Shooting. Then to puerto rico. Were facing privatization on the energy front. Were also facing privatization of the educational point. The local government of puerto rico has introduced the concept of Charter Schools and has said it is going to privatize schools. It almost seems like the perfect storm for disaster economics or the stafferll capitalism. Amy five months after Hurricane Maria battered puerto rico, a quarter of the island remains without power but moves are being made to privatize the islands electrical grid and schools. We will speak to the mayor of san juan, carmen yulin cruz. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump launched into a remarkable angry and errorridden tweet storm over the weekend, following the Justice Departments decision to indict 13 russians for interfering with the 2016 president ial election. In a string of 10 tweets, trump lashed out at democrats, the mueller
Welcome james burnett, he is the managing director of the chase. A nonpartisan reporting on gun issues. How is it that one can be nonpartisan these days on guns . Certainly, it is an issue with strong opinions on both sides. We are journalists that is just a fundamental thing. We do think there is an objective truth there. Since las vegas, looking at the numbers from the gun violence archives, they have a team of researchers, create something of a real time count of gun violence in american. 800 people shot since las vegas. 800 more shootings since vegas, like a week ago . Like a week ago. Not all fatal. 250 fatal. That is not going to count suicides, those dont show up in media accounts and other places. That is a big number. That is a lot of shootings. That is a big number. As horrified as Something Like las vegas is to the country, it is one piece. It is like looking the front part of the forest fire, it is so much bigger. I am not naive in asking the first. Why do we seem to only P
People have died, hundreds are missing,housds ohomes ve beenestroy by unntrollle ldfis. I s thiwallf flame come over the hill. Mped in my car. Some neighbors across valley frome saw me drive down the flames overtook the entire house. It was that clo. Amy well speak with ucla climate ientist daniel swain and mendocincounty resident jan hoyman, who narrow escaped the res. En, ha theru adminiration launched cointelpro 2 . Well look at a lked fbi report claiming black entity extrists pose a violent thre toolicoffirs. Civil Rights Groups havelammed the fbi memo as e governments cuse to enact a new wave of reprsion against black activists. All that a more, coming up. Welcome to democracyow , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In somalias capital city of mogadishu,wo massive truck bombs exploded in quic succession saturday night, killing at least 300 people and wounding 300 more. It was the deadliest attack in somalia since the rise of the alshabab militant group a d
And b contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Pleased to welcome rabbi steve leder back to this program, the senior rab at one of americas largest and most important congregations located in the heart of los angeles. His latest text is titled more beautiful than before how suffering transforms. Hes a great guy, more important than that, he is my friend of 30 years, i think. 30 years. Good to see you, my friend. You as well. I told you months ago when i heard you were doing this i wanted to have you on to talk about this, because were living in a moment now where so many people are suffering with and from so many things. And yet, because suffering tends to happen in dark and desolate places, we cant see how when were in it, it ultimately transforms us. Yes. Tell me the back story for why you came how you came to write this one. Well, you can imagine, being a senior rabbi of a congregation with, you know,10,000 people in it, that you see an awful lot of suffer
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The viral video showing dr. David dau being drabd dragged off that United Airlines fight getting attention from everywhere. They filed a complaint with the company which forced united hire black pilots of oufr guests tonight along with 20 others have filed a complaint alleging black pilots continue to face barriers within the Airline Industry. Captain Ken Han Rhode islandny received a bronze star for hairism for combat in the gulf war. He not only flies for united but started his own airline and captainon knee e. Jet jones served in the air force like my daddy and is behind united we stand coalition. Captains, im honored to have you on this program. Thank you. Every time i see you i stop and say he will low because i see so you frequently. Whenever i see a black pilot i stop and salute because its so rare to see and i just know how you had to climb up the rough side of the mountain just to get to where you are.