the air of as a villain. That is a given. Amy jack shaheen died monday in South Carolina at the age of 81. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Juan and im juan gonzalez. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. We turn now to look at the five for the future of the internet. On wednesday, nearly 70,000 websites and organizations are planning to take part in a massive online protest to save Net Neutrality. Participating websites will reportedly display messages on her homepages and encourage users to take action to save the internet as we know it. Supporters of the action include internet giant such as twitter, amazon, facebook, google, and reddit. Supporters of Net Neutrality say the rules are needed to keep the internet open and prevent Corporate Service providers from blocking access to websites, slowing down content, or providing paid fast lanes for internet service. Amy but Net Neutrality has come under attack by the Trump Administration. Earlier this year, federal Communications Commission chairman ajit pai outlined his plan to dismantle Net Neutrality rules, despite polling that shows most americans support a free and open internet. The fcc has a ready received a record 5. 6 million comments on Net Neutrality. For more, were joined by two guests in washington, d c, michael copps, served as the fcc commissioner from 2001 to 2012. He is really special adviser on media and democracy reform at common cause. And joining us from boston, massachusetts evan greer, the , Campaign Director of fight for the future. She is helping organize wednesdays day of action to save Net Neutrality. Evan, lets begin with you. Talk about this nationwide wednesday, what it is all about, what specifically you are targeting. This is a moment for everyone, whether you are in ordinary Internet User with a few hundred instagram fans or a major website with hundreds of thousands of daily visitors, to harness the power of the web to distend this profoundly democratizing technology that has given more of us a voice than ever before. We need to stop Companies Like comcast and verizon from being able to control what we can see and do online. Forprotect this platform freedom of expression and social change. , couldommissioner copps you go over for our listeners and viewers the importance of this title two decision that the new chairman of the fcc seeks to overturn . Theell, first of all, network is so vital to economic andrtunity and innovation especially to democracy. I think evan said it well. This is a tool of unparalleled power that can help us to build democracy. When you look at what has happened to Mainstream Media, radio, television, and cable, how it has been corporatized and commercialized and consolidated, how much realism we have lost, you really get down to the essential question, is me to providing the news and information that citizens need in order to make Intelligent Decisions for the future . So a lot of evidence that that is really not happening right now. Net neutrality, however, is a free speech issue. , the abilitynter of americans to go where they want on the internet, to access the content they want, and to be treated like everybody else is treated. So you dont have comcast and at t and verizon acting as gatekeepers and having the power to slow down sites they dont like or two block or to throttle or to get fast lanes to a few, while the rest of us struggle along on slow lanes. To be a fully participating citizen into the 21st century america, you have to have access to highspeed, affordable broadband. That is what is at issue now. This issue has been at the federal courts t