Flag comes down today. So said bree newsome as she took down the flag on the South Carolina state capital. Now, she joins us in studio. Bree my ancestors came through charleston by slave market. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of folks trying to hold us into the place of bondage that we have been before. Our struggle the past one hundred 50 years of trying to come out of that place. Amy we will also speak with jimmy tyson, who spotted bree newsome on the ground while she scaled the pole. Racism is unacceptable. Hate crimes are in except a bowl. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now im amy goodman. Greek voters have rejected the term seven international bailout. With a march of 61 to 39 greeks said no to further budget cuts from great creditors. The Prime Minister said his country had refused to succumb to blackmail. Today, all of us together signed a bright page in modern european history. Even under the most difficult circumstances, democracy cannot be blackma
Psychologist who participated in the 2005 apa task force that condone psychologists involvement enhanced interrogations, later blew the whistle. Then to vienna, austria, where negotiators are close to reaching a Historic Deal between iran and six world powers that would limit tehrans nuclear ability for more than a decade in exchange for sanctions relief. The world should know the nation of iran is an artful nation that could solve the greatest issues and political history through logic and discussion and maintain the right of its people. Amy well get an update from flynt leverett, author of going to tehran why america must accept the Islamic Republic of iran. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Greece and its european creditors have reached a deal that will force greece to accept sweeping, germanbacked austerity measures in order to receive a third bailout and remain in the eurozone. Provided the Greek P
Peace prize in oslo, dr. King gave a major address in london on segregation, the fight for civil rights, and his support for Nelson Mandela and the antiapartheid struggle in south africa. The united kingdom, the United States decided tomorrow morning not to buy South African goods or to buy South African gold, investors and capitalists would withdraw their support for the racial tyranny that we find their, then apartheid would be brought to. Today, dr. Kings city temple address, december 7, 1964 in london. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today is the federal holiday honoring dr. Martin luther king. He was born january 15 1929. He was assassinated april 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in memphis, tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor, organizing the Poor Peoples Campaign to address issues of Economic Jus
Administrations use of waterboarding. Ive come to believe firmly that torture is wrong under any circumstances. It is not something that a Civilized Society should sanction. It is something that we as americans should oppose. John kiriakou is the only official to be jailed for any reason relating to the torture program. If we are going to make prosecution or initiate prosecution, those prosecutions cant just be against the people who blew the whistle on the torture or who opposed the torture. We havent even investigated the torturers. John kiriakou for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Islamic State is claiming kidnapped aid worker kayla mueller, its last known remaining american hostage, has died in syria. On friday, isis claimed mueller was killed in a jordanian airstrike on the city of raqqa. Muellers family says it has yet to see proof and maintains hope she is still alive. Jordan has
Killing of unarmed African American teens, we look at a film premiering at sundance called 3 1 2 minutes. It tells the story of how on november 23, 2012, four teenagers pulled into a jacksonville gas station to buy gum and cigarettes. They were soon confronted by michael dunn, a middleaged white man who pulled in next to them in the parking lot. Dunn demanded the boys turn down the music they were playing, and became angry when they refused. He pulled his gun from his glove box and shot at their car 10 times, even as they tried to drive away from the danger. The shots rang out 3 and a half minutes after dunn had arrived. One of boys, 17yearold jordan davis, was killed. Today we will spend the hour with his parents, lucia mcbath and ron davis. Trayvon martins father text me, i want to welcome you to a club none of us want to be in. It is time to pick up where dr. King left off. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy g